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14 Feb 1967
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Hey, Nato boss man, keep your hands off the Asia-Pacific region
The West’s unspoken assumption is that Asians cannot be trusted to manage their own affairs, at least when Western interests are involved.
11 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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China-EU relations
Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge
10 Jun 2025 - 6:21AM
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Nato
‘Quantum leap’: Nato chief to urge 400 per cent rise in air defence
9 Jun 2025 - 6:26PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine invited to Nato summit as peace talks make little headway
Trump ‘open’ to meeting leaders of Ukraine and Russia to push for a ceasefire.
3 Jun 2025 - 11:42AM
Britain
‘Message to Moscow’: UK boosts military spending amid threat from Russia.
‘The threat we face is more serious, more immediate and more unpredictable than at any time since the Cold War,’ PM Keir Starmer said.
3 Jun 2025 - 12:43AM
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Nato
Nato targets 5% defence spending to appease Trump
The transatlantic security alliance is reportedly eyeing the biggest military spending increase since the Cold War.
14 May 2025 - 2:05PM
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Nato
Marco Rubio says US committed to Nato but tells allies to spend more
Trump has demanded Nato more than double its current spending target to five per cent of GDP – more than any, including the US, spend now.
3 Apr 2025 - 7:39PM
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Diplomacy
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Why are so many countries rethinking their relations with China?
With the pandemic waning and global conflicts reshaping geopolitics, some nations are reassessing their relationship with China. This rethink could threaten China’s global influence and further divide the world into opposing camps like in the Cold War.
21 Mar 2024 - 9:01PM
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The Netherlands
Dutch far-right firebrand Geert Wilders says won’t be PM
The far-right politician, whose anti-Islam, anti-migrant rhetoric swept him to a shock election victory, does not have support of all parties in his coalition.
14 Mar 2024 - 10:56AM
Semiconductors
Netherlands seeks to prevent ASML expansion abroad, report says
The Dutch government is exploring ways to keep ASML from expanding outside the Netherlands after the chip-machinery maker raised concerns about the country’s business climate.
7 Mar 2024 - 3:07PM
Ukraine war
Zelensky calls for more Western air defence systems to ‘save lives’
‘We need to strengthen the Ukrainian air shield to add more protection for our people from Russian terror.’
2 Mar 2024 - 8:39PM
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Ukraine war
Macron does not rule out Europeans sending troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door to European nations sending troops to Ukraine, although he cautioned that there was no consensus at this stage.
27 Feb 2024 - 11:26AM
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Nato
US, UK back outgoing Dutch PM Rutte to become Nato chief
Mark Rutte is the only official candidate to replace Jens Stoltenberg as secretary general of Nato, which appoints its leader by consensus, requiring the support from all its members.
22 Feb 2024 - 9:34PM
Nato
Nato to hold biggest war games since Cold War with 90,000 troops
The exercise will span from North America to Nato’s eastern flank, close to the Russian border, and will involve 50 naval vessels, 80 aircraft and over 1,100 combat vehicles.
19 Jan 2024 - 1:31PM
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European Union
As Danish monarch abdicates, more queens in store for Europe amid Gen Z rise
Belgium’s Elisabeth, Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands and Spain’s Leonor are among the monarchs who will be ascending to thrones in the coming years.
14 Jan 2024 - 4:00PM
Ukraine war
EU grants Ukraine membership talks but can’t agree financial aid
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked €50 billion in EU aid for Ukraine, after leaders sidestepped his opposition to agree to open talks with Kyiv on joining the bloc.
15 Dec 2023 - 4:09PM
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Semiconductors
Dutch giant ASML, Samsung sign deal to build chip plant in Korea
The agreement comes during South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s tour of the Netherlands, as he becomes the first Korean leader to visit the European nation since 1961, in hope of forging a ‘chip alliance’.
13 Dec 2023 - 10:56AM
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The Netherlands
Netherlands far-right’s Geert Wilders scores massive election win
Geert Wilders and his far-right Freedom Party have pulled off an extraordinary political bombshell, a shock result that will resound across Europe.
23 Nov 2023 - 5:10PM
The Netherlands
Dutch vote in tight election as far-right jostles to replace PM Rutte
The Netherlands will get its first new prime minister in over a decade in a vote dominated by immigration and climate change.
22 Nov 2023 - 7:11PM
Nato
Mark Rutte seizes lead in Nato job race as he exits Dutch politics
Mark Rutte is wrapping up 13 years as the Netherlands’ longest-serving premier. Estonia’s Kaja Kallas and Latvia’s Krisjanis Karins are also possible contenders for the Nato top job.
22 Nov 2023 - 1:27PM
Nato
Dutch PM Mark Rutte signals interest in Nato’s top job
Dutch PM Mark Rutte said the role as secretary general of would be ‘interesting’, but acknowledged the ‘very big chance’ that the job would go to a female European leader.
28 Oct 2023 - 10:04PM
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Semiconductors
Advanced chip in Huawei smartphone produced on ASML machines: sources
SMIC used ASML’s less-advanced DUV machines together with tools from other companies to make the chip used on Huawei's new 5G smartphones, according to people familiar with the matter.
26 Oct 2023 - 1:48PM
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Israel-Gaza war
Biden holds calls with key Western allies about Israel-Gaza war
The US president held calls with the leaders of Canada, France, Britain, Germany and Italy, after speaking to Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. He also spoke to Pope Francis.
23 Oct 2023 - 8:23AM
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The Netherlands
Gunman in combat gear kills 3 at Rotterdam house and hospital
Dutch police were investigating the motive of a gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a house and a hospital in Rotterdam, killing a 14-year-old girl, her mother, and a teacher.
29 Sep 2023 - 4:55PM
US-China relations
China to send vice-president – and not top diplomat Wang Yi – to UN meeting
Han Zheng, whose role is largely symbolic, will take part in UN’s annual policymaking sessions in New York next week, but Wang could still make separate US trip.
15 Sep 2023 - 9:10PM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine’s Zelensky hails ‘historic’ decision to supply F-16 jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s unannounced quick trips to the Netherlands and Denmark resulted in a significant haul of F-16 fighter jets, expected to improve Kyiv’s capabilities in the sky.
21 Aug 2023 - 11:32AM
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Ukraine war
US to send F-16 jets to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands
A US official said the planes will be transferred to Kyiv once the Ukrainian pilots are trained.
18 Aug 2023 - 4:22PM
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European Union
Tunisia and EU sign pact to stem migration and combat human trafficking
. The deal follows weeks of talks and Europe’s pledge of aid to Tunisia amounting to US$1.12 billion to help its economy, state finances and migration crisis.
17 Jul 2023 - 4:06AM
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