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Securitization allows banks to repackage and resell debt, famously explained by actress Margot Robbie in a bubble bath in the film "The Big Short."

“I’m not looking for a ceasefire, we’re looking at better than a ceasefire,” U.S. president says.

"Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong," Trump says, dismissing the French president's statement that he was helping negotiate an Israel-Iran ceasefire.

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Grace Cassy, an adviser to the British government's defense review, tells POLITICO the U.K. has a 'way to go' on taking up cutting-edge military tech.

As Western leaders continue to insist they’ll support Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” the question now is, to what end?

Trump had earlier suggested he didn't want to tighten the screws on Moscow further because “sanctions cost us a lot of money."

The change of plans added to the sense of uncertainty around the military operation in Iran.

The country's local and regional Socialist leaders fear the politically compromised prime minister could harm their electoral prospects.

Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) steht unter doppeltem Druck: Beim Sozialstaatskongress der IG Metall muss sie die hohen Erwartungen der Gewerkschaften an das Rentenpaket bedienen und gleichzeitig das Lieblingsprojekt der CSU, die Mütterrente, unter einen Hut bringen. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert mit Gordon Repinski, wo die Konfliktlinien verlaufen und warum die Rentenversicherung vor administrativen Problemen warnt. Im […]

Reports the bloc might accept the U.S. 10 percent global baseline tariff are “speculative and do not reflect the current state of discussions.”

Tehran "is the principal source of regional instability and terror," declare G7 leaders in a joint statement.

Doctors Without Borders says it is forced to sign NDAs by some companies.

25 years after London got a directly-elected mayor, questions about the post's effectiveness linger.

US president shrugs off EU and UK call for more action over Ukraine war, telling Europe: “Let’s see them do it first."

Beijing's subsidies should be a reason to work together, not tariff each other, Ursula von der Leyen argues.

Steel tariffs will, for now, remain at 25 percent instead of dropping to 0 percent as originally agreed.

Pact agreed under Joe Biden will see U.S. supply technology for Britain and Australia to make nuclear subs in a bid to counter China.

As they acknowledge the energy costs for artificial intelligence, G7 leaders abandon deeper language on AI.

China, India, Pakistan, and Israel are among those increasing their nuclear muscle.

"Questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years," says official report into organized child sexual abuse.

Aleksejs Rosļikovs was detained following a recent "unethical" outburst in parliament.

Le président français comme le Premier ministre britannique ont multiplié les marques d’affection et se sont montrés tactiles avec le leader américain pour tenter de l’amadouer. Mais cela fonctionnera-t-il ?

The U.K. prime minister told broadcasters he would meet with Donald Trump for a one-on-one later on Monday.