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Italy’s Meloni under investigation over release of Libya war crimes suspect
Osama Elmasry Njeem was freed and sent home after being detained in Italy under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
29 Jan 2025 - 6:29AM
Art
Mona Lisa to get own room as Louvre museum undergoes major renovation
29 Jan 2025 - 1:48AM
France
French police probe threats against judge , prosecutors trying Le Pen
28 Jan 2025 - 8:08PM
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Protests around the world
Serbia’s PM resigns after months of anti-corruption protests
The Balkan country has been rocked by regular protests in the wake of a deadly disaster at a railway station that killed 15 people.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:18PM
Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned on Tuesday, following months of mass demonstrations over the fatal collapse of a railway station roof in November. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-EU relations
EU, out in the cold in Trump 2.0, braces for more transactional relationship
US president’s advances on Greenland have spooked European Union officials, reminding them how difficult he will be to deal with.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:00PM
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Crime
Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught
The 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, one Romania’s most revered national treasures, was stolen from Drents Museum.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:06AM
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Germany
German Holocaust remembrance under fire from far-right, Elon Musk
At AfD rally, Musk said there’s ‘too much focus on past guilt and ‘children should not be guilty for the sins of their great grandparents’.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:02AM
US tech billionaire and businessman Elon Musk is seen on a large screen as Alice Weidel, right, co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, eastern Germany on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Ukraine’s Zelensky replaces troop commander after Russia captures another town
Replacing the eastern front commander, the most heated battlefield, aims to bolster Ukraine’s defences in Donetsk after the capture of another strategic town by Russia.
27 Jan 2025 - 8:22PM
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Nordic nations
Sweden boards seized ship suspected of ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cable
The Vezhen was seized in Swedish waters, where it was anchored. The ship’s Bulgarian owners claim the damage was accidental, but authorities are investigating.
27 Jan 2025 - 7:14PM
Sweden
Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cable
Undersea cable between Sweden and Latvia damaged, as attention focuses on Malta-flagged vessel that sailed from Russia.
27 Jan 2025 - 12:01PM
Belarus
‘Europe’s last dictator’ Lukashenko extends 3-decade rule in Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko wins Belarus’ election by a landslide, garnering nearly 87 per cent of the vote.
27 Jan 2025 - 1:59PM
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko speaks at a press conference after casting his vote. Photo: Belarusian Presidency via dpa
Britain
Britain will tighten knife sale laws after Southport murders
Current laws require an age verification system to prevent children buying knives, but elements of those systems are not clearly defined.
26 Jan 2025 - 11:32PM
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European Union
Vatican: sanctions still in effect against Opus Dei cardinal
Peruvian Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, was sanctioned following accusations of sexual abuse.
26 Jan 2025 - 6:53PM
The Philippines
From tropics to tundra: why Filipinos are flocking to Iceland
More than 2,600 Filipinos live in Iceland, a nation of just 393,000, drawn by better pay and a new start in a land of ice – and opportunity.
26 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM
Germany
Anti-far-right protests held in Germany as Musk endorses AfD
US tech billionaire Elon Musk told thousands of AfD supporters via video link that their party was ‘the best hope for the future of Germany’.
26 Jan 2025 - 11:22AM
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Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk appear on screen during an AfD event in Halle, Germany on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Britain
UK, Ireland start clean-up after record-breaking Storm Éowyn
Wind snapped telephone poles, toppled a wind turbine, and left one person dead and more than a million without power.
25 Jan 2025 - 8:00PM
European Union
EU military chief favours sending troops to Greenland as Trump eyes territory
Robert Brieger said it would ‘make perfect sense’ to put European soldiers in the autonomous territory of Denmark.
25 Jan 2025 - 12:35PM
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Germany
Amid ‘Nazi salute’ controversy, Musk addresses German far-right rally
In a video speech, the US tech billionaire urged supporters of the anti-immigration AfD party to ‘fight, fight, fight’ for Germany’s future.
26 Jan 2025 - 2:39AM
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during an AfD campaign event in Halle, Germany, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
European Union
Belarus strongman set to win 7th term in ‘farce’ election
President Lukashenko is expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule.
26 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM
European Union
Top drug lord finds refuge in Sierra Leone after marrying president’s daughter
The convicted cocaine smuggler, one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives, enjoys high-level protection in the West African nation.
25 Jan 2025 - 10:51AM
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Art
Rescued Ukraine artworks on display in Germany, free for Ukrainian refugees
The Berlin show consists of 60 works from the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, including by Frits Thaulow and Francesco Granacci.
25 Jan 2025 - 4:22AM
China-EU relations
EU to resume WTO case against China over alleged economic coercion of Lithuania
Bloc says Beijing orchestrated trade embargo against Baltic state because of controversially named Taiwan office.
25 Jan 2025 - 12:45AM
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With the exception of Lithuania, Taiwan’s offices across the European Union have traditionally avoided mentioning the island in its name. Photo: Reuters
Belarus
Belarus election poised to extend 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
With opponents jailed or exiled, Alexander Lukashenko has also brought polling forward, with protests considered less likely in frigid weather.
24 Jan 2025 - 10:59PM
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Spain
Spanish police break up Chinese trafficking ring
The gang deceived young women, capturing them with the aim of selling them into prostitution in Spain, Greece and the United States.
24 Jan 2025 - 11:21PM
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Britain
UK, Ireland Storm Éowyn leaves hundreds of thousands without power
Many people have been advised to stay at home, with schools closed and public transport halted in some areas.
24 Jan 2025 - 8:57PM
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Open Questions series
China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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