Every step of the way, Krišjānis Kariņš’ plans to expand his coalition government by adding the ‘Union of Greens and Farmers’ and the left-wing ‘Progressive Party’ had been thwarted by his coalition partners.

China accused the U.S. and Taiwan of seriously violating the one-China principle.

The Polish president claimed that Vladimir Putin sought “to revive the Russian empire and must be stopped now, so that American soldiers do not need to sacrifice their lives in Europe.”

A conflict in Niger would spell certain trouble for the European continent, as it would increase migratory pressure even further.

With Carola Rackete’s candidacy—she will be running as an independent—critics fear further tension and division within the Left Party.

Why is a rusty old warship in the South China Sea a flashpoint for conflict?

With a marginal burden of around 50% of gross income under Germany’s taxation and transfer system, people with middle incomes effectively end up with only half of every euro they earn, a study shows.

While China was present, Russia, importantly, was not, casting doubt on the future viability of the initiative.

With Ukraine’s counter-offensive having stalled, Kyiv seems to have pivoted to long-distance pinprick attacks, by which it hopes to impede Russia’s efforts in supplying its troops fighting in Southern Ukraine.

Nehammer’s plan, and that of his conservative People’s Party (ÖVP), is being viewed as an attempt to seduce voters away from the FPÖ in the run-up to next year’s parliamentary elections, which, the latest polls say, the FPÖ has a good chance of dominating.

The incident is the latest reminder of how importing people from another country inevitably brings with it—no matter what blank slate theorists may claim—an import of that country’s domestic issues.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said the attacks amounted to “war crimes,” and would “further affect Ukraine’s capacity to transfer their food products towards those in need in the world.”