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18.01.2026 - 16:55 [ Emmanuel Macron, Président de la République française / X ]

France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere. This guides our choices. It underpins our commitment to the United Nations and to its Charter.

It is on this basis that we support, and will continue to support Ukraine and that we have built a coalition of the willing for a robust and lasting peace, to defend these principles and our security.

It is also on this basis that we decided to take part in the exercise organized by Denmark in Greenland. We fully assume this decision, because security in the Arctic and at the outer edges of our Europe is at stake.

No intimidation or threat will influence us—neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations.

Tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context. Europeans will respond in a united and coordinated manner should they be confirmed. We will ensure that European sovereignty is upheld.

It is in this spirit that I will engage with our European partners.

18.01.2026 - 16:20 [ CNN ]

A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trump’s Greenland threat

It’s not often that Europe speaks with one voice – or responds with such urgency.

But US President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday of sanctions against several European countries that reject any US claim to Greenland, a Danish territory, was one of those moments.

An emergency meeting of EU ambassadors will take place in Brussels on Sunday in response to Trump’s threat, which he made after an estimate quarter of the population of Greenland’s capital Nuuk joined protests against any potential annexation.

17.01.2026 - 22:01 [ CNN ]

EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world.

The signing ceremony in Paraguay’s humid capital of Asunción marks a major geopolitical victory for the EU in an age of American tariffs and surging Chinese exports, expanding the bloc’s foothold in a resource-rich region increasingly contested by Washington and Beijing.

15.01.2026 - 18:18 [ NewStatesman.com ]

To survive Trump, Starmer must think the unthinkable

Britain can no longer avoid the costs of appeasing America’s predatory president

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The word “crisis” is rooted in the Greek New Testament, referring to a decision, or judgement, in an unstable moment that forces a new clarity into being. While Trump’s exact motives for his aggression in our hemisphere remain opaque, our own predicament is now clearer. It is this: such is the new emerging order around us that we can no longer muddle through, finessing Trump’s instincts, hoping for the best so governments can focus on domestic political problems. Britain must choose.

06.01.2026 - 17:13 [ New York Times ]

Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland

“Nobody’s going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland,” Mr. Miller told Jake Tapper, the CNN host, after being asked repeatedly whether he would rule out using military force.

The remarks were part of a vocal push by Mr. Miller, long a powerful behind-the-scenes player in Trump administration policy, to justify American imperialism and a vision for a new world order in which the United States could freely overthrow national governments and take foreign territory and resources so long as it was in the national interest.

02.01.2026 - 10:30 [ ABC7 New York ]

Watch Mamdani‘s full inauguration speech

The new mayor gave his speech just moments after his public swearing-in ceremony.

02.01.2026 - 10:24 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Amtsantritt von Mamdani: Eine neue Ära für New York?

„Wem gehört New York?“, fragt Zohran Mamdani in seiner Antrittsrede, in der der links-demokratische Politiker deutlich macht, dass er nicht vor hat, kleine Brötchen zu backen. Er wendet sich direkt an jene Kritiker, die ihm im Vorfeld zur Mäßigung rieten: „Beim Schreiben dieser Rede wurde mir gesagt, dies sei der Anlass, die Erwartungen herunterzuschrauben. Ich solle diese Gelegenheit nutzen, um die Menschen in New York dazu zu ermutigen, wenig zu verlangen und noch weniger zu erwarten. Das werde ich nicht tun. Die einzige Erwartung, die ich zurückschrauben möchte, ist die der geringen Erwartungen. Ab heute werden wir umfassend und kühn regieren.“

30.11.2025 - 08:41 [ Your Party / YouTube ]

Your Party Founding Conference – Day Two

We‘re getting the party started. Tune in to Your Party‘s Founding Conference LIVE from Liverpool.

Two days of debate, discussion and voting on Your Party‘s founding documents, as we build a new kind of political party: grassroots, democratic, transformative.

For the full programme visit yourparty.uk

Not a member? Join today at yourparty.uk/join

29.11.2025 - 08:27 [ Your Party / YouTube ]

Your Party Founding Conference – Day One

We‘re getting the party started. Tune in to Your Party‘s Founding Conference LIVE from Liverpool.

