America’s not protectionist – POLITICO

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[ad_1] DAVOS, Switzerland — As snow pounds the Swiss mountain town of Davos, American lawmakers are huddled in warm, quiet rooms trying to assuage European concerns that the United States hasn’t just turned into a protectionist power. The passage of Washington’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the $369 billion behemoth legislation stuffed with clean-energy incentives, has … Read more

Who’s not coming to Davos – POLITICO

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[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DAVOS, Switzerland — The World Economic Forum’s annual conclave in the Swiss Alps is the greatest intersection of wealth and political power on the global calendar, but this year the balance is shifting.  Each January, forum organizers became used to announcing another record-setting list … Read more

China confirms surge in COVID deaths since lockdowns lifted – POLITICO

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[ad_1] Nearly 60,000 people with COVID have died in China since early December, Beijing’s health authorities said on Saturday, in what the World Health Organization called a “rapid and intense wave” of infection in the country. Previously, authorities had been recording low numbers of deaths since draconian zero-COVID restrictions were lifted last month. But international … Read more

Greece to hold elections in spring, Mitsotakis says – POLITICO

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[ad_1] ATHENS — Greece will hold parliamentary elections in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday, specifying “from April onwards” ahead of the conservative government’s term ending in July. The next Greek elections will be held under a proportional representation system, which makes it almost impossible for any candidate to win outright; and … Read more

In doomed coal village, Germany’s Greens go to war among themselves – POLITICO

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[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LÜTZERATH, Germany — The political party responsible for the pepper spray, the bulldozers and a coal deal with one of Germany’s biggest energy companies was the Greens. And every protester here on Saturday knew it. It was a chastening day for a party … Read more

Tehran executes British-Iranian dual national on charges of espionage – POLITICO

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[ad_1] Iran executed a former deputy Iranian defense minister, who was a British-Iranian, on allegations of spying for British intelligence, marking the first execution of a prominent official in over a decade in a clear sign of deteriorating relations with the West. Alireza Akbari, a 61-year-old British-Iranian dual national, was executed for spying on behalf … Read more

Putin’s shake-up of Russia’s commanders won’t quell infighting – POLITICO

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[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. If Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes a quick reshuffle of generals can revive the fortunes of his faltering campaign in Ukraine and quell bitter turf wars among his commanders, he’s likely to be disappointed. After only three months as overall commander of Russia’s … Read more

Lightfoot campaign, desperate for volunteers, asks teachers to offer ‘credit’ to students who join: report

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[ad_1] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s re-election team reportedly asked Chicago Public Schools teachers to encourage students to volunteer for her campaign by offering scholastic credit as an incentive. Megan Crane, who is listed on LinkedIn as the deputy campaign manager on Lightfoot’s re-election team, reportedly made the request in an email to Chicago Public Schools … Read more

FAA outage update, Damar Hamlin returns home: 5 Things podcast

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[ad_1] On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: More than 10,000 flights delayed, canceled following FAA outage USA TODAY Consumer Travel Reporter Zach Wichter has the latest on an FAA outage that halted flights nationwide. Plus, a second set of classified documents has been found by aides to President Joe Biden, lawsuits pile up over firings and vaccine mandates, USA TODAY … Read more