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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on the European Union, covering Brexit, the euro and the trading bloc's relationship with China and the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Carney’s win sets stage for reset in India-Canada ties after Trudeau tensions

Bilateral relations deteriorated after Trudeau alleged that Indian agents were behind the killing of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US vs China: who can endure a trade war longer?

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Germany’s Merz to form government after coalition deal clears last hurdle

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US-China relations

Opinion | China has the upper hand in trade war as Trump flounders

Beyond defending its interests, Beijing’s long preparations for the tariff war are primed to reshape the future global order.

29 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Malta’s ‘golden passports’ ruled illegal for breaking citizenship law: EU court

The European Court of Justice ruled that an EU nation cannot grant nationality or citizenship for payments or investments, as it would commercialise the process.

29 Apr 2025 - 5:59PM

UK to stop foreign sex offenders receiving refugee protections

‘Sex offenders who pose a risk to the community should not be allowed to benefit from refugee protections in the UK,’ interior ministry said.

29 Apr 2025 - 6:02AM

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Danish king’s Greenland trip pushed back a day amid Trump interest

Monday trip postponed after closure of Greenland’s airport due to bad weather. Trump has expressed interest in taking over the Arctic island.

29 Apr 2025 - 2:19AM

Denmark’s King Frederik (right) and Greenland’s new Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark on Monday. King Frederik’s trip to Greenland was postponed on Monday due to bad weather. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via AP

Power returning to most of Spain, Portugal after ‘pure chaos’ of massive blackout

Authorities were trying to establish what caused the outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill.

29 Apr 2025 - 7:39PM

Opinion | As Trump rides roughshod over trade, China is ready to pick up the pieces

China’s message of stable cooperation is resonating as Trump accelerates the birth of a post-US world with rising powers independent of US whims.

28 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Greenland’s new PM says island cannot be bought, US is not showing respect

Jens-Frederik Nielsen made the remarks in defiance of Trump’s interest in taking control of the semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

28 Apr 2025 - 5:24AM

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, left, and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen ahead of a meeting at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Spanish car-part supplier Gestamp eyes added China capacity as peers back off

‘We could be a very active player,’ executive chairman says at Shanghai Auto Show.

27 Apr 2025 - 7:42PMvideocam

Chassis and car body products displayed by Gestamp at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: Handout

Opinion | Asean must see US tariff pause for what it is – a trade hostage crisis

By pausing tariffs instead of repealing them, Trump creates the illusion of flexibility while retaining coercive leverage.

27 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

US-Asean relations

Opinion | Trump world: the unravelling of American global leadership

With an isolationist US increasingly viewing commitments as burdens, a power vacuum emerges that China and others can fill.

26 Apr 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

US-China trade war

While in China, Swiss envoy calls for ‘coalition’ to meet US tariff challenge

The official discussed with Foreign Minister Wang Yi ways for countries to support a ‘multilateral world’, from which Washington was ‘disengaging’.

25 Apr 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Swiss Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: EPA

China-EU relations

EU stays the course on Xinjiang sanctions as China eases up on bloc’s lawmakers

European Union’s diplomatic arm says no plans to reciprocate Beijing’s overture as it has not observed improvements in far western region.

24 Apr 2025 - 9:58PMvideocam

Men pray during services at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in April 2021. The EU has sanctioned several Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in the far western Chinese region. Photo: AP

‘It’s crazy’: EU’s top diplomat grapples with Trump’s upheaval

The foreign policy chief strives to bolster Europe’s geopolitical influence as the US president becomes increasingly hostile to the bloc.

24 Apr 2025 - 1:32PMvideocam

China-EU relations

European Parliament in ‘final stage’ talks with China to drop lawmaker sanctions

‘It has always been the EP’s intention to have sanctions lifted and resume relations with China,’ spokesperson says.

24 Apr 2025 - 3:01AMvideocam

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US-China relations

As Trump’s tariffs hit US allies hard, will China make inroads?

From the EU to Australia, the West’s geopolitical partnerships have fractured, but suspicions about Beijing persist.

24 Apr 2025 - 4:31AMvideocam

Illustration: Henry Wong

US-China trade war

Survey finds 86% of German firms in China affected by tariff increases

While many are adopting a wait-and-see approach, 38% are stepping up localisation efforts in China.

23 Apr 2025 - 11:16PM

EU fines Apple and Meta almost US$800 million amid Trump tariff tensions

The EU fines for digital competition violations, risk escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump over tech regulations.

23 Apr 2025 - 6:37PM

US-China relations

Opinion | In AI race against US, China is racking up real-world wins

The US may hold the lead in cutting-edge AI tech but China is racking up economic wins with real-world adoption.

23 Apr 2025 - 4:30PMvideocam

The owner of a sock shop in Yiwu International Trade City uses AI to generate a product introduction video in English on February 25 in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images

US-China relations

Opinion | How to find a face-saving way out of the US-China trade war

Beijing has no interest in being seen to be begging for a deal. It’s in regional players’ interest to help avert a full-blown trade war.

22 Apr 2025 - 8:37PMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

US-China relations

‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo

State Department talking points suggest foreign governments take steps to exclude China-based providers because of security risks.

22 Apr 2025 - 5:11PMvideocam

Opinion | How China could play a role in European security as the US retreats

Depending on how the Ukraine war is resolved, some might expect Beijing instead of Washington to help keep the peace in Europe.

22 Apr 2025 - 5:30AMvideocam

Kremlin welcomes US position that Ukraine will not be let into Nato

‘We have heard … Ukraine’s membership of Nato is out of the question,’ said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. ‘This gives us satisfaction’.

22 Apr 2025 - 9:31AMvideocam

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Kremlin Press Office / dpa

French flock to Chinese e-commerce bargains, hunt for ‘agent Taobao’ to deliver

Amid US-China trade war, TikTok accounts show users how to purchase cheap goods directly from Chinese factories to avoid pricing mark-ups and tariffs.

20 Apr 2025 - 7:03PMvideocam

‘A more reliable partner’: how France’s Palestine push could isolate the US

France’s president is seizing a global leadership vacuum left by Washington to champion a two-state solution. The effects could be profound.

20 Apr 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

French minister warns Trump: firing Powell risks destabilising US economy

The US president has clashed with the Federal Reserve chair over interest rates, threatening ‘termination couldn’t come quickly enough’.

20 Apr 2025 - 1:05PM

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