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Russell Crowe honoured at Czech international film festival

An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off its 57th edition with a dedication to Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.

France

UNESCO accepts the US back into the fold after a five-year absence

UNESCO accepts the US back into the fold after a five-year absence

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The British Museum in hot water over plagiarism row

The British Museum has got itself into another row about one of its exhibits, this time over plagiarism.

China

Euroviews. The EU and China have to forge a more resilient relationship — now

The polycrisis engulfing the world today reveals a broken multilateralism that beckons both Brussels and Beijing to have the will to embark on a journey towards change, Lucie Qian Xia writes.

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Europe News

EU leaders gather in Brussels to talk Ukraine, China and migration

Leaders from the 27 member states are gathering today in Brussels for a summit with a busy agenda on the table.

Russia

Are the economic sanctions against Russia actually working?

"Everything will 'shrink' in civilian areas, because all the resources will flow into the military sector," one economic analyst predicts.

Green News

Why did New Zealand PM fly two private planes for trip to China?

The Prime Minister's 30-year-old plane is so prone to break downs, he has to bring a spare.

Denmark

US to meet with Ukraine war sceptics to drum up support

The informal meeting will be attended by US security officials and country representatives later this week.

Europe News

EU agrees new sanctions against Russia, targeting Chinese companies

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to slap Russia with a new raft of sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Europe News

EU-made high tech should not prop China's military, von der Leyen says

Members of the European Union should think twice before selling sensitive advanced technology to countries that seek to "undermine international peace."

World News

Italy limits China's control of tyre-maker Pirelli

The decision is part of measures announced by Italy's government to protect the company's independence.

China

US and China reach 'common ground' after Blinken visit

The United States and China have agreed to stabilise their badly deteriorated ties during a critical visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China

China and US must choose between 'cooperation and conflict' - Beijing

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with top diplomats in Beijing as he continues his two-day mission to try and cool US-China tensions.

China

Blinken arrives in Beijing on mission to cool soaring US-China tension

Blinken is the highest-level American official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office and the first secretary of state to make the trip in five years.

World News

Euroviews. EU leaders should balance ambitions abroad with public opinion at home

If the heads of the bloc's member states are to build and maintain a united foreign policy, they will need to capitalise on areas that create consensus, Dr Jana Puglierin writes.

China

Euroviews. Could the COVID pandemic have been avoided if China were a democracy?

Not only could China have potentially prevented the global coronavirus pandemic — its authoritarian regime is now also impeding our ability to learn from it, thereby increasing the risk of future pandemics, Oliver St. John writes.

World News

Euroviews. Europe should avoid past pitfalls when dealing with China

Beijing has deployed a variety of tactics in the past to undermine EU unity on China. These red flags should compel EU leaders to approach it with a healthy dose of realism while minding past lessons from dealing with the East, especially Russia, Soňa Muzikárová writes.

Russia

Global nuclear weapons stockpile continues to grow – new report

While some nuclear weapons states focused on modernising their arsenals, others – particularly China – are expanding and modernising them.

Culture news

Hong Kong citizens sing "Glory to Hong Kong" in show of solidarity

Thousands of Hong Kong citizens defied the government's move to ban the anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" by singing the song born out of massive pro-democracy protests in 2019.

World News

Euroviews. Can Central Asia be the link bringing together the East and the West?

After years of economic and diplomatic neglect, the former Soviet countries in the region are emerging as the new geopolitical hotspot in a multipolar and multilateral world, Dr Michael Rossi writes.

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