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New Delhi and Brussels have agreed a landmark trade deal set to eliminate up to €4bn in tariffs on EU exports and potentially double shipments to India. The agreement was finalised during a visit by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The…
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China’s President Xi Jinping told Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo that Beijing is ready to work with Helsinki to uphold a UN-centred international system and advance a multipolar order, according to China’s state news agency. Xi said he hoped Finland would play a constructive role in supporting stable China–EU relations. Orpo’s visit comes amid European…
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United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to raise tariffs on South Korean exports, citing delays in ratifying a bilateral trade agreement. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said tariffs would increase from 15% to 25%, blaming South Korea’s legislature for failing to approve the pact agreed last year. The higher rate would…
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European countries have agreed a new clean energy security pact, the Hamburg Declaration, aimed at strengthening energy resilience across the UK and Europe amid ongoing geopolitical instability. Agreed at the Future of the North Seas Summit, the deal commits North Sea nations to jointly deliver 100 GW of offshore wind capacity, marking the first coordinated…
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Speaking to the European Parliament, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, dismissing calls for full strategic autonomy. “If anyone thinks that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the US, keep on dreaming,” Rutte said, adding: “You can’t. We need each…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping held a call with Vietnam’s newly reappointed Communist Party leader To Lam, urging closer cooperation in regional and international affairs, according to Chinese state media. The call followed Lam’s unanimous reappointment for a further five-year term. Xi described China and Vietnam as a “community with a shared future” and said Beijing…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended Labour’s decision to prevent Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, from standing in an upcoming by-election. Burnham is widely viewed by commentators as a potential future leadership contender, though Labour has said the decision was based on electoral focus. Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC), which includes Starmer, ruled…
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Unrest escalated across Minneapolis and several US cities on Sunday (25 January) as Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, warned the country had reached a “turning point” and urged US President Donald Trump to withdraw federal immigration agents from the city. Tensions intensified following the fatal shooting of Alex Preti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse and military…
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The Labour Party has blocked Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, from standing as a parliamentary candidate, triggering internal backlash. A 10-member panel of the party’s National Executive Committee voted eight to one against allowing Burnham to end his mayoral term early to contest the Gorton and Denton by-election. Keir Starmer voted against, according to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said limited but tangible progress was made in talks on ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, while stressing that any agreement must respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Speaking in Vilnius after two days of Ukraine–Russia–US talks in Abu Dhabi, Zelenskyy said the number of contentious issues had fallen but warned Moscow was still pressing…
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