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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected secretary-general of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, extending his leadership at the 2026 Party Congress, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The congress, held every five years in Pyongyang, also elected new Central Committee members and amended party rules, though no details were…
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EU countries are calibrating their response after US President Donald Trump raised import tariffs from 10% to 15%, a day after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled much of his previous tariff framework unlawful. France’s Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier called for a “united approach”, saying the EU has the necessary instruments should retaliation…
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South Korea has formally protested a Japanese government-linked event marking “Takeshima Day”, calling it an unjust claim over territory it administers. In a statement, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “strongly objected” to the ceremony hosted by Shimane Prefecture and criticised the attendance of a senior Japanese government official. Seoul urged Tokyo to…
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Ukraine has criticised “ultimatums and blackmail” by Hungary and Slovakia after the governments threatened to halt electricity supplies unless Ukraine restarts flows of Russian oil. Shipments through the Druzhba pipeline have been suspended since 27 January following damage from a Russian drone strike. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have…
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China has overtaken the United States as Germany’s most important trading partner, according to figures released by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Total trade between Germany and China reached €251.8 billion in 2025, up 2.1% from the previous year. China was Germany’s most important trading partner from 2016 all the way through to 2023. In…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed not to yield to US pressure following comments from Donald Trump that Washington is considering limited strikes to compel a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Pezeshkian spoke on Saturday (21 February) at a ceremony for the Iranian Paralympics team, insisting Iran “will not bow down in the face of…
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Pakistan said it carried out early-morning cross-border strikes into eastern Afghanistan on Sunday (22 February), targeting alleged hideouts of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliated militants. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described the action as “intelligence-based, selective operations” against seven militant camps. He said an affiliate of Islamic State was also targeted. Afghan authorities reported civilian…
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Greece is positioning itself as Europe’s southern gateway for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, primarily from the United States, as the European Union prepares to ban Russian gas by 2027. Before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia supplied around 40% of EU gas. By 2024, this fell to 11%, with US LNG now accounting for…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is “definitely not losing” its war with Russia, ahead of the four-year anniversary of the conflict. Speaking to AFP, Zelenskyy said: “You can’t say that we’re losing the war… The question is whether we will win. That is the question — but it’s a very costly question.” He…
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President Donald Trump has raised the US worldwide tariff from 10% to 15%, the maximum permitted under Section 122 of the Trade Act, after the US Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff framework. The court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) did not authorise the broad tariffs he imposed. The new…
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