With pressure growing on Berlin to supply Ukraine with German Leopard tanks, Scholz stopped short of any pledge. French President Macron made clear ‘nothing is excluded’ regarding the possible delivery of French-made Leclerc tanks. Source link
Read More »Russian missiles spread damage as Ukraine fights to recover from recent attacks
Ukraine’s military administration called on the population to head to air raid shelters. An air raid alert was issued for several areas in the east and south of Ukraine. Source link
Read More »3 great challenges China must face to sustain its global rise
China’s future appears up in the air for the first time in decades, in part because of global challenges arising from its own success. Sustaining China’s rise means addressing other countries’ scrutiny of ties with China, maintaining global access and adapting to a new form of globalisation. Source link
Read More »Eyes on Belgium as some EU states push for Russian diamond ban
The EU needs unanimity to agree any such ban that Belgium – home to the world’s biggest diamond trading hub Antwerp – has rejected in the past. Source link
Read More »Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia
A spokesperson for Sweden’s rescue service said it appeared the plane had crashed in the sea, adding: ‘It has disappeared from the radar.’ Source link
Read More »EU ready to suspend 2007 visa agreement with Russia: report
UK newspaper Financial Times reported that EU ministers are set to give the suspension political backing at a two-day informal meeting in Prague, Czech Republic on Tuesday and Wednesday. Source link
Read More »Estonia and Latvia say they are leaving China’s 16+1 trade group
Foreign ministries of both pledge to continue to seek relations with Beijing ‘based on mutual benefit, respect for international law, human rights and the international rules-based order’. Source link
Read More »EU countries accuse Russia of war crimes; energy sanctions unlikely
European Union countries on Monday accused Russia’s military of committing war crimes in Ukraine, but appeared unlikely to target the country’s energy sector with sanctions soon despite a clamour across Europe for those responsible for attacks on civilians to be held to account.With civilian deaths mounting in the besieged Ukrainian …
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