What that Notre Dame invitation was all about Paris, this evening

Trump in Paris before talks with Macron: “It certainly seems like the world is going a little crazy right now, and we’ll be talking about that”. Macron nods in agreement m.youtube.com/watch?v=ufgG...

Romania: With 77.8% of the votes counted, far-right independent candidate Călin Georgescu (*) has taken the lead, holding a 50,000-vote advantage over Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (PSD-S&D). ➤ europeelects.eu/romania #AlegeriPrezidențiale2024

"If there is a defunct economist who should take the credit for the model now emerging, the best option might be Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who ran Louis XIV’s treasury in the 17th century and whose name is now synonymous with the doctrine of mercantilism." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Russia's willingness to accept huge losses has forced Finnish Defence Forces to re-examine some key defence solutions. Jaakkola's remarks will carry significant political weight. It's entirely possible that Finland will withdraw from the Ottawa Convention. yle.fi/a/74-20126703

Western allies should not "not set and express red lines" in supporting Ukraine, France's foreign minister said. The comments could be interpreted as aimed at Germany's continued refusal to provide Kyiv with long-range missiles.

For the first time, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied ballistic missiles for attacks inside Russia, American officials say, marking a major policy shift. Here's what to know.

No-one will stop Putin with phone calls. The attack last night, one of the biggest in this war, has proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support from the whole West for Ukraine. The next weeks will be decisive, not only for the war itself, but also for our future.