Le Pen’s dilemma: Seek revenge or help her party

by | Mar 31, 2025 | Buildings, career, courts, democracy, elections, Energy, French politics, Fuels, immigration, Islam, Macron, Playbook, policy, Politics, Poll, Rights, Youth

PARIS — Marine Le Pen, the frontrunner to be next French president, has a massive decision to make: Having been banned from standing in 2027’s election, does she go quietly or does she burn the house down? What she chooses will have a huge impact on the country’s...

‘People will die’: UN food aid agency warns Trump cuts will see millions starve

by | Mar 21, 2025 | Africa, Agriculture and Food, Ammunition, banks, budget, career, conflict, Crisis, Department, development, elections, Feed, migration, parliament, Politics, refugees, Rights, trade, US

BRUSSELS — The world’s largest food aid organization is being financially gutted at a time when it’s needed most. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), which helps feed more than 100 million people worldwide, is scrambling to plug a multi-billion-dollar funding gap...

Apathy or unity? Manfred Weber poised for EPP return

by | Mar 19, 2025 | career, Politics

German politician Manfred Weber will run unopposed for another three-year term atop Europe’s largest and most powerful faction, the center-right European People’s Party.  It’s a decisive victory for Weber after a power struggle within the center-right political...