In a world of open power politics, the EU must demonstrate its ability to act - while internal political shifts are jeopardising its foreign-policy and economic capacity to do so....
An overnight Russian bombardment on Kyiv left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, just as the Ukrainian capital was scrambling ...
Russia targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa region overnight on Sunday, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Service. A fire broke out and was promptly extinguished. At least six people were wounded in...
Zelenskyy says the Kremlin is gearing up to carry out a major offensive targeting Ukraine’s nuclear power system, in what would deal a major blow to the country’s power grid and cause alarming levels ...
Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more....
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos. In his speech, he is expected to respond to US President Donald Trump's ambitions to control Greenland. Watch Merz's s...
The National Bank of Poland has increased its bullion reserves to around 550 tonnes, valued at more than €63 billion....
A generation ago, the people of Okinawa in Japan were recognised as among the longest-lived in the world, fortunate residents of one of just five “blue zones” around the planet where a combination of ...
Middle-power diplomacy of the sort the Canadian PM calls for requires governments to throw off domestic constraints...
Canadian leader calls on ‘middle powers’ to unite as Davos braces for US president’s arrival...
In Davos, Canada's PM Mark Carney said that the world was not in a transition but "in the midst of a rupture." He said Canada stands with Greenland amid Trump's pursuit of the world's largest island. ...
Missile and drone barrage unleashed on Kyiv comes hours after Donald Trump invited Vladimir Putin to join his ‘Board of Peace’...
The annual gathering of political and business elites comes as Europe faces a crossroads over its relationship with Washington, its economic model and its security architecture....
Honduras electoral authorities rejected on Monday an order by the outgoing president to recount November’s election won by Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura. Asfura, a conservative businessman, was ...
Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara....
Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of its invasion, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance....
Russia has been pounding Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war, in what Kyiv says is an attempt to sap morale and weaken Ukrainians' resistance....
After a fire broke out due to a power bank in an overhead compartment on a South Korean Air Busan aircraft in January 2025, airlines are taking action to minimise risks. Germany's Lufthansa is leading...
First visit to Beijing by a Canadian PM in almost a decade follows deep chill in relations between the two nations...
Donald Trump chided Mark Carney in a speech in Davos on Wednesday after the Canadian prime minister delivered a rousing address on a "rupture" in the international rules-based order. FRANCE 24's Chri...