Time is no friend to whoever is eventually appointed. With virtually no preparation, Germany’s new defense minister will soon be attending several critical events.

The vote followed party lines, with 210 of the 212 Democrats voting against the bill and 219 Republicans voting for it.

Living in exile in Belgium, Carles Puigdemont continues to elude Spanish justice. He is still wanted for embezzlement and disobedience, which together carry an eight-year prison sentence.

The promotion of Gerasimov makes it possible to restore the primacy of authority to the ministry of defence, an office vigorously criticised by nationalists.

Paul Johnson—British historian, journalist, and one-time speech-writer for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher—has passed away at the age of 94.

Three of the four suspects currently being held on charges related to the Qatargate scandal have links to the parliamentary subcommittee formerly headed by MEP Marie Arena.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla systematically refused to attend COVI committee meetings in October 2022 and December 2022, triggering protests from committee members.

Gergely Gulyás of the Prime Minister’s Office said that Hungary is ready to bring the case before the European Court of Justice if negotiations with Brussels fail to resolve the issue.

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis said Constantine II had lived an “eventful life” which “marked and was marked” in turn by turbulent moments in Greek history.

Feminists fear and some legal scholars argue that the Scottish gender certificate conflicts with the 2010 Equality Act, designed to protect women, giving London an opening for blocking the law.

An unspecified quantity of uranium was discovered in a shipment that arrived at Heathrow Airport last month from Pakistan.

An Iranian court ruled that Vandecasteele had engaged in spying for the U.S. government, currency smuggling, and money laundering; charges which he and his government deny.