Politics
Polish farmers step up anti-EU protests
Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares in a protest against EU environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine that the bloc
Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously passed a new national security law
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security bill within two weeks of its first introduction, speeding up the passage of
Europe must prepare for war to have peace, says EU Council President
Europe must strengthen its defence capabilities and move into a “war economy” mode in response to the threat posed by Russia, said Charles Michel, the
Spanish police arrest three people over death of five migrants thrown from boat
Spanish police have arrested three people over the deaths of five migrants who were deliberately thrown from a boat last November off an Atlantic Ocean
Bulgaria’s Mariya Gabriel agrees to form new government
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel has agreed to form a new government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. Denkov’s resignation paved the way
EU considers softening organic rules to quell protests
The European Commission proposed easing a series of rules on set-aside or crop rotation, offering concessions to farmers who have protested with tractor blockades across
Scholz says Israel’s assault on Rafah would make regional peace “very difficult”
The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gazan city of Rafah would make regional peace “very difficult”,
Trump launched a covert CIA operation to influence China
Two years after taking office, President Donald Trump authorised the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a secret campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning
Pope says resignation “a distant possibility”
Pope Francis has no intention of resigning, as he believes his health is good enough to allow him to continue. “It is a distant hypothesis,
Putin says Russia ready for nuclear war
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the United States sent troops to