Trump’s ghost stalks Davos – POLITICO

DAVOS, Switzerland — World leaders gathered together in the Swiss Alps this week are nervous that Donald Trump will be even more anti-global if he returns as United States president. And they have good reason to be wary. If polls prove correct, the front-runner for the Republican nomination is set to be crowned winner of the …

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Sinn Féin walks immigration tightrope toward power in Ireland – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBLIN – For Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald to become Ireland’s next prime minister, she will have to negotiate a delicate path over the newly hot-button topic of immigration. Tensions about Ireland’s overwhelmed refugee system have shot to the top of the political …

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World must ‘fight’ those stalling action – POLITICO

DUBAI — The vast, global efforts to arrest rising temperatures are imperiled and must accelerate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the world climate summit on Saturday.  “We must do more,” she implored an audience of world leaders at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai. And the headwinds are only growing, she warned. “Continued progress …

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Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks – POLITICO

This article is part of the Road to COP special report, presented by SQM. LONDON — World leaders will touch down in Dubai next week for a climate change conference they’re billing yet again as the final off-ramp before catastrophe. But war, money squabbles and political headaches back home are already crowding the fate of the planet from the …

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FIFA suspends Spanish football boss over World Cup kiss – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Global football’s governing body temporarily suspended Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales as it investigates sexual harassment charges that have roiled the sport. Under the suspension announced Saturday, Rubiales may not participate in any activities related to the sport at the national or international level …

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