Two days of debate, discussion and voting on Your Party‘s founding documents, as we build a new kind of political party: grassroots, democratic, transformative.

For the full programme visit yourparty.uk

Not a member? Join today at yourparty.uk/join

29.11.2025 - 08:03 [ Left Food Forward ]

Everything you need to know about Your Party’s founding conference

Who will be speaking at Your Party conference?

The four Your Party MPs – Jeremy Corbyn, Zarah Sultana, Shockat Adam and Ayoub Khan are all expected to address the conference. Alongside this, representatives from left-wing parties across Europe are also expected to speak to attendees.
What will Your Party’s new name be?

One of the things being decided at the conference this weekend will be the new name for the party. Leading figures have consistently described ‘Your Party’ as merely a holding name, with the permanent name to be decided at the founding conference.

The new name of the party, as agreed by members, is expected to be announced on Sunday.

29.11.2025 - 07:59 [ MorningStarOnline.co.uk ]

Thousands to gather in Liverpool for inaugural Your Party conference

THOUSANDS are set to gather in Liverpool on Saturday for the eagerly awaited inaugural Your Party conference.

Delegates selected through a sortition process, designed to ensure fair representation, will travel from around the country to debate the party’s founding documents at the ACC arena.

With a membership of 50,000, the party is the largest socialist party in Britain in 80 years.

26.11.2025 - 22:03 [ YourParty.uk ]

The road to conference

Our Founding Conference will be held in Liverpool on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November.

By mid-October our founding process will have begun in earnest – we have opened our membership portal, are initiating wide democratic debate and will soon publish draft versions of our four core founding documents: our Political Statement, Constitution, Rules, and Organisational Strategy.

We will host mass regional assemblies where thousands of members will come together to listen to each other, debate and revise the founding documents face to face. All members will be able to comment, suggest changes, and track how each document develops.

In November, thousands of in-person founding conference delegates will be chosen by lottery to ensure a fair balance of gender, region, and background. These delegates will have a big responsibility – to debate the founding documents, propose amendments and vote on them at the conference in Liverpool. The final decision will be up to all members through an online, secure, one-member-one-vote system.

26.11.2025 - 22:01 [ The Beatles / Youtube ]

The Beatles – Penny Lane

The Beatles performing “Penny Lane.”

17.11.2025 - 22:27 [ Politico.com ]

‘He got tired of me winning’: How Thomas Massie outmaneuvered Trump on Epstein

The president could order the release of the entire Epstein document trove at any time, vote or no vote. So far, he’s declined to do so.

Senate GOP leaders have not committed to holding a vote on the Epstein bill if the House passes it as expected this week. While Republicans still widely assume the measure will die in the other chamber, it will be hard to argue to GOP senators that they should take the political heat while their House counterparts get to take a consequence-free vote.

Massie has been working with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who authored a Senate version of the bill, to bring the matter to a head across the Rotunda. Senate Democrats are already exploring options to force a vote in the coming weeks.

17.11.2025 - 17:37 [ CBS News ]

House vote on Epstein files expected Tuesday and Trump now appears to support their release

President Trump now appears to support the release of all Jeffrey Epstein files as the House of Representatives readies for a vote on the matter. CBS News‘ Natalie Brand and Taurean Small report.

17.11.2025 - 17:32 [ CNN ]

Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files, marking stark reversal

(updated 12 hours ago)

Trump’s reversal comes as expectations of mass GOP defections grew ahead of a House vote this week on an attempt to force the Justice Department to release all of the Epstein case files.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California last week gathered enough signatures on a discharge petition to force such a vote.

Massie and Khanna appeared optimistic earlier Sunday about their bill’s chances of passing, insisting there was growing support among the GOP in the House.

09.11.2025 - 13:31 [ Nau.ch ]

Der 9. November: Schicksalstag der deutschen Geschichte

Der 9. November steht für einschneidende Ereignisse in der deutschen Geschichte. Die Novemberrevolution 1918, die Reichspogromnacht 1938 und Fall der Berliner Mauer 1989 fanden allesamt an dem Tag statt.

