Sticks or carrots? The West’s balancing act with China at COP28 A global green new deal – not a green trade war – is what world nations should aspire to at COP28, writes Frédéric Simon. US minister defends Inflation Reduction Act against EU criticism US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, speaking in Berlin on Tuesday (31 October), defended the Inflation Reduction Act against criticism from the EU, calling upon European countries to adopt similar policies. Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war Incidents of antisemitism have surged globally since the attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on 7 October and the subsequent war on the Islamist group launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip. Germany eyes outsourcing asylum applications to Africa In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Germany's ruling junior party FDP proposing to have an asylum sorting scheme similar to the UK's Rwanda asylum plan, Poles favouring Donald Tusk as the country's next prime minister, and so much more. Blinken says US, others exploring options for future of Gaza after Hamas The United States and other countries are looking at "a variety of possible permutations" for the future of the Gaza Strip if Hamas militants are removed from control, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday (31 October).
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