Category: Politics

Iran nuclear talks enter ‘final stage’

VIENNA — Talks to restore the Iran nuclear deal are entering their “final stage,” officials say, as negotiators head back to their capitals to receive political…

Sue Gray report: Police ask for ‘minimal reference’ to Partygate events it is probing

London’s Metropolitan Police has asked the Cabinet Office report to make “minimal reference” into the allegations of lockdown-busting parties that it is currently investigating, which…

Top EU official: Religious slaughter bans paint Jews, Muslims as ‘medieval’

Belgian bans on the ritual slaughter of animals practiced by Jews and Muslims risk painting these minorities as “medieval” communities with no respect for animal…

Wine tasting inspires French left-wing primary

Don’t call them champagne socialists, but half a million of French left-wing voters are going to pick their preferred presidential candidate thanks to a democratic…

Facebook’s Diem on brink of collapse amid sale negotiations

U.S. and European regulators might have just driven a stake through the heart of Facebook’s bid to create its own payment system.  The payment project,…

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‘There is no contradiction’: Ukraine envoy says Kyiv and Washington agree on Russian invasion threat

Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday insisted that Kyiv and Washington are in agreement about the imminent threat of a Russian invasion, despite statements…

COVID-19 no longer a ‘socially critical disease’ in Denmark, health minister says

Denmark will no longer categorize COVID-19 as a “socially critical disease” as of February 1, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke wrote in a letter to the…