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Little room to mend EU-China ties amid differences over trade, Ukraine
Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.
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King Charles coronation cost UK taxpayers more than US$90 million
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Russia’s Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war
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Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone as Stalker 2 released
Popular first-person shooter is set in a fictitious version of the restricted surroundings of Chernobyl’s nuclear plant.
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The abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine. File photo: Reuters
Europe
US$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm sells UK’s most expensive cup
The price tops the £265 that a coffee bar in Mayfair and Marylebone charged for a flat white made with rare beans from Japan.
21 Nov 2024 - 7:34PM
Europe
Ukraine says Russia launched ICBM in attack for first time in war
It marked the latest escalation of the conflict after Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia.
21 Nov 2024 - 10:03PM
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UK’s John Prescott, deputy PM to Tony Blair, dead at 86
Prescott served for 10 years as Blair’s deputy following Labour’s landslide 1997 general election win.
21 Nov 2024 - 4:13PM
Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time: reports
Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after firing long-range US ATACMS.
21 Nov 2024 - 2:23PM
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US-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Photo: Lachen Pyshe Telegram via AP
Europe
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne’s funeral
The singer was found dead after a fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, triggering an outpouring of grief from fans around the world.
21 Nov 2024 - 11:53AM
Europe
Son of Norway crown princess detained for week in rape probe
Marius Borg Hoiby, 27, remanded in investigative custody for rape accusations, as lawyer denies charges.
21 Nov 2024 - 10:55AM
Europe
US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘potential significant air attack’
The Italian and Greek embassies said they had also closed their doors after the unusual US warning, while the French embassy remained open.
20 Nov 2024 - 8:51PM
Russia & Central Asia
Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use
Tensions rise as Moscow lowers nuclear strike threshold and Ukraine uses US-made missiles to strike Russia.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:19PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting earlier this month. Photo: Sputnik via AP
Diplomacy
At G20, China’s Xi Jinping meets with leaders of Germany, France, Argentina
Germany’s Scholz stresses the importance of ‘a level playing field for companies on all sides’.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:27AM
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G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights
‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.
20 Nov 2024 - 5:23AM
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Europe
Hennessy plan to trial bottling cognac in China prompts strike in France
Strike involved about 500 workers at a bottling plant in Cognac in southwest France.
20 Nov 2024 - 1:26PM
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Europe
Will Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial collapse after evidence removal?
A Romanian court found flaws in the indictment, giving prosecutors five days to decide whether to proceed with the trial or withdraw the case.
19 Nov 2024 - 9:33PM
Social media influencer Andrew Tate is seen near the French Embassy in Bucharest, Romania on July 28. Photo: AP
Europe
Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year
Moscow and Kyiv are pushing to improve their battlefield positions ahead of any negotiations on the war.
19 Nov 2024 - 2:38PM
Europe
Anger, pain in Turkey as ‘newborn deaths gang’ trial opens
Health workers go on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths.
19 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Europe
Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage
Probes launched after communication cables between new Nato members Finland and Sweden and alliance partners Germany and Lithuania were damaged.
19 Nov 2024 - 11:36AM
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Europe
‘Family destroyed’: children of French mass rape victim speak of heartbreak
Daughter believes she was also assaulted by her father, Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted drugging and raping his wife with dozens of men.
19 Nov 2024 - 5:58AM
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisele Pelicot, talks to journalists during a break in the rape trial of her father Dominique Pelicot with 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations
Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.
19 Nov 2024 - 4:50AM
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China
G20 summit begins with Brazilian host laying out ambitious global priorities
Anti-poverty agenda set by Brazil’s leader gains some initial support, but progress is threatened by instability and conflict around the world.
21 Nov 2024 - 6:44AM
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Russia & Central Asia
Tear gas used on Ukraine battlefield, chemical weapons agency finds
Banned CS riot gas found in shell and soil samples provided by Ukraine from the war zone.
19 Nov 2024 - 12:25PM
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Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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