04.11.2025 - 22:51 [ i24news.tv ]

State Archives: 30th anniversary of PM Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination

Israel‘s State Archives published a rare collection of documents on Monday, marking the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Under the title „From the Prime Minister‘s Desk – The Last Year of Yitzhak Rabin‘s Life,“ approximately 250 files, containing over 30,000 pages, were unveiled, providing a unique glimpse into Rabin‘s activities in the last year of his life and the political, public, and personal tension that prevailed in the period leading up to his assassination.

23.09.2025 - 09:06 [ CNN ]

September 22, 2025: UN two-state solution summit and Middle East news

Multiple European countries announced recognition of a Palestinian state during a summit at the UN General Assembly on Monday. The countries who recognized Palestine today include France, Belgium, Monaco, Luxembourg and Malta. Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal formally recognized Palestine yesterday.

22.09.2025 - 08:49 [ Euronews.com ]

Portugal formally recognises Palestinian state, foreign minister says

Portugal has officially recognised the Palestinian state, the country‘s Foreign Affairs Minister Paulo Rangel announced in New York on Sunday.

Rangel stated a two-state solution is „the only path to a just and lasting peace“, local media reported.

21.09.2025 - 19:14 [ Prime Minister of Canada ]

Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada’s recognition of the State of Palestine

The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established. It has pursued an unrelenting policy of settlement expansion in the West Bank, which is illegal under international law. Its sustained assault in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of civilians, displaced well over one million people, and caused a devastating and preventable famine in violation of international law. It is now the avowed policy of the current Israeli government that ‘there will be no Palestinian state’.

It is in this context that Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel. Canada does so as part of a co-ordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution. While Canada is under no illusions that this recognition is a panacea, this recognition is firmly aligned with the principles of self-determination and fundamental human rights reflected in the United Nations Charter, and the consistent policy of Canada for generations.

21.09.2025 - 19:08 [ Minister for Foreign Affairs / Government of Australia ]

Australia recognises the State of Palestine

Effective today, Sunday the 21st of September 2025, the Commonwealth of Australia formally recognises the independent and sovereign State of Palestine.

In doing so, Australia recognises the legitimate and long held aspirations of the people of Palestine to a state of their own.

Australia‘s recognition of Palestine today, alongside Canada and the United Kingdom, is part of a co-ordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution, starting with a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages taken in the atrocities of October 7, 2023.

21.09.2025 - 19:00 [ Government of the United Kingdom ]

PM statement on the recognition of Palestine: 21 September 2025

In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East…

We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a Two State Solution.

That means a safe and secure Israel…

Alongside a viable Palestinian State –

At the moment, we have neither.

Ordinary people – Israeli and Palestinian…

Deserve to live in peace –

To try to rebuild their lives…

Free from violence and suffering.

That’s what the British people desperately want to see.

21.09.2025 - 18:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

Britain recognises Palestine, 108 years on from Balfour declaration

The UK, Canada, and Australia have officially announced their recognition of a Palestinian state.

The historic move comes ahead of the UN General Assembly session in New York, which will begin on Monday.

France is expected to imminently follow suit.

18.09.2025 - 06:54 [ Reuters ]

Britain will recognise Palestinian state this weekend, Times reports

Starmer, who is under pressure from some in his Labour Party to take a harder line against Israel, had said Britain would recognise Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly next week unless Israel took substantive steps to alleviate the situation in Gaza.

12.09.2025 - 20:49 [ United Nations ]

UN / GA PALESTINE RESOLUTION

With 142 votes in favour, the General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the New York Declaration, which calls for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution.

12.09.2025 - 20:45 [ United Nations ]

General Assembly: 2nd plenary meeting, 80th session

Description

– Organization of work, adoption of the agenda and allocation of items – Item 7: Report (A/80/250)
First report of the General Committee (A/80/250)

– Question of Palestine- Item 35: Draft resolution (A/80/L.1/Rev.1) – Endorsement of the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution (A/80/L.1/Rev.1)
Action on the draft resolution.

12.09.2025 - 19:03 [ United Nations ]

General Assembly Takes Up Text Endorsing New York Declaration, Charting Path to Palestinian Statehood, Peace with Israel

Today, the General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the two-State solution. The Declaration, circulated at a high-level international conference held from 28 to 30 July, sets out an action-oriented pathway towards a peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the realization of the two-State solution — the vision of an independent State of Palestine living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security, based on the pre-1967 borders.