
Max Colchester
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Britain Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Covering Politics, National Security and of course Royalty. A tad French.
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Joined September 2011
“Europe is losing.”. A damning critique by @davidluhnow and @TomFairless of how a continent that once dominated the world is falling increasingly behind. Tough choices lie ahead.
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European nations have fallen far behind in economic dynamism and military clout. Will the continent that once ruled the world become a bystander to history?
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RT @laurnorman: Confirming reports that @realDonaldTrump paused the European leaders meeting to call Putin. They're waiting to hear how it….
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RT @bopanc: This is what Putin proposed to Witkoff in what European leaders say is a bid to avert punitive sanctions/tariffs that would bad….
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Trump in Scotland mixes family business with US diplomacy in a way never seen during his first term in office.
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The president presided over the grand opening of a new golf course and met with European officials to discuss trade.
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RT @HoansSolo: Great reporting by @mjluxmoore on the story of a middle-class Russian from St. Petersburg who enlisted in the military, was….
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Mikhail Simdyankin was lured into the military by a generous sign-on bonus and was stunned by what he found in Ukraine. ‘If I could, I would rewind and give all that money back.’
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The London Underground is getting hotter and hotter. Across all lines, average temperatures increased by 1 to 3 degrees over 10 years, according to TFL. Part of the problem: undersoil clay acts like an oven. And fans make it hotter. Please carry water.
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Temperatures have been rising since the world’s oldest underground transportation system opened in 1863, presenting challenges that air conditioning can’t easily fix.
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RT @HoskingTheTimes: Gilts plunging, cost of govt borrowing up steeply. On Richter scale of alarm, this one day move is roughly two-thirds….
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RT @JChengWSJ: The Pentagon is reviewing a defense pact with the U.K. and Australia, throwing into doubt a strategic partnership that aims….
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The review throws into doubt a strategic partnership that aims to give Australia nuclear-powered submarines and deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
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RT @JChengWSJ: U.S. and China Agree to Get Geneva Pact Back on Track—Move marks the latest twist in countries’ winding trade war.@MaximColc….
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President Trump said the U.S. deal with China to revive their trade truce was done, subject to final approval from him and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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RT @davidluhnow: It was diplomatic. It was subtle. But King Charles III delivered a very clear message to Trump: Canada already has a king,….
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The British monarch delivered a subtle message to Trump in Canada’s Parliament: The country already has a king.
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Europe's center right faces an existential threat from populist upstart parties and it has no idea what to do. One of the biggest political realignments since WWII is underway. With @BBWSJ .
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In Germany and the U.K., parties that have held sway for decades are being overtaken by the far right.
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Talks to end the war in Ukraine are stalled, leaving President Trump frustrated and blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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After the Ukrainian leader criticized President Trump’s proposed peace plan, U.S. officials again threatened to walk away from negotiations.
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RT @jamesjohnson252: New polling of Canada: As a Canadian, which of the following would you prefer?. Rejoin the 🇬🇧 British Empire: 82% .Bec….
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RT @davidluhnow: Trump calls his latest tariffs reciprocal measures. Yet the upshot is that, in most cases, Washington is now charging othe….
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New levies mean that in many cases, the U.S. will be charging other countries more than what they charge America.
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