The Greens in Luxembourg have been routed, losing more than half of their seats, in an ominous sign for climate policy across the bloc. Read more about the election from my colleague Stephanie Bodoni below:

He was involved in the Greek crisis and Brexit. His next challenge is to change the course of his homeland -- our profile of Poland's ex- and maybe also next Prime Minister Donald Tusk bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @NewsJefferson Natalia Ojewska

Chinese stocks have erased all the gains seen during the massive reopening rally that took off late last year. Here's why bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Ishika Mookerjee Bloomberg Asia

Worth reading: Much of the anger consumers express in polls isn't so much about current economic conditions, Betsey Stevenson says, as about the "rigged" economy the US has built over the last 40 years bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

Follow the latest updates from the Israel-Hamas war trib.al/k5jdzvC

Spanish PM Sanchez, battling to secure a third term after an inconclusive election, is offering amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for their parliamentary support. Here's what that means trib.al/6dCgSE8

"Erase Gaza:" the Hamas attacks have unleashed a flood of incendiary rhetoric by Israeli leaders. Critics say it is normalizing once-taboo topics: indiscriminate killing, ethnic cleansing, and nuclear annihilation of Palestinians. nytimes.com/2023/11/15/wor…

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Fueled by the conflict between Israel and Gaza and stoked by extremists, hate speech has spiked on social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, researchers said. nyti.ms/3QGTltN

As they head to the polls, Dutch voters are rethinking their country's approach to sex, drugs and expats bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Bloomberg Politics

All journalists will understand this.

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Astounding. Sri Lanka is ending long-term tourist visa extensions for Russians and Ukrainians, used by thousands to effectively settle in the country since the invasion of Ukraine, after a Russian-run nightclub put on a "whites only" party in Unawatuna. themoscowtimes.com/2024/02/25/sri…

How drug gangs took over Antwerp’s port brusselstimes.com/belgium/931260…

Hong Kong's third-largest supermarket chain U Select is shutting dozens of stores amid economic headwinds, while shoppers flock across the border to Sam's Club and Costco in China bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

VIDEO COLUMN: 🍫🍫🍫Time to stockpile your favourite chocolate treat? Here I explain what’s behind the massive rally in wholesale cocoa prices, which in turn is going to push up retail chocolate prices — and quite a lot. #chocolate #cocoa 🎥: @Opinion

Europe’s push to protect rainforests is angering trade partners. Here’s why bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via John Ainger Agnieszka de Sousa 🍒

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The AP -- one of the last remaining news organizations covering the entire world -- is cutting 8% of its staff, two weeks after Election Day: nytimes.com/2024/11/18/bus…

The decline of traditional news websites isn’t great news per se. There is outrageously good stuff being published on Substack but it’s all done without editors. As a writer myself I appreciate how helpful editors are. Journalism is increasingly replaced by opinion pieces. The