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EU diplomats on how the bloc is preparing for Biden's administration

EU diplomats share their views on what Trump meant for the transatlantic alliance and how Biden could help repair cut ties.

World News

Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital

Official: Large car bomb kills 9 in Afghan capital

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.

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.

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USA

Sudan becomes third Arab country to recognise Israel, Trump announces

Part of the brokered deal includes a payment of €282.5 million from Sudan as compensation to US victims of terrorism.

Turkey

Turkey is 'more assertive' on the world stage but also 'more isolated'

Turkey has become militarily involved in Libya, Syria and Iraq and drawn the ire of the EU by ramping up patrols in the eastern Mediterranean

United Kingdom

Belarus: Britain is 8th European country to recall ambassador

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain "condemns Belarus' decision to expel Polish and Lithuanian diplomats" which he described as "completely unjustified".

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.

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".

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.

Russia

Putin apologises to Serbian leader over ministry spokeswoman's post

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, posted a picture of Vucic's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last week with a picture of Sharon Stone's legs from the Basic Instinct movie underneath.

Europe News

Kosovo-Serbia talks resume in Brussels after stateside meeting

Balkan analyst Đorđe Bojović says the Washington talks were more about Trump securing a foreign policy win ahead of November's presidential election than securing a settlement between Kosovo and Serbia.

Taiwan

Taiwan unveils new passport to emphasise difference with China

The new passport sees "Taiwan" feature more prominently and "Republic fo China" downgraded.

France

Senior French military officer suspected of spying for Russia

The officer was a lieutenant-colonel stationed with NATO in Italy.

Russia

Pressure mounts on Russia to investigate Navalny's suspected poisoning

“The poisoning of Alexey [sic] Navalny shocked the world,” UK PM Boris Johnson said in a tweet. “The perpetrators must be held accountable & the UK will join international efforts to ensure justice is done.”

USA

EU rejects US motion to restore UN sanctions against Iran

The EU argues that as the US withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, it cannot demand a snapback of sanctions.

Norway

Norway expels Russian diplomat in spy case

"We have today informed the Russian ambassador that one of his employees is unwanted in Norway and has been asked to leave the country," a spokesperson for Norway's Foreign Ministry said.

Lebanon

50,000 sign petition calling for France to take control of Lebanon

"We believe Lebanon should be placed under French mandate in order to establish clean and durable governance," reads a petition that has collected more than 50,000 signatures.

World News

US consulate in Chengdu closed in escalation of tensions with China

The US consulate in Chengdu was taken over by Chinese authorities after the Trump administration ordered the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

World News

China tells US to close consulate in Chengdu amid rising tensions

US-Chinese relations have soured amid a mounting array of conflicts including trade, the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, technology, spying accusations, Hong Kong and allegations of abuses against Chinese Muslims.