The US presidential primaries begin. The climate crisis continues to divide voters and parties. President Biden advocates climate action and jobs, while the Republicans want to abolish his programs. And another year of climate records and billions in damage is on the horizon.
By Redaktion Table
The new format is proving its worth: Allies have promised Kyiv further support at the NATO-Ukraine Council. The €50 billion in aid for Ukraine is also making progress in the EU.
By Stephan Israel
The German government is not only cutting back the Climate and Transformation Fund amid its budget crisis. There is also less money for the Action Program for Natural Climate Protection and foreign aid measures. It is unclear what will become of Chancellor Scholz's pledge of six billion euros annually for international climate aid.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Beijing entices with a joint trade zone while simultaneously tightening economic screws to influence the elections in Taiwan this Saturday.
By Fabian Peltsch
The Liberals are bracing themselves against possible losses in the European elections and a strengthening of the anti-Europeans. But the often divided party family has yet to agree on common top personnel and campaign content.
By Till Hoppe
Missiles filled with water instead of fuel, rocket silos that cannot be opened: US intelligence reports reveal the poor state of China's army and shed new light on the purges in the military.
By Michael Radunski
The string of visits from Europe to Beijing will continue in 2024. Belgium's Prime Minister De Croo will kick it off this year. His country has held the EU Council Presidency since the beginning of the year. De Croo's visit will set the tone for the coming months.
By Amelie Richter
France's former education minister Gabriel Attal has been appointed as the youngest prime minister of the Fifth Republic. The 34-year-old will have to try to give Macron's remaining term of office a new dynamic.
By Claire Stam
Beijing's state security prepares the population for a rigid anti-espionage campaign. The lines between genuine threats and deliberately instigated paranoia are blurred, as the arrest of an alleged MI6 agent shows.
By Redaktion Table
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has resigned after 20 months as head of government. President Emmanuel Macron can now form a new government. In this way, he wants to strengthen his role ahead of the European elections, as he is under massive pressure.
By Claire Stam
