The Globalist Podcast (July 10, 2024): As the Nato summit kicks off in Washington, all eyes are on Joe Biden amid growing concerns over his health.
Plus, what the EU thinks of Hungarian president Viktor Orbán’s world tour and so-called peace mission, and why Australia has appointed an anti-Semitism envoy. Plus, a flick through the morning papers and what the new UK government could do for the country’s cities.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate met privately to hash out their concerns about President Biden’s viability, but leaders emerged from two separate meetings pledging allegiance to their candidate.
The president is still seeking money from wealthy contributors even as he casts them as part of an unelected political elite trying to subvert the will of voters.
Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.
The junior member of the court’s six-justice conservative supermajority often questioned its approach and wrote important dissents joined by liberal justices.
The Globalist Podcast (July 9, 2024): As the French election’s surprise results throw the country into new political turmoil, we give you the view from Brussels.
Also in the programme: a new defence alliance in Asia to counter an increasingly assertive China, a look ahead to this week’s Nato summit with our correspondents in Washington and why Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is considering restoring ties with Syria. Plus, a flick through the papers and an exhibition of one of the UK’s largest private collections of space artefacts.
President Biden defied his critics in a letter to Democratic members of Congress and in fiery remarks on MSNBC.
The document reflects the former president’s ideological grip on his party, outlining the same nationalistic priorities that his campaign website does.
Far from producing a “clarification,” President Emmanuel Macron’s snap election has yielded a muddle that could take months to sort out.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched at least 40 missiles at targets across Ukraine, including the country’s largest children’s hospital.
The Globalist Podcast (July 8, 2024): The latest from France as the election results come in. Then: Ecowas’ annual summit – can the regional economic bloc still find common ground?
And, Indian-Russian relations as India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, visits Moscow. Plus: the latest news from business and the world of sailing.
During a private meeting of top House Democrats, several senior lawmakers said it was time for President Biden to withdraw, while a Senate Democrat said publicly he must do more to reassure voters.
A New York Times investigation found that Elon Musk exploited federal agencies’ competing missions to achieve his goals for space travel.
The outcome left no party with an absolute majority and France bracing for potential political paralysis.
A day of nationwide anti-government protests comes amid signs of progress toward a truce and hostage deal with Hamas, as well as continued fighting.
A German medic said he was so troubled that he confronted his commander. Others boasted about killings in a group chat.
Vice President Kamala Harris has spent the past year trying to quiet her doubters. Now, with President Biden’s candidacy on the line, Democrats are assessing whether she is up to being the nominee.
After last week’s devastating debate performance, the president’s prime-time interview with ABC News was an exercise in not just damage control but reality control.
Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff.
Keir Starmer’s party won a huge majority in parliament. But the new prime minister faces a fractious and volatile public.
Dozens of voters in four swing states expressed fear, frustration and anger. And they want a new option — whatever (and whoever) that is.
Republicans and Democrats live in radically different universes, interpreting the same set of facts through radically different lenses.
The president appears intent on remaining on the ballot, while wealthy donors are discussing plans to put their money elsewhere.
A senior White House official called progress in talks with Hamas “a breakthrough,” while Israel was more restrained, and both said major obstacles to a truce remained.
Driven by the war with Russia, many Ukrainian companies are working on a major leap forward in the weaponization of consumer technology.
July 2, 2024By PAUL MOZUR and ADAM SATARIANO
The Globalist Podcast (July 2, 2024): We discuss the latest on the Hamas-Israel war following the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners and the UN Security Council’s special session on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, a new European far-right alliance led by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is announced in Vienna. Plus, a flick through the papers, South Africa’s new government and a round-up of fashion and retail news.
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