Katrin Jakobsdottir, who stepped down as prime minister to run for president, is neck-and-neck in polls with equality advocate Halla Tomasdottir.
The peace plan calls for the withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine and the restoration of the country’s territorial integrity.
Ukraine is enlisting prisoners to help replenish the army ranks, with up to 20,000 being mobilised. Inmates taking part will have their remaining sentences cleared.
France leads those states eager to protect their industries from any unfair competition by Beijing while Germany and other free-traders say the market can handle it.
US President Joe Biden has lifted restrictions on Ukraine using weapons supplied by the United States against targets on Russian territory, but only to defend the under-fire Kharkiv region.
Trade between China and Russia surged to a record US$240 billion in 2023, an increase of more than 64 per cent since 2021, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The ruling Conservatives and opposition Labour Party both launched accounts on the video-sharing platform just days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.
The Kremlin said Nato member were “provoking” Kyiv into prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, whose leaders are appealing to Western countries to allow it to target Russia.
Such an explosion would be to cow the West into refusing to allow Ukraine to use its arms against targets inside Russia, Council for Foreign and Defence Policy member says.
Delay in tariff decision on Chinese EVs is reportedly to keep the politically freighted issue off the campaign trail.
Clear that Beijing has ‘picked sides’ by supplying Moscow dual-use components for conflict, says Washington’s envoy to transatlantic security alliance.
The new outburst happened as another eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula recently ended after spewing fountains of molten rock for almost eight weeks.
Analysts say China is likely working out plans with the European Union set to conclude its investigation into electric vehicle subsidies, but that it should be wary of making moves with the ‘sole intention’ of bypassing the potential tariffs.
The owner of Britain’s struggling Royal Mail said on Wednesday it had accepted a takeover proposal from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky worth US$4.6 billion
The law has been compared to Russian legislation used to suppress dissent, and the West warns it could jeopardise Georgia’s path to joining the EU.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin warned the West that such action could trigger a global conflict, saying Nato members were playing with fire with such proposals.
Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday after a row over offensive language he was reported to have used to describe gay men.
Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float in New York faced regulatory hurdles and resistance from US lawmakers.
Ukraine’s top commander said on Monday he had signed paperwork allowing French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon.
It is the latest gambit by the Conservative Party to try to shore up a core vote ahead of the July 4 election.
The C919, China’s home-grown commercial jet, has completed a year of passenger flights. Will it receive airworthiness certification from the Western countries currently sanctioning trade and tech in other fields?