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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

In the second dispute, the EU claims China is using domestic courts to undermine intellectual property laws, thereby allowing Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi and other telecoms giants to secure cut-price technology licences. After the office opened in Vilnius, Lithuanian exporters complained that their goods were frozen out of the Chinese market, …

Blasts have shaken the area, with some buildings and systems damaged; Rafael Grossi said ‘it must stop immediately’. Source link

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

The Finnish prime minister announced plans to fortify parts of her country’s border and earlier this month, Polish soldiers began laying coils of razor wire on the border. Source link

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

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

The region borders Poland and Lithuania, and Moscow’s move appears intended to showcase its military’s capability to threaten Nato assets. Source link

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

European officials say they have proposed a number of slots but have not heard back from Beijing. Source link