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US officials weigh doubling the number of rocket launchers sent to Ukraine
Yet Ukrainian leaders who visited Washington this week say the country needs way more weapons than the White House has already approved.
Abortion rights advocates in US prepare for a new wave of digital security threats
Race against time to unlock Ukraine’s trapped grain
Where’s Boris? Johnson missing in action at Biden’s climate summit
Hungary’s tax veto leaves EU adrift and Bruno Le Maire burned
Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, says UK government
WikiLeaks founder has been battling against the move for years.
WTO breaks negotiating slump with package of deals
The deals breathe new life into the moribund organization, which previously had produced only one new multilateral agreement between all 164 members in its 27-year existence.
Finance ministers put banking union plans on ice
A German-Italian deadlock over a common deposit insurance scheme couldn’t be broken.
Rhetoric and reality collide as France, Germany, Italy back Ukraine’s EU bid
In Kyiv, EU’s Big Three and Romania endorse candidate status but war shadows Ukraine’s aspirations.
Ukraine impact — Panel-speak, decoded — Poets’ guide to economics
We explore more repercussions of the war in Ukraine, explain the latest dust-up between the U.K. and the EU and unpack the patois of political panel discussions. …
Oil tanker squeeze threatens to leave Putin all at sea
The EU and UK insurance ban could seriously curtail Russian oil exports elsewhere.
Frances Haugen: From whistleblower to watchdog
The former Facebook employee is seeking to raise up to $5 million to create a group focused on social media accountability.
Poland says Biden’s plan to export Ukrainian grain ‘interesting’ but will take months
US president proposed building temporary silos on the Polish-Ukrainian border to move crucial goods stuck amid Russia’s invasion.
India takes WTO hostage as key talks drag into overtime
First major WTO meeting in five years is at risk of failure, diplomats fear.
Berlin accuses Moscow of playing gas games as pipeline flows fall
Outages at two major suppliers are squeezing the bloc and imperiling energy security.
EU primed for minimum tax rate deal on Friday
Poland’s change of heart comes after its government settled a rule-of-law dispute with the Commission.
Global abortion-rights advocates worry their countries are next if Roe falls
Activists said they spoke to officials not only about their fears of the international impact if Roe were to fall but also proposed changes to US policy that has long restricted funding for abortions abroad.
Greece, Turkey vie for US goods — at the other’s expense
Athens wants to be known as the ‘reliable and predictable ally,’ while Ankara is offering a ready military and connections beyond the West.
Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits
The EU is about to trigger a lengthy legal process to bring Britain back in line with the Brexit deals.
Biden: US to build silos on Poland border to export Ukrainian grain
US and Western officials have been exploring efforts to build temporary silos in Ukraine and other nations as a means to quickly scale up grain storage capacity in Ukraine.
Big Tech cries foul over EU cloud-security label
‘Immunity requirements’ could force giants to disavow US data laws and restructure European operations.
Crypto industry fears regulatory backlash over lending crisis
The meltdown of Celsius Network has rattled crypto companies already on high alert.
Biden to travel to Middle East in July, White House says
The president will make stops in Israel, the West Bank and then Saudi Arabia, where he’ll seek to rebuild relations just a year after vowing to make the kingdom a “pariah.”
Apple’s privacy rules targeted by German competition watchdog
Regulator fears tech giant’s move to clamp down on user-tracking could have anti-competitive effects.
‘A huge lag time’: US struggles to rush cutting-edge military tech to Ukraine
‘Successes occur by exception, not by rule,’ one DoD official said.
US Capitol riots panel makes case election fraud claims were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’
The January 6 select panel’s second day of public hearings on Monday focused on the former president’s promotion of his false fraud claims.
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Ukraine: Time for the West to make up its mind
The indecision of its allies could doom the country to a long war of attrition that’s to Russia’s advantage.