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The Brief – No strings attached? Use of EU external aid

EU aid to developing countries could depend on their stance towards Russia and Iran, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday, advocating a much stronger development policy. Support for these two countries, whose governing regimes are antagonistic…

In the fog of Beijing

One of the difficulties in analyzing summit meetings between leaders like Xi Jinping and Donald Trump is that the events are a mixture of public theater and private discussion. With previous presidents of China and the United States, such summits…

PHOTO: Inside the 2026 Guggenheim YCC Party

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Andy Burnham’s Brexit gamble – New Statesman

Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Alamy Labor under Andy Burnham will not push to rejoin the European Union. In a speech in Leeds this afternoon, the Manchester mayor drew a new dividing line between himself and his main leadership…

Trump says halting new Iran strikes after Gulf appeal

The White House said a proposal submitted by Iran through Pakistani mediators on Sunday lacked meaningful improvement, failing to offer detailed commitments to hand over the Islamic Republic’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium and suspend further enrichment, Axios reported, citing…