Elon Musk’s outfit is running into opposition from Donald Trump’s appointees

ON FEBRUARY 22nd Elon Musk posted 158 times on X, his social-media platform. But that was not his only communication. That af...

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The transatlantic relationship is crumbling, says an ex-head of NATO

IN HIS 1985 state-of-the-union address, Ronald Reagan stood before Congress and declared that America’s mission was “to nouri...

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Catch up:America votes against UN resolution on Ukraine; Trump meets Macron

America voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UN general assembly neverthele...

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Catch up:Merz pledges “independence from US”; a show of support in Kyiv

Friedrich Merz, the winner of Germany’s election, vowed to give Europe “real independence” from America as he prepared to cob...

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Catch up:Merz pledges “independence from US”; Zelensky’s plea for NATO membership

Friedrich Merz, the winner of Germany’s election, vowed to give Europe “real independence” from America as he prepared to cob...

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Catch up:centre-right win Germany’s election; Zelensky’s plea for NATO membership

Friedrich Merz, the winner of Germany’s election, vowed to give Europe “real independence” from America as he prepared to cob...

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Catch up:America votes against UN resolution on Ukraine; Zelensky hopes war can end “this year”

America voted against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UN general assembly neverthele...

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Catch up:Merz sets out his plans; a show of support in Kyiv

In his first press conference since winning Germany’s election, Friedrich Merz reiterated his call for Europe to establish a ...

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Friedrich Merz wins Germany’s election. But forming a coalition will be hard

As COUNTING ended in Germany’s election, three things were clear. The first is that the opposition conservative Christian Dem...

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Friedrich Merz wins a messy victory. But can he now rule Germany?

THREE THINGS were immediately clear when the exit polls in Germany’s election dropped at 6pm on February 23rd. The first was ...

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