Germany resists EU members’ push for a tougher stance on China
German Trade Minister Katherina Reiche is in Beijing this week seeking to strengthen industrial ties with China, even as several EU member states push Brussels to take a tougher line…
Restricting trade with Israeli settlements ‘not aggressive but normal’, French minister says
France, along with Sweden, is pushing for restrictions on trade coming from Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The French Minister for Foreign Trade expressed confidence a European Commission…
Exclusive: No reply means yes: EU pushes silent approval for energy grid permits
Some EU countries back the European Commission’s proposal to allow tacit approval for projects aimed at upgrading the EU’s ageing power grid, while others have asked the EU’s Cyprus Presidency…
Pope Leo vs AI: Pontiff sounds alarm over the ‘culture of power’ driving the tech race
Pope Leo XIV has disseminated a major manifesto warning of the societal ills posed by the emerging technology – particularly on the battlefield and how it is related to “slavery”.…
Four dea and, two injured after train hits school bus in Belgium, deputy PM says
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear and an investigation has been opened, the public prosecutor’s office said. Read More
Two French boys abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France, court document says
The Juvenile Court ordered that the two boys, aged four and five, be returned to their country of origin after French authorities decided to place them in the care of…
Direct talks with Russia would make EU a ‘neutral mediator’, Estonia warns
“This is not the right time to rush into any kind of talks” with Russia, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said as debate over how to end the invasion…
Viral posts distort Kaja Kallas’ remarks on China and Russia
Online posts have taken Kallas’ comments on China out of context. Read More
Jonathan Andic quits as Mango vice-president but insists he is innocent of murder charge
The son of the founder of the Catalan textile company has issued an open letter to staff after being freed on bail over the alleged murder of his father, Isak…
Why are some airlines slashing flight prices amid the war in the Middle East?
Long-haul flights to south-east Asia from London, Frankfurt and Paris have risen by nearly 300% since the onset of the war in the Middle East. While some low-cost carriers have…