Planned talks between Hungarian and German foreign ministers cancelled after Berlin blasted PM Orban’s Ukraine ‘peace mission’ to Moscow.

The new factory would improve BYD’s access to the European Union, because Turkey has a customs-union agreement with the bloc.

The prime minister, who survived being shot four times, says he would’ve joined Hungary’s Orban on his Moscow trip if his health allowed it.

The defence alliance, which is marking its 75th anniversary, will address the war in Ukraine and China’s role in bolstering Moscow, says senior US official.

US Consul General Gregory May later says he welcomes ‘friendly exchanges’ with lawmakers.

Keir Starmer has promised a ‘full audit’ of relations but even if he adopts a more pragmatic approach, major divisions are expected to remain.

Despite its choppiness, the world’s biggest inland body of water has rapidly become a more desired journey for shipments than one through Russia or the Red Sea.

More than 30 people have been arrested, including militants from far-right and far-left groups, with tension mounting ahead of the run-off vote, and the anti-immigration National Rally party ahead.

Many more people are believed to be dying on land routes than at sea, with thousands of deaths each year, as issues including conflict, climate change, and racism increasingly spur people to leave their homelands.

Victoria Stamer is vegetarian, volunteered for Tony Blair, and the first thing she reportedly said about the new Prime Minister included dropping the f-bomb

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is set to be served with a formal warning for failing to combat dangerous content, in the third show of force by European Union regulators against Big Tech in recent weeks.

Keir Starmer pledged ‘change begins now’ after leading Britain’s Labour Party to a historic election victory.

The Hungarian leader, who recently took the helm of the EU’s presidency, has travelled to Russia days after visiting Ukraine, with Putin telling him his nation’s peace initiatives are key to settling the conflict.

Buenos Aires’ Beijing ambassador, Marcelo Suarez Salvia, says the two countries are navigating towards ‘promising horizon’ of opportunities.

Analysts say provisional import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by the European Union, which will begin on Friday, represent an ‘inflection point’ in the relationship.

Despite Rome quitting Beijing’s belt and road, the two sides were seen to ‘let diplomacy work in favour of a smooth and productive revision of bilateral relations’.

The effort adds to the growing momentum of protectionism against Chinese companies as its cheaper goods threaten local producers.

With multiple trade investigations being conducted against Chinese goods and the WTO incapable of acting as international arbiter, analysts and official data suggest this is only the start of a long trend.

National Rally’s Marine Le Pen said her party would lead the government only if it wins an absolute majority – or close to it.

The nationalist leader has blasted the EU’s move to open formal membership talks with Kyiv, and has been accused of maintaining warm relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The company could face fines worth 10 per cent of its annual global revenues for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

The French watchdog cited risk of abuse by chip providers in a recent report on competition in generative AI.

From the first US presidential debate to travelling pandas, these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas and China correspondents in June 2024.

The far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen won a resounding victory in the first round of polls Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists trailing in third behind a left-wing coalition.

Readers discuss what Hong Kong sleeper train passengers are missing out on, British airport chaos, and democracy in Ukraine.

Announcement of new, multiparty Cabinet came a month after the ANC lost its 30-year political dominance in an election.

European economist Rolf Strauch touches on climate change, demographic, geoeconomic fragmentation and financial challenges for the global economy.

Flooding and landslides prompt rescue operations and evacuation of communities.