War

Ukraine wants to win today, the West is looking at 2023

June 29, 2022 10:24 am

US and allied leaders at the NATO summit in Madrid acknowledge Ukraine’s urgent requests for weapons, but they aren’t biting on the timeline.

Live blog: NATO summit

June 29, 2022 7:00 am

Membership expansion and a new long-term ‘Strategic Concept’ are on the agenda in Madrid.

Boris Johnson arrives at NATO under pressure to boost UK defense spending

June 28, 2022 9:20 pm

Prime minister insists Britain already spending more than 2 percent of GDP on its military.

View from the summit: A self-defeating G7 fails on all fronts

June 28, 2022 8:42 pm

Leaders struggle to meet the moment on Ukraine, climate change, inflation, food and energy.

Scholz says G7 leaders would attend G20 even if Putin comes

June 28, 2022 4:27 pm

The German Chancellor also said the G7 leaders ‘deepened’ discussions on security guarantees for Ukraine.

In Greece, holidaymakers are back but workers are in short supply

June 28, 2022 4:04 am

After the tough years of coronavirus, tourists are coming back but jobs in hotels and bars are not being filled.

In Madrid, NATO must focus on the long term

June 28, 2022 4:04 am

The alliance won’t be whole until it includes all those in Europe who stand for freedom and democracy.

NATO rushes to halt Russia, leaving China pivot unresolved

June 28, 2022 4:02 am

The military alliance is repositioning troops to prevent Russia’s war from spreading but realizes its long-term challenges may still come from Asia and elsewhere.

‘How are the G7 different from Putin?’ asks Ukrainian climate activist

June 27, 2022 6:27 pm

Ilyess El Kortbi has lost three friends with whom he used to campaign for a low carbon future.

EU sends Ukraine medical supplies for chemical, biological, nuclear emergencies

June 27, 2022 3:51 pm

Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič says Europe must do everything in its power to help hospitals and health staff.

Zelenskyy urges G7 to provide anti-missile systems for Ukraine

June 27, 2022 3:49 pm

Speaking at the summit by video link, the Ukrainian president pleads for help to defeat Russia and end the war.

Italy’s economy enters choppy waters

June 27, 2022 3:25 pm

Italy faces a triple threat of a gas squeeze, higher interest rates and looming elections.

Russia misses bond payment deadline — but does it matter?

June 27, 2022 1:51 pm

The most likely result of Russia failing to service its foreign debt is further isolation from financial markets.

Democratic leaders get cozy in Bavaria

June 27, 2022 1:01 pm

Should they be doing more talking with autocrats instead?

Despite specter of Putin, EU chief says G20 should go ahead

June 27, 2022 11:30 am

Don’t ‘paralyze the entire G20,’ says Ursula von der Leyen.

Live Blog

G7, NATO Live Blog

June 27, 2022 7:00 am

The G7 economic powers have finished their summit in the German Alps. Now, many officials from the world’s most industrialized economies will head to Madrid to join …

To speak or not to speak — is that the question for NATO?

June 27, 2022 4:34 am

Is enough currently being done to send a strong and credible message of deterrence to Moscow? 

Johnson warns Macron not to attempt Ukraine settlement now

June 26, 2022 6:34 pm

Pair agreed now is ‘critical moment for the course of the conflict,’ according to Downing Street.

Boris Johnson: West can’t let Putin get away with murder

June 26, 2022 4:20 pm

The British prime minister said Americans must maintain their resolve to support Ukraine.

Stormclouds at home dampen Biden’s return to Europe

June 26, 2022 1:47 pm

The president kicked off the G-7 summit in Germany hoping to rally the world’s leading democracies, but turmoil in Washington hangs over the proceedings.

Israeli foreign minister slams EU’s Borrell over Iran outreach

June 26, 2022 12:47 pm

In Brussels, diplomats see Israeli criticism as an attempt to undermine Iranian atomic talks.

All that glitters won’t be sold: G7 bans Russian gold

June 26, 2022 10:03 am

Ban is latest effort to undercut Russia’s extraction-based economy in response to war in Ukraine.

Mission Not Yet Accomplished: Biden heads to Europe hoping to keep Ukraine coalition intact

June 25, 2022 5:03 pm

The upcoming G-7 trip in some ways represents a taller task than the last time the president went to the continent.

Less talk, more action from the G7 on climate change

June 25, 2022 4:43 pm

Leaders meeting starting Sunday in Bavaria turn to carrots rather than sticks to push global climate efforts.

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