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China-EU relations
Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte contends that Euro-Atlantic security ‘is all interconnected with what is happening in the Pacific’.
10 Jun 2025 - 6:21AM
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Canada
Canada to hit 2% Nato spending target, years ahead of schedule: Carney
9 Jun 2025 - 11:51PM
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Ukraine war
‘Quantum leap’: Nato chief to urge 400 per cent rise in air defence
9 Jun 2025 - 6:26PM
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Japan
Japan grows restless for next-gen fighter jets as progress with UK, Italy stalls
Japan finds its ageing aircraft outmatched by China’s advanced stealth jets amid setbacks to the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme.
8 Jun 2025 - 8:01AM
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Ukraine war
Russia unleashes deadly strikes on Ukraine in response to ‘terrorism’
Capital city Kyiv among targets, as massive aerial barrage leaves at least four dead, including emergency responders, and wounds dozens, including doctors.
6 Jun 2025 - 8:37PM
Donald Trump
Trump tells Merz it might be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’
US president says he shared his comparison of the conflict to a fight between young children in his call with Putin.
6 Jun 2025 - 7:15AM
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United States
US reveals pick for Nato’s next supreme allied commander
The position of supreme allied commander, which oversees all Nato operations in Europe, has been filled by a US general since its creation after World War II.
6 Jun 2025 - 2:04AM
China-Russia relations
Russia moves again to join with China and India despite their trust issues
Analysts say Trump’s tariffs and other policies could unite three countries but long-standing conflicts between them remain an obstacle.
10 Jun 2025 - 4:08PM
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Ukraine war
US officials: Ukraine damaged fewer Russian warplanes than claimed
US officials estimate around 10 Russian aircraft were destroyed in weekend drone attacks, but it was still highly significant.
5 Jun 2025 - 3:08PM
Ukraine war
Putin and Pope Leo discuss Ukraine war, as pontiff presses for peace
The Russian leader, however, claimed Kyiv was ‘betting on an escalation of the conflict and carrying out of acts of sabotage’ in his country.
5 Jun 2025 - 8:13AM
The Netherlands
The Dutch government has collapsed. What happens next?
The government, with limited powers, now has to lead the country for months before new elections.
4 Jun 2025 - 7:32PM
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
UK’s defence overhaul puts focus on Nato, highlights China, Russia threats
Study describes China as ‘sophisticated and persistent challenge’, says Russia and China are increasing nuclear weapons in their stockpiles.
3 Jun 2025 - 3:32AM
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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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Poland
Trump-backed Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election
Polish conservative Karol Nawrocki, an amateur boxer and historian who embraces nationalist historical narratives, will succeed Andrzej Duda.
2 Jun 2025 - 6:19PM
Ukraine war
Russia alleges back-stabbing as Serbia’s arms reach Ukraine
Serbia’s position of neutrality questioned as Russia alleges secret arms shipments for Ukraine sent through intermediaries.
30 May 2025 - 1:51PM
European Union
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Trump wants Europe to spend more on defence. He’s right
Europe faces an existential choice to emerge as a heavyweight competitor or risk being marginalised on the world stage.
20 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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Libya
Dozens of unidentified corpses found in Libya hospital: ministry
Discovery comes amid rising tensions in the capital following days of deadly clashes between armed groups.
20 May 2025 - 9:41AM
Ukraine war
Trump says Russia and Ukraine to negotiate ceasefire ‘immediately’
US president also says conversation with Russian leader yielded agreement that Washington and Moscow pursue large-scale trade once war ends.
20 May 2025 - 2:21PM
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Romania
Romanian centrist Nicusor Dan wins presidency over hard-right pro-Trump rival
Bucharest mayor made last-minute dash to top in recent days after weeks of trailing George Simion, who conceded defeat late on Sunday.
19 May 2025 - 2:36PM
China technology
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4 lessons for China as Pakistan J-10s down Indian Rafale jets
It is a boost for China’s defence industry, arms exports and the PLA’s confidence – and should encourage Beijing to increase its nuclear stockpile.
16 May 2025 - 5:30AM
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Ukraine war
Ukraine peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelensky in Turkey
‘We can’t be running around the world looking for Putin,’ Zelensky said after meeting Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara.
16 May 2025 - 4:50AM
Defence
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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Ukraine war
Zelensky demands Putin’s presence at Istanbul talks amid Trump’s peace push
Zelensky’s insistence on Putin’s presence at Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul tests Russia’s commitment to ending the conflict.
13 May 2025 - 11:47PM
Poland
Poland blames Russia for major Warsaw shopping centre fire last year
Many of the affected business owners were members of Warsaw’s Vietnamese community.
12 May 2025 - 12:56PM
Ukraine war
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Can the US convince China to really help with Ukraine?
China has gained strategically from Russia’s war. It has to be convinced that actively rebuilding Ukraine would bring even greater benefits.
11 May 2025 - 4:55PM
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Ukraine war
Trump ‘starting to doubt’ that Ukraine will reach deal with Russia
Ukrainian President Zelensky said Ukraine welcomed peace talks but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire first.
12 May 2025 - 1:05AM
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US-China relations
Yalta 2.0? Why Trump, Xi and Putin didn’t meet to carve up the world
The US president’s tariff war and his Ukraine policy are advancing China’s and Russia’s visions of a multipolar international order.
10 May 2025 - 6:00AM
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