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Von der Leyen fleshes out Carney’s vision to paint Europe as leader of world’s middle powers
BRUSSELS ― Ursula von der Leyen used a major speech on Wednesday to pitch Europe as the leader of a group of like-minded countries that want to hold their own against rival powers such as Russia and China. Not invited to join this EU-led coalition? Donald Trump’s United States.
Von der Leyen risks fresh EU-NATO turf war
BRUSSELS — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed the EU take on a stronger role in security and tackling hybrid threats, reigniting a long-running turf battle with NATO over Europe’s defense. Speaking at her annual policy address in Strasbourg, von der Leyen pitched a new leaders’ crisis decision-making forum together with Canada, Norway, Ukraine and the U.K. She also floated a new urgent consultation procedure for hybrid attacks modeled on NATO’s Article...
Can the US government punish a university for boycotting Israel?
Can the US government punish a university for boycotting Israel? NewsFeed Can the US government punish a university for boycotting Israel? The US House has passed a bill that could cut universities off from federal student aid if they participate in certain boycotts of Israel.
Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threat
BERLIN — Germany will deploy Eurofighter jets to Latvia to help protect its airspace during next month’s parliamentary election as repeated drone incursions have raised security concerns along NATO’s eastern flank. Four German Eurofighters will be sent to the Lielvārde Air Base in central Latvia for about a week from late September into early October, Germany’s defense ministry said Wednesday. The ministry added that Latvia had requested additional support from its NATO allies to secure its...