world news Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital 20/12/2020
China British diplomat praised for saving drowning woman in China Stephen Ellison jumped into a stream to rescue a woman after she fell into the water in a village on the outskirts of Chongqing. 17/11/2020
Germany Heiko Maas calls for reset in post-election US-German relations The German foreign minister called for a reversal of deteriorating relations with its strongest ally after four years of the Trump administration. 03/11/2020
Poland Ambassadors to Poland write open letter appealing for LGBT acceptance The Polish government responded to the letter saying that while they respected the human rights of LGBT people, marriage was between a man and a woman. 28/09/2020
world news UN chief warns over threat of new Cold War between US and China It came as Donald Trump used the virtual UN meeting to attack China over the emergence of coronavirus. China hit back at what it called "a political virus" and said Trump's accusations were "baseless". 22/09/2020
world news 'Historic' Afghan-Taliban peace talks begin after decades of war The peace talks could see the exit of American and NATO troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of conflict. 12/09/2020
France Senior French military officer suspected of spying for Russia The officer was a lieutenant-colonel stationed with NATO in Italy. 30/08/2020
World Europe and UAE working towards a sustainable future, says ambassador Europe has a good relationship with the United Arab Emirates, says Andrea Matteo Fontana, the EU’s Ambassador to the UAE. The next step is creating a future that is more sustainable, where there is more solidarity. 15/07/2020
China COVID-19 'has exposed fundamental tensions' between EU and China Former Australia PM Kevin Rudd says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental EU-China tensions. 08/05/2020
brussels bureau EU regret after China Daily removes coronavirus mention from op-ed The EU has expressed regret after its opinion article in the China Daily newspaper was watered down to remove references to the coronavirus outbreak beginning in the country. 07/05/2020