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Climate change is behind weird rainfall patterns in Europe, study says

World Jun 1, 2022

Climate change is behind weird rainfall patterns in Europe, study says

by Laura Millan Lombrana

The research is the first to show the direct link between seasonal rainfall trends in Europe and climate change

Europe's dash for gas puts Australia's LNG import plans at risk

Business May 31, 2022

Europe's dash for gas puts Australia's LNG import plans at risk

by Sonali Paul and Florence Tan

Most Australian projects have not yet reached the stage of locking in re-gasification infrastructure and are getting pipped by European users.

EU envoys race to break deadlock on Russian oil ban before emergency summit

World May 30, 2022

EU envoys race to break deadlock on Russian oil ban before emergency summit

The latest round of proposed sanctions has been blocked by landlocked Hungary, which has no access to seafaring oil cargo ships.

How does it end? Fissures emerge over what constitutes victory in Ukraine

World May 27, 2022

How does it end? Fissures emerge over what constitutes victory in Ukraine

by David E. Sanger, Steven Erlanger and Eric Schmitt

Differing objectives make it all the more difficult to define what victory — or even a muddled peace — would look like.

Europe’s soft-power problem

Commentary / World May 25, 2022

Europe’s soft-power problem

by Mark Leonard

What is most off-putting is the way that Europeans tend to universalize their own experience, often assuming that what is right for them is right for others.

EU oil embargo 'in days' as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China

World May 24, 2022

EU oil embargo 'in days' as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China

by Oleksandr Kozhukhar and Hans-Edzard Busemann

The European Union will likely agree to an embargo on Russian oil imports "within days," according to its largest member, Germany.

Turkey puts the brakes on NATO expansion in Nordics

World May 17, 2022

Turkey puts the brakes on NATO expansion in Nordics

by Selcan Hacaoglu

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poured cold water on expectations that Turkish opposition to the enlargement plan could be easily resolved.

NATO prepares to add Finland and Sweden to its northern defenses

World May 16, 2022

NATO prepares to add Finland and Sweden to its northern defenses

by Kati Pohjanpalo and Niclas Rolander

Most NATO foreign ministers have embraced the bloc’s northern enlargement, a process that requires unanimity among the 30 allies.

Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia

World | ANALYSIS May 16, 2022

Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia

by John Revill

The Defense Ministry is drawing up a report on security options that include joint military exercises with NATO countries and "backfilling" munitions.

‘Straw owner’ hides $1 billion worth of Russian yachts, U.S. says

World / Crime & Legal May 15, 2022

‘Straw owner’ hides $1 billion worth of Russian yachts, U.S. says

by Stephanie Baker and Jonathan Browning

In the race to seize assets from sanctioned Russian billionaires, U.S. authorities believe two yachts are being sheltered from scrutiny — including one linked to Vladimir Putin.

How can Europe get gas if Russia's supply is disrupted?

World May 13, 2022

How can Europe get gas if Russia's supply is disrupted?

by Nina Chestney

Russia supplies about 40% of Europe's natural gas, mostly by pipeline.

Finland must apply for NATO membership 'without delay,' president and PM say

World May 12, 2022

Finland must apply for NATO membership 'without delay,' president and PM say

Finland, which shares a 1,300 kilometer border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the bloc as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.

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