Section: European Voice (EU)
Theresa May’s foreign policy? ‘Absolutely no idea’
LONDON — Theresa May’s sure-footed start to foreign relations has impressed world leaders. Diplomats in Paris and Berlin speak of a “serious” and “astute” politician that they can deal with. But back at home a quiet unease is emerging. As she heads to her first international summit as prime minister, at the G20 in China this weekend,...
How to talk about terrorism
Europe’s young people are growing up at a time when the Continent is facing a host of divisive issues: terrorism, austerity, refugees, war in Ukraine, instability in Turkey and Brexit in Britain. As they develop their cultural and political views, they need all the responsible guidance they can be given. The internet can do a great deal to...
Burger King’s menu tribute to scrotum-nailing artist
A fast-food chain is launching a range of burgers in honor of Russian performance artist Petr Pavlensky, best known for nailing his scrotum to the cobbles of Red Square. To celebrate six years of its branch in St. Petersburg, Pavlensky’s home city, Burger King is releasing a series of limited edition burgers, each “in tribute” to the...
Paul Wolfowitz in the wilderness
WASHINGTON — It’s an uncomfortable time to be Paul Wolfowitz. For more than four decades, the former World Bank president and U.S. deputy secretary of defense bent the ears of the most powerful people in Washington with his assertive advice. But these days, like many Republican foreign policy experts and former military officials, Wolfowitz...
In pictures: EU politicians ♥ Apple (honest)
Apple was on Tuesday ordered to pay back a staggering €13 billion in taxes to the Irish government as the EU’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, continued her take-no-prisoners approach to state aid. But don’t believe for a second that European politicians will be giving up their iPhones, or even cutting back on being pictured...
Vladimir Putin to skip UN General Assembly
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York this September, the Kremlin announced Monday. “The president does not plan participation in the General Assembly this year,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to the TASS news agency. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is...
Trump’s mob-linked ex-associate gives $5,400 to campaign
A Russian-born, mafia-linked businessman whose ties to both Donald Trump and loyalists of Russian President Vladimir Putin have sparked scrutiny, visited Trump Tower last month for undisclosed business, he told POLITICO. The businessman, Felix Sater, also donated the maximum allowable contribution to Trump’s presidential campaign, according...
Breitbart: ‘Radical,’ ‘dangerous’ and heading this way
LONDON — Stephen Bannon intends to get Donald Trump into the White House — and then he’s set on conquering Europe. Described as “the most dangerous political operative in America,” Bannon is Trump’s newly-appointed campaign chief and the executive chairman of Breitbart News, an influential and highly controversial American news site...
What the doyen of the advertising world is worried about
Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the British advertising conglomerate WPP, gave his assessment of the economic and political forces affecting the advertising industry in the company’s latest financial results on Wednesday. The upshot: Companies are still being super-cautious because of a “cocktail” of economic, political and business...
Trump open to ‘softening’ some immigration laws
Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he’s open to a “softening” of laws affecting undocumented immigrants, further distancing himself from his previous hardline proposals. Trump’s latest explanation of his immigration views came during a town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, who asked the nominee, “Is there any part of the law...
