The countries, ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, are recommending the bloc lower its bar for blocking Chinese products and allow the bloc to move faster on such actions.

BND-Präsident Martin Jäger sieht in Russland »unseren gefährlichsten Gegner«. Deutschland werde in Moskau als Haupthindernis für eine expansive Politik betrachtet.

With housing topping voters’ concerns, the prime minister is hoping the affordability crisis can help him defy the polls and extend his time in power.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, accompanied by CEOs from German defence companies, in a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ​amid escalating Russian attack...

Der öffentlich verspottete Strandkorb von Staatsminister Philipp Amthor zieht vom Kanzleramt nach Ueckermünde. Amthor spendet ihn an eine Pflegeeinrichtung.

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...

Which power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either’s control

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CATL restarted operations at its Debrecen battery plant following an August suspension after workers were exposed to high nickel levels.

The European Commissioner for Trade is headed to China. But after President Xi’s bridge-building visit to Washington, can a more isolated EU overcome Beijing’s stranglehold on critical raw materials? ...

The Republican chair of the congressional committee focused on China is calling on the Trump administration ​to scrutinize US ally South Korea's warming ties with China, which he said pose "significan...

The 1930s are not a good guide to the politics of the 21st century

Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions

Administration denies delaying sale of a $14bn arms package to Taiwan to appease Beijing

The summit in Washington eases near-term uncertainty over rare earths, but analysts fear the bloc could have less say over decisions shaping its economic interests.

Merz and Macron want the EU to develop a powerful trade tool to deter China. A joint paper due this week points to a new Franco-German consensus and a willingness to think outside the WTO box.

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European officials say the prospect of a U.S. cutoff is exposing the risks of relying on American fuel.

An ideal target gets a free pass from the demagogues

Johann Wadephul said he warned Sergei Lavrov about drone incursions and urged de-escalation in Ukraine in ‘intense conversation’

BP, Uber and Amazon are among corporate members of the non-profit’s membership programme, the Global Network for Change

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

Fanfare masks some of the US president’s own troubles, including his war in Iran and plummeting domestic popularity

A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.

Experts attribute the changing mood to fading memories of the coronavirus pandemic, awareness of China’s tech innovations and disaffection with President Trump’s trade wars.

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Xi Jinping will arrive in Washington this week to find a US president wary of jeopardising their détente

It is not, at least for now, a broader formal system for the two governments to report or jointly respond to AI threats.