29 leaders gathered in Cyprus. As usual, the summit was about one who didn’t. – POLITICO

29 leaders gathered in Cyprus. As usual, the summit was about one who didn’t. – POLITICO

Over dinner, leaders talked about how to make the EU’s barely used mutual defense clause — Article 42.7 — work in practice, while avoiding any suggestion it could replace NATO’s Article 5 security guarantee. That discussion comes at a sensitive moment for European capitals, which are trying to respond to growing uncertainty over Washington’s commitment … Read more

Japan issues ‘higher than usual’ megaquake risk warning

Japan issues ‘higher than usual’ megaquake risk warning

Japan has – for the first time – issued a warning about an increased risk of a “major earthquake” striking in the near future. The advisory was issued on Thursday night local time, telling people to be alert but not to evacuate. It also stressed that the warning did not mean a large earthquake was … Read more

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