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Germany says infectious variant has been present since November; Spain sets up Covid vaccine registerSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia has found six cases of a more infectious variant of the coronavirus in people arriving from Britain, while South …
Read MoreStep would allow Tehran to come back into compliance with deal, so long as US sanctions were liftedEU foreign ministers have agreed not to set fresh preconditions on a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, believing Tehran and Washington should be able to …
Read MoreFrench president says US election chance to pursue sovereignty amid rising populismEuropean leaders must not let up on efforts to construct an autonomous bloc that is capable of resisting the duopoly of China and the US, Emmanuel Macron has said in his…
Read MoreDelhi seeking geographical indication status for its basmati rice, angering IslamabadA new ingredient has been added to the boiling pot that is the relationship between India and Pakistan: basmati rice. Pakistan’s government has vowed to “vehemently” o…
Read MoreBoris Johnson’s Churchillian language does not impress Richard Teverson, while Katherine Arnott dismisses the prime minister’s appeal to people’s common sense. Plus letters from Patrick Cosgrove and David Boyd HaycockI, like so many others, am slack-ja…
Read MoreHuman rights council votes to adopt resolution condemning violations in Belarus Belarus and its allies have repeatedly tried to muzzle speakers at the UN amid warnings of a new iron curtain falling across Europe during an ill-tempered debate on allege…
Read MoreWashington says ‘vocational’ centres are concentration camps as EU calls for independent observers in China’s western provinceThe US will block a range of Chinese products it says are made by forced labour in the Xinjiang region, including from a centr…
Read MoreThe reassessment of China highlighted by Wang Yi’s trip has political, economic and security implicationsThe Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi did not exactly end his week-long European tour with his tail between his legs but he may have been chastened …
Read MorePIA will not be able to fly into the EU for at least six months because of doubts over validity of pilot licencesThe European Union’s aviation safety agency announced today that Pakistan’s national airline would not be allowed to fly into Europe for at…
Read MorePIA will not be able to fly into the EU for at least six months because of doubts over validity of pilot licencesThe European Union’s aviation safety agency announced today that Pakistan’s national airline would not be allowed to fly into Europe for at…
Read MoreBeijing move to stamp out anti-government protests poses diplomatic test for UKEuropean leaders condemned China’s “deplorable decision” to press ahead with its new security laws in Hong Kong, warning that it will speed up the reassessment of China as a…
Read MoreAgreed shortlist of permitted countries also excludes Russia, Brazil and IndiaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMost visitors from the US are set to remain banned from entering the European Union because of the country’s risin…
Read MoreUS reports highest daily new infections as EU says it may exclude US from list of ‘safe countries’; Brazil records nearly 47,000 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIndia passed half a million coronavirus infections as …
Read MoreEuropean Union says Yu Wensheng’s right to a fair trial was not respected and also calls China national security laws in Hong Kong an ‘assault’ on freedomThe EU has demanded the immediate release of a Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to four years…
Read MoreEuropean leaders fear two powers are becoming embroiled in permanent confrontationEU ministers are to discuss the need for greater defence cooperation and a renewed intelligence assessment in the face of a heightened risk of a China-US military confron…
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