January 20, 2026, 3:05 p.mJan 20, 2026, 3:27 p.m Germany and other EU countries should completely abandon the network technology from Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE in mobile communications. The European Commission wants to create a legal basis that would ultimately enable a ban on the use of technology by particularly risky foreign companies, as […]
Continue ReadingBut according to new research, between the ban on direct imports coming into force in 2022 and the end of 2025, the U.K. has nonetheless imported £4 billion of jet fuel and other oil products made at refineries in India and Turkey, which run partially on Russian crude. The analysis, by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air […]
Continue ReadingThe US trade envoy on Tuesday warned European nations against using its tariff “bazooka” in response to President Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland, saying it would “not be wise”. French President Emmanuel Macron in particular has urged use of the EU’s anti-coercion instrument (ACI) after Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25 percent on […]
Continue ReadingA year ago, President Donald Trump said he was okay with the United Kingdom ceding ownership of the archipelago that includes Diego Garcia. Now, he calls it “GREAT STUPIDITY.”
Continue ReadingA year ago, President Donald Trump said he was okay with the United Kingdom ceding ownership of the archipelago that includes Diego Garcia. Now, he calls it “GREAT STUPIDITY.”
Continue ReadingGreenlanders make fun of Trump with their own MAGA cap.Image: www.imago-images.de Red baseball caps with the inscription “Make America Go Away” have quickly become a visible sign of protest against US President Donald Trump in Denmark and Greenland. The trigger is Trump’s renewed effort to bring Greenland under US control. Jan 20, 2026, 7:27 p.mJanuary […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Portuguese police arrested 37 people suspected of belonging to an ultra-right group responsible for hate crimes, with links to similar international groups, in a large operation that involved around […]
Continue ReadingPolicymakers in Brussels and other European capitals are scrambling to calibrate their response to Donald Trump’s latest barrage of tariff threats. Things are expected to move quickly over the next three days. An emergency summit of the EU’s 27 leaders in Brussels on Thursday may not be the last time the heads of government and […]
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its international trade committee. The suspension is set to be announced in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. The move would mark another escalation in tensions between the US and Europe, as Donald Trump ratchets up […]
Continue ReadingEnglish ministers have approved a new Chinese embassy in London despite British intelligence agencies saying they cannot eliminate the risks to national security. Britain’s Local Government Secretary Steve Reed approved plans for the building at Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London, on Tuesday. Security minister Dan Jarvis told MPs he was “assured that […]
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