Politics
German industrial orders fell in May
German industrial orders fell in May, a fifth consecutive drop that adds to signs that the manufacturing sector in Europe’s largest economy will not recover
Ukrainian forces withdraw from part of Chasiv Yar
The Ukrainian army declared that its troops had withdrawn from part of Chasiv Yar, in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after Russia said its
Far-right majority can be avoided, French PM says
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally of a majority in the parliamentary
Britain’s Conservatives say their Labour rivals are closing in on a record election victory
Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday effectively conceded election defeat to Labour’s Keir Starmer, a day before polls opened, and warned that the opposition party was
Britain’s Sunak urges right-wing voters to support his party
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged voters on the political right to stand by their Conservatives in this week’s election, saying a big Labour victory
French candidates refuse to take part in an attempt to block the far-right
Opponents of France’s Rassemblement Nationale (RN) on Tuesday stepped up their efforts to keep the far-right party out of power, as more candidates said they
Kremlin finds Ukraine reinforcing border with Belarus worrisome
The Kremlin said a Belarusian military report that Ukraine had been moving more troops, weapons and military equipment into its northern Zhytomyr region was cause
French parties build an anti-extreme right front
French political parties rushed to build a united front aimed at blocking the path to government of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) after
Taiwan advises president not to visit South China Sea
A senior Taiwanese security official said Thursday that he does not currently recommend that President Tsai Ing-wen visit the South China Sea, given the possible
Vietnam’s president resigns
The Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, in a sign of political turmoil that could damage foreign investor confidence