カテゴリー: Europe
China angered by the address, criticising Europe for allowing ‘separatist activities’ to be carried out in parliament buildingTaiwan’s vice-president, Bi-Khim Hsiao, urged the EU to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and suppo…
Investigation launched after discovery that Chinese supplier had remote access to vehicles’ control systemsAuthorities in Denmark are urgently studying how to close an apparent security loophole in hundreds of Chinese-made electric buses that enables t…
Defence minister says Xi Jinping should note resolve to stay the course by global democratic alliance, including AustraliaDefeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is critical to restraining China in the Indo-Pacific, Finland’s defence minister has said, …
At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting in Russia’s war against UkraineNorth Korea has begun constructing a memorial for its soldiers killed fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine, state media reported, as l…
Volunteers defy their government and public opinion in China to risk their lives for an adversary of Beijing’s main geopolitical partnerIn a war that has been characterised by merciless attacks on civilians, one of the worst took place on 8 July 2024. …
Ukrainian intelligence official says ‘evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China in conducting satellite reconnaissance’. What we know on day 1,320 Continue reading…
Island imported $1.3bn of crude oil product in first half of 2025 despite joining sanctions against Moscow, report findsTaiwan has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian naphtha, a petroleum derivative used to make chemicals needed for the semi…
Jian Guo jailed for five years after acting as agent for Chinese intelligence while working for Maximilian KrahA former aide to a member of parliament for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party has been sentenced to almost five years in prison…
Polish athlete Andrzej Bargiel, 37, is the first person to climb up and ski down Mount Everest without bottled oxygen. It took him four days to ascend from base camp and two days to ski back down Polish climber makes history skiing down Everest without…
US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…
EU’s top diplomat concerned after India joins Russian military exercises ‘that are an existential threat to us’The EU has called for closer ties with India while admitting there was no “mutual understanding” with Narendra Modi’s government over Russia’…
Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what drives them onMohamad El Dirany, 24 Continue reading…
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for office in 36 countriesPoliticians in at least 51 countries used homophobic or transphobic rhetoric during elections last year, from depicting LGBTQ+ identity as a f…
In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin allies and trade partnersBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has asked the EU to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and China …
Lawrence Valin directs and stars in this Paris-set drama, where a young man caught between cultures infiltrates criminals shaped by Sri Lanka’s civil warHere is a Paris-set story that unfolds during the Sri Lankan civil war and revolves around Tamil im…