#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.09.2026 Hong Kong democracy champion Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison. The heavy sentence for the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder and British citizen was imposed as Beijing seeks to wipe out the city’s remaining press freedoms.
#Politics × #United Kingdom #China #Europe #Asia
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.07.2026 Zelensky says U.S. is readying huge economic deals with Russia. The Ukrainian president said he had intelligence indicating that the U.S. and Russia were readying $12 trillion in economic agreements some involving Ukrainian interests.
#Business #Politics × #Russia #Ukraine #USA #Europe #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Epstein built ties to Russians and sought to meet Putin, files show. Justice Department files show that Jeffrey Epstein sought help from a Russian official after claiming a woman from Moscow was blackmailing “powerful businessmen” in New York.
#Politics × #Russia #Europe #Vladimir Putin
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.05.2026 As West goes after Russia’s oil fleet, Moscow fears for its war funding. New European measures to crack down on Russia’s shadow fleet could severely hurt its economy at a time when it is looking increasingly vulnerable.
#Politics × #Russia #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Trump touts ‘very positive’ call with Chinese leader Xi. The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales.
#Politics × #China #Xi Jinping #USA #Asia #North America #Taiwan
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Column | A year after aid cuts, the image of American power shifts under Trump. The Trump administration’s America First strategy has trickled down to what’s left of the government’s humanitarian apparatus, potentially leading to millions of deaths by 2030.
#Politics × #USA #Australia #North America #Insular Oceania #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Iran’s killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows. Even in the scale of global attacks on civilians and crackdowns on dissent, the magnitude of Iran’s violence against protesters stands out.
#Politics × #Asia #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Feb.03.2026 Russia delivers worst attack this year to Ukraine’s power sector. The president said he persuaded Russia’s Vladimir Putin to stop striking Ukraine’s energy grid during a frigid period, but missiles fell on Kyiv hours later.
#Politics × #Russia #Ukraine #Europe #Vladimir Putin
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.31.2026 China’s efforts to boost the birth rate have failed. Is coercion next?. China's birth rate has fallen to a record low, prompting concerns about the country's demographic future and the potential for more coercive measures.
#Politics × #China #Asia
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit. Venezuelan officials welcomed the announcement, which followed the U.S. capture this month of their president, Nicolás Maduro.
#Politics × #South America #USA #North America #Nicolás Maduro #Venezuela
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff. The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
#Politics × #Canada #USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Column | The world recoils at Trump’s ‘paramilitary’ force. The havoc wrought by the deployment of federal immigration enforcement in the U.S. has wrought unflattering comparisons abroad to unaccountable paramilitary forces.
#Politics × #Sport #USA #North America
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.30.2026 Trump administration eases barriers for U.S. firms to sell Venezuelan oil. The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
#Politics × #South America #USA #North America #Venezuela
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.29.2026 Trump weighs imminent Iran strikes, but what’s the mission?. Trump has sent an “armada” to threaten Iran, but the president’s rationale for a possible military strike keeps changing.
#Politics × #USA #Asia #North America #Iran
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.29.2026 Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return. The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader María Corina Machado.
#Politics × #South America #USA #North America #Venezuela
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.29.2026 Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is proving a surprisingly popular prime minister. The unconventional leader — for starters, she’s a woman — has called an early election for Feb. 8 in an effort to win a broad public mandate for change.
#Politics × #Japan #Asia
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
#Politics × #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’. A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.
#Politics × #Sport #Italy #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Hungary announces charges against Budapest mayor over Pride events. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump’s brand of populist conservatism and is a MAGA darling.
#Politics × #Hungary #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Germany and France push for ‘two-speed’ E.U. to overcome policy inertia. Germany and France want to speed up action on strengthening the euro currency, cooperating on military spending and building supply chains for critical raw materials.
#Business #Politics × #France #Germany #European Union #Europe
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.
#Politics × #Sport #USA #Europe #North America #Americas
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.27.2026 Facing U.S. turmoil, Europe and India announce blockbuster trade deal. The accord, among two of the world’s largest economies, would create a free trade zone of 2 billion people, as President Trump upends U.S. alliances and global trade.
#Business #Politics × #USA #European Union #Europe #Asia #North America #India
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.27.2026 Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%. President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
#Politics × #South America #USA #Asia #North America #Americas #South Korea
#washingtonpost.com. × #Jan.26.2026 Aircraft carrier reaches Middle East, bolstering Iran options for Trump. The U.S. military buildup near Iran continues, with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as the White House contemplates another strike.
#Politics × #USA #Asia #North America #Iran
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