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Vladímir Putin quiere transformar Rusia en la potencia global de referencia en el continente africano, tanto en lo económico como en lo político y en lo cultural. El presidente ruso aspira además a posicionar a su país en puntos geográficos clave para una nueva configuración geoestratégica que daría a Moscú una salida privilegiada al Mar Rojo, el Golfo Pérsico y al Océano Índico.Estos son algunas de las líneas maestras esbozadas por Putin durante su intervención en el foro Rusia-Africa que se celebra desde este jueves y que concluirá este viernes en San Petersburgo.Los fines que Putin se plantea en África…

El Mundial de Fórmula 1 regresa este fin de semana, un año más, al clásico Spa-Francorchamps en Bélgica, el circuito más largo de la temporada. La ruta europea del Gran Circo continua antes del parón veraniego que dejará a los fans del motor sin carreras hasta finales de agosto, donde la Fórmula 1 aterrizará en Zandvoort. Los equipos llegan a Bélgica con una zona media revuelta: el ritmo de los McLaren se ha catapultado, mientras que los Mercedes se mantienen por delante de Aston Martin -que empezó la temporada como segundo equipo- y la escudería Ferrari, que luchan por mantenerse…

Un mes lleva el cadáver de un militar ruso a media docena de metros de un mortero de 120 milímetros del ejército ucranio. Un mes lleva un grupo de hombres de la 35ª brigada de infantería de marina en estas mismas posiciones al sur de la región de Donetsk y a las puertas de la de Zaporiyia. Su insistencia ha sido premiada con la liberación este jueves de Staromayorske, dos días después de que el enviado especial de EL PAÍS les acompañara en el frente. Hacía semanas que Kiev no conseguía recuperar el control de enclaves en esta zona.El tufo…

Russia will not rejoin a U.N.-brokered pact designed to prevent famines across the developing world as a result of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Speaking at the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg, Putin again said his government would "refuse to extend" the Black Sea grain deal, which has allowed 32.9 million tons of agricultural products to leave Ukraine's blockaded ports and reach the global market. Putin, who accused Western nations of receiving the bulk of the deliveries and refusing to lift sanctions on Russia, insisted Moscow would instead move toward "a more…

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Antoaneta Roussi is a cybersecurity reporter at POLITICO. RIPOSTO, Italy — Stepping off the airplane in Sicily feels like entering a furnace. It's 43 degrees in the shade. We land in Trapani, 300 kilometers west of Catania, the original destination of our flight. We were rerouted because of a fire at the airport, an issue which will also occur some days later in Palermo. It's just the start of things to come. As the reality sinks in — that our vacation has taken us to the hottest corner of Europe, and…

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni walks into the Oval Office on Thursday, her transformation will be complete.  Gone is the ghoulish caricature of an extremist monster, sympathetic to Moscow, whose party was descended from fascists, and in her place stands a pragmatic conservative willing to do business with a grateful international mainstream.  For U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s backers in the West, securing Meloni’s long-term commitment to the war effort is vital: Italy will assume the leadership of the G7 next year, at what’s likely to be…

Lawyers detailed aspects of the proposed deal in court, but the documents themselves have not been published on the court’s docket. POLITICO obtained them and is publishing them here. | Screenshot by POLITICO STAFF Hunter Biden’s plea deal is on hold after a judge raised questions Wednesday about the proposed plea agreement and a related agreement known as a pretrial diversion program. Lawyers detailed aspects of the proposed deal in court, but the documents themselves have not been published on the court’s docket. POLITICO obtained them and is publishing them here. Under the proposed plea agreement and diversion agreement, Biden…

The size of the group makes it increasingly unlikely that the House can pass the bill by the end of the week.

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. It’s not every day that a pair of sunglasses causes your downfall. But that’s what happened to Bjørnar Moxnes, a Norwegian left-wing party leader who was caught on camera stealing a pair of luxury sunglasses from Oslo airport. “A lot of people have asked me how I could do something so stupid. I’ve asked myself that many times in recent weeks. I don’t have an adequate explanation,” Moxnes wrote on Facebook. In honor of Moxnes’ fall from grace, POLITICO brings you some of the most embarrassing resignations in European…