‘This is a day of shame for the British state,’ Sunak told parliament. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s after receiving contaminated blood.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to France, Serbia and Hungary, and ponder what has changed in the ever-complex relationship between Beijing and Brussels.
Speaking at a Madrid meeting of global far-right leaders, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said plans to recognise Palestinian state would be ‘rewarding’ Hamas attack.
A lone gunman, who appeared in court on Saturday, shot Slovak PM Robert Fico four times and he was at one stage said to be fighting for his life.
The ruling party, however, has a sufficient majority to override the veto, despite fears that the legislation will obstruct the country’s bid to join the EU.
Ukraine has struggled for months to replenish depleted forces, as Russian troops push ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front in the northeast.
The update on Fico’s health was issued as the man accused of attempting to assassinate him made his first court appearance.
The interior ministry has sought to strip out equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE for national security reasons.
McCartney wealth is estimated at US$1.26 billion, partly due to government plans to scrap the ‘non-dom tax status’ where people do not pay tax on overseas earnings, and Beyoncé covering a Beatles’ song, the Sunday Times Rich List said.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions to deepen French influence in the Pacific, where China is expanding its security ties, could be put at risk by the heavy-handed response to civil unrest in New Caledonia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico had a second operation, that lasted about two hours deputy prime minister Robert Kalinak told reporters.
German industrial engineering firms reported a negative outlook for their China business in a recent survey, with weak demand and overcapacity most frequently mentioned as the cause for their low confidence.
Russia’s weeklong offensive in northeastern Ukraine is setting alarm bells ringing in Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelensky and his generals rush to shore up their defences.
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.
The 71-year-old accused of the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister led a life apparently far removed from his alleged violence.
Frustration said to be mounting on continent and evident in European Commission investigations over Chinese subsidies, such as for electric vehicles.
In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures.
Moscow and Beijing say they will expand their joint military exercises, conduct regular joint maritime and air patrols and work together on space programmes.
Temu often fails to provide consumers with crucial information about the sellers on its platform and safety standards of products, according to the complaint.
Britain’s food watchdog applied extra control measures on all spice imports from India, after contamination allegations against two brands sparked concerns among global food regulators.
The far-right Dutch populist Geert Wilders says he has agreed on a coalition government with three other right-of-centre parties nearly six months after the Netherlands held parliamentary elections.