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Washington Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Amid Gaza outrage, Europe reaches a turning point on Israel
You're reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Far from European capitals and the ruins of the Gaza Strip, France's leader still found cause to criticize Israel. President Emmanuel Macron opened his keynote speech at a recent Asian security forum in Singapore with a warning about 'double standards' in international politics. European entreaties over the war in Ukraine and the need for global solidarity against Russia's invasion, he said, were hurt by the West's continued support of Israel's campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas.


Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Kim Vows Full Backing for Putin as Ties With Russia Deepen
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his pledge to unconditionally support Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media said, as the sanctions-defying alliance between the two countries raises security concerns in the region. In a meeting with a top security aide to Putin, Sergei Shoigu, in Pyongyang, Kim said North Korea will 'unconditionally support' Russia and 'its foreign policies in all the crucial international political issues,' the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.


France 24
05-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Israel 'acting in coordination with US' in Gaza offensive, researcher says
13:15 FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Amnon Aran, professor of International Politics of the Middle East at City University of London about Israel's plans to seize the Gaza Strip. He says that Israel is acting in coordination with the United States and that Donald Trump still has immense influence over Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.