Online marketplace Wish makes a comeback in France – POLITICO
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PARIS — U.S. online marketplace Wish is available in France again at the state’s request, a year and a half after it ordered the platform’s delisting over unsafe products. In…
Inside the Qatargate-hit Socialist group – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — The European Parliament’s Socialists are warily eyeing their colleagues and assistants, wondering which putative ally might turn…
The environmental scars of Russia’s war in Ukraine – POLITICO
One year of war in Ukraine has left deep scars — including on the country’s natural landscape. The conflict has ruined vast swaths of farmland, burned down forests and destroyed…
Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko sentenced to 6 years in jail over post on Mariupol strike – POLITICO
A Russian court has sentenced anti-war journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison under the Kremlin’s so-called fake news law, over a social media post about Moscow’s strike on…
Heads roll in Ukraine graft purge, but defense chief Reznikov rejects rumors he’s out – POLITICO
KYIV — Heads are rolling in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s expanding purge against corruption in Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is denying rumors that he’s destined for the exit —…
Briefing wars escalate as nervous EU and Britain enter Brexit endgame – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Whisper it softly, but the Brexit endgame has arrived. Eighteen months after Brussels and London reopened talks…
American arrested in Moscow for taking cow for a walk – POLITICO
A U.S. citizen was arrested for walking a cow through Red Square in Moscow, according to local media. Alicia Day, “who is a vegetarian and animal rights activist, was walking…
Ukraine army discipline crackdown sparks fear and fury on the front – POLITICO
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to veto a new law that strengthens punishment for wayward military personnel on Thursday, rejecting a petition signed by over 25,000 Ukrainians who argue…
Ukraine wants to join EU within two years, PM says – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has a tight two-year timetable for securing EU membership that is bound to dominate…