China’s exports hit record high as Trump tariffs loom
China’s exports hit a record high in 2024, state media has reported, a welcome boost for the world’s second-largest economy as United States President-elect Donald Trump’s promised tariffs threaten to dampen...
Fire crews race to contain Los Angeles blazes as death toll rises to 24
The wildfires raging in the city of Los Angeles in the United States have killed at least 24 people, officials said, as firefighters raced to put out the blazes before the...
Biden speaks with Israel’s Netanyahu, urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza
United States President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the ongoing talks for a ceasefire in Gaza and stressed the “immediate need” for a truce, as...
Populist incumbent sails to victory in Croatia presidential election
Croatian President Zoran Milanović celebrated a commanding victory in the runoff round of his country’s presidential election Sunday. “ is over, look at the scoreboard!” he told supporters at his election headquarters in the...
Ending Russia-Ukraine war will take time and effort, Mike Waltz says
Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz said he expects President-elect Donald Trump will establish relationships “in the coming months” that will lead to an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Speaking Sunday on...
French minister sees Germany’s likely next chancellor as positive for EU
BRUSSELS — Maybe the Franco-German economic engine will soon sputter back to life after all.
Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, can be good news for the European Union, France’s newly appointed...
Forget Elon Musk — here’s what’s really terrifying the UK government
LONDON — Elon Musk may be chucking near-daily hand grenades in the direction of the British government. But it's a different kind of explosion that is keeping Keir Starmer up at...
4 things to watch for as French PM Bayrou faces first big test in...
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou will face a key test when he delivers his first policy speech to lawmakers on Tuesday.
The déclaration de politique générale, which is likely to be...
Germany’s far right seeks electoral legitimacy from Trump administration
Germany’s nationalist far right is increasingly looking to ideological allies abroad to give it the legitimacy it craves at home.
That was evident at a convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany...
Putin’s passport trap: The Cubans caught in Moscow’s endless war
A year ago, Jorge thought obtaining a Russian passport would be his ticket to freedom and wealth. Instead, it brought him a seemingly endless stint risking his life in Moscow’s brutal...