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Russia’s long history of show trials in Ukraine

July 11, 2022 4:00 am

Capture, sentence, exchange: Russia’s long-standing practice since 2014 in Ukraine’s occupied east is now becoming a critical means to influence the war.

Canada will return key Nord Stream pipeline component

July 10, 2022 3:59 pm

Berlin cheered the decision as a way to increase Russian gas supplies, though Ukraine had urged against the delivery.

Penny Mordaunt launches UK leadership bid

July 10, 2022 11:57 am

Race to replace Boris Johnson includes Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Grant Shapps and Nadim Zahawi.

France’s Le Maire: Total Russian gas cutoff is ‘most likely’ scenario

July 10, 2022 11:47 am

‘We have to anticipate and to put ourselves in order of battle as of now,’ the French minister said.

Zelenskyy recalls controversial ambassador to Germany

July 9, 2022 9:34 pm

Andriy Melnyk had sparked a controversy by defending Ukrainian nationalist leader and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera.

Revenge of the Blob: How officials helped topple Boris Johnson

July 9, 2022 5:42 pm

Now the UK prime minister has quit, what will happen to the Tories’ war on Whitehall?

Ben Wallace rules himself out of UK leadership contest

July 9, 2022 2:44 pm

Defense secretary was among early favorites, according to pollsters and bookies.

Elon Musk quits Twitter deal, roiling Trump world

July 9, 2022 10:00 am

Twitter said it will sue Musk to complete the merger.

Reporter's notebook

The truth about Boris Johnson’s legacy

July 9, 2022 4:02 am

Westminster will remember the British prime minister for his lies.

Brexit will outlive Boris Johnson

July 8, 2022 8:14 pm

The next Conservative prime minister will find it nearly impossible to shift the UK’s Brexit policy.

German energy company Uniper asks for bailout

July 8, 2022 6:23 pm

‘We will not allow a systemically important company to go bankrupt,’ says Economy Minister Habeck.

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer cleared over lockdown ‘beergate’

July 8, 2022 1:56 pm

Starmer had promised to quit if fined by the police.

Former top football execs Blatter and Platini cleared on corruption charges

July 8, 2022 1:32 pm

A Swiss criminal court ruled a delayed payment from FIFA to Platini was not illegal.

Western leaders snub G20 photo op with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov

July 8, 2022 10:31 am

The Russian foreign minister plans to leave the summit early.

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead at 67

July 8, 2022 5:47 am

A suspect, a man in his 40s, has been arrested.

Football’s Super League takes fight to EU’s top court

July 8, 2022 5:00 am

Top clubs’ bid to form a breakaway league faces opposition from football’s governing body backed by most EU governments.

US on Johnson’s departure: ‘OK, bye’

July 8, 2022 4:38 am

Joe Biden and Boris Johnson’s relationship wasn’t all that special, and US-UK ties should be fine.

Declassified

Free beer … and other gifts to help restore faith in democracy

July 8, 2022 4:04 am

Why do some politicians refuse to quit? And why do people even bother voting?

Boris Johnson’s exit leaves Tories searching for a hero (again)

July 8, 2022 4:03 am

Expect ideology to take a back seat as personalities — and promises of competence — dominate the search for a new leader.

Britain’s Tories get queazy about sleaze

July 8, 2022 4:02 am

Ethics and integrity are set to dominate the contest to succeed Boris Johnson as UK prime minister.

Ukraine urges Canada not to return Nord Stream pipeline component

July 8, 2022 12:09 am

Kyiv is urging Ottawa not to make an exception under its sanctions against Russia to send a turbine needed for operation.

German coalition (still) split on how to deal with COVID

July 7, 2022 9:25 pm

Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and the liberals still disagree and not even science can help them.

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