In a first, China will send vice president to Trump’s inauguration
Beijing is taking a two-pronged approach to the incoming president: trying to sweeten up Trump while also signaling it is ready to fight efforts to constrain it.
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Greenland’s melting ice is clearing the way for a mineral ‘gold rush’
Greenland, a vast but sparsely populated Arctic island, has been transformed by the climate crisis in recent decades.
India is staring at an oil shock as U.S. sanctions on Russian crude loom
India is now staring at the possibility of an oil shock after the U.S. decided to implement sweeping sanctions on Russia’s oil industry.
I won’t let critics get to me, says Reeves after speculation about her future
Chancellor says she has the ideas needed to turn things around after week of speculation about whether she can remain in post Rachel Reeves has said she is not going to let her critics get her down after a bruising week of speculation about whether she could be ousted as chancellor. Reeves said she is…
‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream
Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city On a crisp December morning, office workers and tourists stroll along a tree-lined stream in central Seoul, pausing on stepping stones that cross its flowing waters. It’s difficult to imagine that…
Israel security cabinet to meet on ceasefire deal as strikes on Gaza continue
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says security cabinet will convene on Friday amid concerns the delay could push back the start of the ceasefire Israel-Gaza war: live updates Israel’s security cabinet will meet on Friday after negotiators reached a deal for the release of hostages as part of a Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences That Had Delayed Cease-Fire Deal, Netanyahu Says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had called a meeting of his security cabinet for later on Friday.
Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’
If Herbert Kickl becomes chancellor, Vienna will join list of disruptive member states, putting EU policies in peril When Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe. Punitive measures were imposed, diplomatic visits cancelled and Belgium even suggested the EU could do without the Alpine country. That was when…
The Middle East, inflation and Trump’s return – what will Biden’s legacy be? – podcast
After 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal in Gaza has been reached. In his farewell address to the nation, Joe Biden tried to convince the US public that it was just one of many successes he’d had in the White House. But is that how his time in office will be remembered? Jonathan Freedland…