Despite the discovery of explosives sourced from India being found on an Israel-bound merchant ship, analysts are sceptical that New Delhi is selling weapons meant to be used in Gaza.

Beijing’s tightened export restrictions on items from bulletproof vests to plane parts is intended to counter growing US tech curbs.

‘Those who complain about China’s overcapacity are not concerned about China’s production capacity, but rather their own market share,’ Wu Hongbo tells state-owned outlet in wide-ranging interview.

France leads those states eager to protect their industries from any unfair competition by Beijing while Germany and other free-traders say the market can handle it.

Delay in tariff decision on Chinese EVs is reportedly to keep the politically freighted issue off the campaign trail.

President Xi Jinping’s call to Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi comes as the pair meet in Beijing, with the Chinese leader also pledging greater cooperation on trade and investment, global affairs and new energy.

Analysts say China is likely working out plans with the European Union set to conclude its investigation into electric vehicle subsidies, but that it should be wary of making moves with the ‘sole intention’ of bypassing the potential tariffs.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin warned the West that such action could trigger a global conflict, saying Nato members were playing with fire with such proposals.

The law has been compared to Russian legislation used to suppress dissent, and the West warns it could jeopardise Georgia’s path to joining the EU.

The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact, which is likely to encourage others to follow suit.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Spain of ‘rewarding terror’ by recognising a Palestinian state

‘Think of it as a Chinese version of the Marshall Plan in the green economy era,’ but beware of backlash, says a member of the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee.

Readers discuss the solutions to the art precinct’s funding problems, legalising ride-hailing service Uber, and political divisions within the European far-right.

Gitanas Nauseda elected to a second, five-year term as rival Ingrida Simonyte concedes defeat. Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated the presidential campaign in the Nato member nation of 2.8 million.

Emmanuel Macron on Sunday began the first state visit to Germany by a French president in a quarter-century.

The United States is trying to reduce China’s advantages in new energy industries, researcher says.

Distressed properties in Europe are presenting opportunistic gains for global investors because of supply and demand imbalances and pressure from high borrowing costs, UK-based Patron Capital Partners says.

The US has been pushing its G7 partners to back a loan that could provide Ukraine with as much as US$50 billion in the near term.

The Duchess of Brabant has just been accepted to Harvard to study public policy – so what else do we know about the smart and sporty Belgian royal?

Call for preserving status quo goes out after Beijing launches exercises surrounding self-governed island following William Lai’s inauguration speech.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservatives trail the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls, shocked and angered many in his party when he gambled by calling a July 4 election.

Secretary for Innovation Sun Dong says this is the first time in recent years a principal Hong Kong official has met senior EU leaders.

Falling prices and ‘operational pressures’ are flagged at a meeting of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association amid domestic overcapacity concerns.

AfD’s lead candidate in next month’s European elections was quoted last week as saying not all members of the Nazi SS paramilitary group were criminals.

Officials ponder what countermeasures await European resistance against ‘market-distorting’ Chinese subsidies on electric vehicles.

Washington is concerned that Chinese government support is leading to more production capacity than global markets can absorb, driving cheap exports and stifling growth elsewhere.

The funding will help set up a pilot line in Europe that will develop and test future generations of advanced semiconductors.