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Europe pleads for diplomacy after US strikes Iran

Paris Olympics cost taxpayers many times more than advertised, auditors say

Iran’s exiled ‘crown prince’ says he is ready to take over from Khamenei

EU countries abandon anti-greenwashing talks after Italy pulls out

Russia hits Kyiv with huge attack while condemning US strikes on Iran

UK warns Iran against Strait of Hormuz blockade
Oil prices jump as market awaits Iran response to attacks
A move by Tehran to disrupt oil shipments could mean sharply higher prices at the pump in the United States.
Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration’s message
Top Trump officials said their strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites were limited, but they don’t have much control over the knock-on effects in the Middle East and their party.
PGE’s new strategy: €55 billion for Polish energy’s future
Flexibility, sustainability and security are placed foremost on the agenda for the company’s new strategy, which offers a transformative and comprehensive vision of the future energy landscape.
China’s ‘World Bank’ wants to set up shop in Britain
The nomination of a new president has reignited long-running concerns about Beijing’s influence over the bank’s governance.
French pension ‘conclave’ faces make-or-break moment
The prime minister’s effort to find common ground on retirement reform has a Monday deadline.
Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe can’t do anything about it
Trump is back — and with him, the risk that the U.S. could unplug Europe from the digital world.
Labour offers businesses £55K ‘lunch slot’ at party conference
A dip in the polls hasn’t stopped the U.K.’s ruling Labour Party charging ‘crazy’ bucks for access to ministers.
NATO allies agree to 5 percent defense spending goal
Spain threw up a last-minute roadblock to the new spending target, but gave way after being granted flexibility.
Israel savages EU over ‘outrageous and indecent’ human rights review
Relations between Brussels and Israel hit a new low as European ministers gather to discuss whether to punish Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
How Germany changed its mind about America, thanks to Donald Trump
The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.
Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacks
The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported
Iran’s foreign minister heading to Russia to meet with Putin after US strikes
Abbas Araghchi emphasized the “strategic partnership” between Tehran and Moscow as he announced the trip just hours after the U.S. targeted three Iranian nuclear sites. .
How Europe would fill an America-shaped hole in NATO
The likeliest replacement for the U.S. is a grouping of France, the U.K., Germany and Poland, but it would be much more vulnerable than an America-led alliance.
The winners and losers in Trump’s NATO arms race
A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders near Eastern Europe and those further from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target.
White House wary of Iran counterattack as Trump strikes triumphant tone
The decision to send American B-2 bombers to attack Iran, the most significant military action of Trump’s presidency, threatens to inject Washington into another Middle East conflict.
Trump threatens more strikes if Iran doesn’t negotiate a deal
In a short speech to the nation, the president declared the Iran mission a success and said it may just be the start.
US bombed 3 Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says
The strikes, which targeted Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan sites, bring Washington directly into Israel’s war with Tehran.
Belarus frees opposition leader after visit by US envoy
The release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski and other opposition figures came under a deal brokered by U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg.
Iran official warns US that joining Israel in attacks would be ‘very dangerous’
Israel’s military said it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks.
Iranian hackers target Albania in retaliation for hosting dissidents
A group tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targeted the capital of Tirana in retaliation for Albania hosting around 3,000 Iranian dissidents.
Flagship EU defense plan may be illegal, German parliamentary report warns
The €150 billion SAFE plan may violate EU treaties and may not be economically effective, says the Bundestag report.
Trump wants one thing from the NATO summit. Europe is going to give it to him.
A streamlined summit centering around a new pledge to increase defense spending has been designed to give the U.S. president a victory lap.
Top Pentagon spy pick rejected by White House
Army Lt. Gen. Richard Angle’s name was put forward to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.
Trump says US doesn’t have to meet NATO spending goal
The administration has demanded that allies commit to spending at least 5 percent of GDP on defense.