European Union leaders have selected Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister, as the European Commission president, sparking bemusement…
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14 Russian sailors die in secret sub fire: Kremlin
Fourteen sailors have purportedly died in a fire on a Russian deep-sea submersible with unconfirmed reports saying five survived. The…
China-Russia poised to dominate 21st century
A growing number of military near-misses involving Russia and Nato forces point to a strategic rebalancing based on a growing…
Merkel’s successor not up to job: poll
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is preparing to hand the chancellorship to 56-year-old Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (pictured) next year, but polling…
Brexiteers look to replace tearful May
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned in tears after a three-year premiership during which she achieved almost nothing. She will step down…
9 May 2019
For Yazidi women, home is a long time coming
Yazidi women raped by Islamic State fighters have been left in the lurch once again, this time by their own…
29 Mar 2019
Ukraine’s own Manchurian candidate
The Ukrainian actor and comedian who is leading the opinion polls ahead of this month’s presidential election has played down…
29 Jan 2019
Violence against women is on the rise – but so is the push-back
29 Nov 2018
18 months into Saudi boycott, Qatar is bouncing back
11 Nov 2018
Bitter lessons from 1918
27 Nov 2017
Digitization: how Europe can catch up
2 Jun 2017
Atoning for imperial sins
15 May 2017
Sweden under fire for Assange case
11 Apr 2017
Erdogan faces vote of confidence
6 Apr 2017
Uzbek migrants can’t escape state spies
27 Mar 2017