2024 has been an extraordinary year, from unprecedented elections across the globe to ongoing wars that have shaped global geopolitics. In this penultimate episode of Statecraft, we break down the top stories of the year in two parts. In this episode, we focus on the elections and wars that dominated the news cycle, including the…
New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with the heads of parliamentary groups on Monday and Tuesday, starting with Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National, he told La Tribune Dimanche in an interview. Bayrou, whose appointment on Friday made him the fourth person to serve as French prime minister this year, will…
Forecasters throughout the US issued warnings that another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where two people were found dead in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more rain while grappling with…