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9 September, 2024

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Croatia’s President Milanovic wins second term in election landslide

Zoran Milanovic wins with 74 per cent of the vote, the highest score since Croatia’s independence in 1991.

3 hours ago

Opinion | Why Southeast Asia’s participation in Brics matters

12 Jan 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

‘New sheriff in town’: Trump’s threat to gobble up Greenland tests Nato unity

11 Jan 2025 - 4:05PMvideocam

US-China relations

US national security adviser fears Trump might push some nations toward China

Jake Sullivan is concerned that future questions about US reliability will lead countries to say, ‘maybe we need to hedge with China’.

11 Jan 2025 - 6:28AMvideocam

Jake Sullivan has been the national security adviser for US President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

Nato to deploy two ships to guard Baltic Sea infrastructure

The move comes after the suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Finland and Estonia.

10 Jan 2025 - 10:32PM

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda shifts towards imperialist rhetoric

Trump’s rhetoric, reminiscent of 19th-century colonialism, has alarmed allies and emboldened adversaries, raising concerns about the potential for conflict.

10 Jan 2025 - 1:33AMvideocam

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India and European nations push for faster FTA launch ahead of Trump’s return

New Delhi aims to seal an FTA with the four-nation EFTA soon, in a move that may give impetus for a similar deal with the larger EU.

9 Jan 2025 - 5:30PM

A container ship docked at a port in Vallarpadam, in the southern Indian city of Kochi. Photo: Reuters

Swedish navy recovers anchor of tanker suspected of Baltic Sea cable damage

An inquiry is being held into oil tanker’s possible involvement in suspected sabotage of maritime energy and communication cables.

8 Jan 2025 - 8:18AM

Germany’s Scholz outraged over ‘indecent’ Moscow visit speculation

CDU lawmaker claimed that the chancellor would go to Moscow or meet with Vladimir Putin before Germany’s elections.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:25PM

Russia’s uncovered secret war plans target 160 sites in Japan and South Korea

Leaked Russian military documents reveal plans to target civilian infrastructure like nuclear power plants and tunnels, raising concerns about potential war crimes.

2 Jan 2025 - 2:05PM

A view of the Kanmon Straits from Mount. Hinoyama. Photo: Shutterstock

Croatian incumbent Milanovic headed for election victory, early results indicate

With 63 per cent of all votes counted on Sunday evening, the former social democrat Milanovic was clearly ahead with 50.1 per cent.

30 Dec 2024 - 5:11AM

Supporter of Croatian President and presidential candidate Zoran Milanovic hold flags after the first unofficial results of Croatia’s presidential election were announced in Zagreb, Croatia on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage

Police said tracks drag on for dozens of kilometres where tanker carrying Russian oil is suspected of breaking power line, telecoms cables.

30 Dec 2024 - 4:26AM

My Take | New Nato chief has penned a war poem for Europe and America

Whether or not the Ukraine conflict continues, the European Union has been tasked with containing Russia while the US aims to focus on China.

29 Dec 2024 - 9:05PM

Finland moves Eagle S tanker closer to land as probe intensifies

Police in Finland are transferring the tanker closer to land as they step up their investigation into damage caused to undersea cables.

28 Dec 2024 - 7:51PM

Oil tanker Eagle S (right), next to Finnish border guard ship Uisko (rear centre) and tugboat Ukko (left). Photo: AFP

US-China relations

Beijing sanctions 7 firms in response to latest US support of Taiwan

The move follows US President Joe Biden’s approval of Pentagon’s 2025 budget, which includes several measures to bolster Taipei.

28 Dec 2024 - 3:14AM

Taiwanese army personnel inspecting US-made Abrams tanks upon their arrival inside an army base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on December 16. Photo: Taiwan Military News Agency/ EPA-EFE

China-EU relations

How friendly will Europe’s right wing be to Trump on China? It’s complicated

Leaders like Viktor Orban of Hungary and Giorgia Meloni of Italy embrace US president-elect but may not hold with his entire agenda.

24 Dec 2024 - 11:45PMvideocam

Trump wants to buy Greenland again, Denmark says it’s still ‘not for sale’

Trump believes Greenland’s strategic location, home to a US airbase and a radar station, is crucial for national defence, particularly in light of the Ukraine war.

23 Dec 2024 - 9:17PM

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Putin meets Slovakia’s Fico, in rare visit to Russia by an EU leader

The leaders discussed the future of Russian natural gas deliveries, and the conflict in Ukraine.

23 Dec 2024 - 1:40PM

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sputnik via AP

Outside In | Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?

Much depends on how successfully Trump seduces leaders away from multilateral rule-making and how firmly China resists the siren call of bilateralism.

21 Dec 2024 - 8:05AMvideocam

China-EU relations

EU finds pursuit of unity hampered by war, trade threats and Trump factor

‘Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves and to avoid the absolute worst’: diplomat.

20 Dec 2024 - 2:39PMvideocam

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

Putin also said he was ready to organise another missile launch at Ukraine and see if Western air defence systems could shoot it down.

19 Dec 2024 - 8:48PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions during his annual live broadcast press conference with Russian federal, regional, and foreign media at the Gostiny Dvor forum hall in Moscow. Photo: EPA-EFE

Nato chief wants Ukraine in position of strength for any talks with Russia

Ukraine leader Zelensky is in Brussels to meet European leaders to shore up support for the war against Putin’s forces.

19 Dec 2024 - 5:04AM

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled cannon towards Russian positions in the Donetsk region in September. Photo: AFP

Opinion | Why a Trump economic boom is much less likely this time around

Trump is once again inheriting a strong US economy but the world is more volatile, and US debt and interest rates are much higher.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Nato chief to hold Ukraine talks with Zelensky, European leaders

Kyiv’s backers hope to strengthen its hand before Donald Trump takes power in the United States.

16 Dec 2024 - 7:32PM

Hong Kong society

Letters | Relax, ‘brain rot’ is just a novel expression of youthful rebellion

Readers discuss the angst over ‘brain rot’ social media, a former lawmaker’s fraud conviction, improving sex education in schools and Russia’s right to defend itself.

15 Dec 2024 - 11:30AM

“Brain rot” is 2024’s word of the year, according to Oxford University Press, the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher. Photo: Dreamstime / TNS

‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops storming Kursk, Ukraine says

Zelensky called it a new escalation and says there is information suggesting the soldiers could be sent to other parts of the front line.

15 Dec 2024 - 5:26AMvideocam

A Russian “Grad” self-propelled 122mm multiple rocket launcher fires toward Ukrainian position in the Kursk region. Photo:: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP

Russia may be ready to use new lethal missile against Ukraine again: US

US officials see the experimental Oreshnik missile more as an attempt at intimidation than a game-changer on the battlefield in Ukraine.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:16AM

Opinion | Forget lasting peace. At most, Trump may be able to pause Ukraine war

More likely than not, Ukraine and Russia will take the opportunity to bolster their militaries during any interregnum.

11 Dec 2024 - 2:12AMvideocam

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