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What does it mean for China if Trump and Putin visit back to back?
Expected trips in close succession highlight Beijing’s strategic effort to manage relations with the two in turbulent times, analysts say.
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China manufacturing
Chinese market regulator tells firms to focus on healthy competition overseas
27 Mar 2026 - 9:00PM
US, Israel war on Iran
‘Ukraine’s not America’s war, Iran not our war’: US, G7 diplomats trade barbs
27 Mar 2026 - 8:06PM
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China-EU relations
European Parliament heads to China after 8 years and lobbying from Beijing
Chair of consumer protection delegation due in China next week wants to convey ‘that our rules on product standards are to be followed’.
27 Mar 2026 - 6:12PM
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After eight years in the deep freeze, the European Parliament is sending an official delegation to China next week. Photo: Shutterstock
Britain
UK police to reopen Andrew Tate rape probe
Hertfordshire Constabulary revives decade-old allegations as a civil trial is due to take place in June this year.
27 Mar 2026 - 9:03AM
Spain
Spanish woman, 25, dies by euthanasia after father loses legal bid to stop her
Her parent had fought to stop the procedure, saying his daughter had mental disorders that affected her ability to make the decision.
27 Mar 2026 - 5:39AM
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China trade
UK blocks China wind project on ‘national security’ amid tense business climate
The UK government cited security concerns but gave few details, leaving observers to question if geopolitical pressure shaped move.
26 Mar 2026 - 9:57PM
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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries on September 18, 2025, in Aylesbury, Britain. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war
Finland’s president says Ukraine talks may be at ‘end of the road’
He says the war in Iran is ‘drawing a lot of attention away’ from the Ukraine war, and that Ukraine talks are ‘not making further progress’.
26 Mar 2026 - 7:40PM
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Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as Russia starts spring offensive
US redirects air defences and eases oil sanctions on Moscow, leaving Kyiv to face Russian assaults with dwindling resources.
26 Mar 2026 - 2:08PM
US-China relations
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Euro, Chinese yuan to end US dollar dominance, top economist says
Kenneth Rogoff sees yuan as a reserve currency within five years, Europe asserting financial independence and greater regulation of stablecoins.
26 Mar 2026 - 10:31AM
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Crime
French court sentences Islamic scholar to 18 years in prison for rape
Tariq Ramadan, currently in Switzerland, was found guilty of raping three women in a Paris trial.
26 Mar 2026 - 11:34AM
Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan. Photo: AFP
The Netherlands
Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church
DNA testing is under way to verify the skeleton. D’Artagnan, fictionalised in Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Three Musketeers, died in 1673.
26 Mar 2026 - 1:12AM
Britain
Nurse to archbishop: Mullally enthroned as first woman to lead Church of England
The new Archbishop of Canterbury begins her ministry with a historic ceremony attended by British royals.
26 Mar 2026 - 11:16AM
Britain
BBC appoints ex-Google executive Brittin as director general
Tech veteran takes the helm as the broadcaster faces drastic shifts in the media landscape and a US$10 billion Trump lawsuit.
26 Mar 2026 - 11:25AM
Britain
UK police arrest 2 men over Jewish ambulances arson attack
Arrests came after police said they were investigating an online claim of responsibility by a little-known Islamist group with links to Iran.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:40PM
The burnt out remains of Hatzola ambulances at the Jewish Community Ambulance service in Golders Green, after an apparent arson attack on four ambulances on Monday. Photo: dpa
China-EU relations
Why Chinese companies struggling at home are looking to Europe
Chinese firms operating in Europe have very different view to European firms with investments in China, survey finds.
25 Mar 2026 - 5:02PM
Denmark
Denmark’s Frederiksen faces tough coalition talks to remain prime minister
Danish prime minister’s left-wing bloc wins election, but fails to secure a majority.
25 Mar 2026 - 7:49PM
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France
France raids bank in probe of diplomat over Epstein links
Investigations follow revelations published in the Epstein files by the US Justice Department.
25 Mar 2026 - 9:51AM
French investigators have raided the offices of Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war
Russia fires hundreds of drones at Ukraine in deadly massive attack
Swarms of drones rock Ukrainian cities, killing at least six and injuring dozens.
25 Mar 2026 - 11:04AM
European Union
EU delays proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports
The proposal is not cancelled, but would no longer be published by April 15 due to ‘current geopolitical developments’.
24 Mar 2026 - 10:09PM
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Denmark
Denmark votes in election shadowed by Trump’s Greenland ambitions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeks a third term after a stand-off with US President Donald Trump over Greenland.
24 Mar 2026 - 4:14PM
Italy
Italian voters reject judicial reform in setback for Meloni
Italy’s prime minister concedes defeat in a referendum on her judicial reform plan, which was seen as a test of her leadership.
24 Mar 2026 - 1:11PM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni casting her ballot. Photo: Francesco Fotia/AGF via ZUMA Press/dpa
Extreme weather
‘Flashing red’: UN alarmed as heat trapped by Earth hits record high
UN chief warns of a state of emergency as 2015–2025 is confirmed as the hottest decade on record.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:42PM
Greece
Criminal trial begins in Greece for rail disaster that killed 57
Most of the 36 defendants - all rail and transport officials - face serious charges linked to endangering public transport.
23 Mar 2026 - 9:17PM
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Britain
London police investigate attack on Jewish ambulances as hate crime
The little-known Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) group claimed responsibility for the attack in a video posted online on Telegram.
24 Mar 2026 - 6:27AM
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