Today
The ordinary Germans turning to the far-right
It’s not disillusioned old people hankering back to Germany’s past, but overwhelmingly young people who want a future free of multiculturalism.
- Judith Woods
September
AUKUS was part of plan to punish Macron, says Boris Johnson
Writing in his upcoming memoirs, the former UK prime minister accused the French president of being a “positive nuisance” during talks to leave the EU.
- Updated
- Daniel Martin
Small ship, big adventures: Island-hopping in Portugal and Spain
This voyage aboard Windstar Star Pride included plenty of time ashore to explore volcanoes, deserts and tucked-away beaches.
- Tim Johnson
BYD shrugs off planned US ban of Chinese smart car software
Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD’s auto sales division for Asia-Pacific, said the Chinese EV giant had turned its attention to markets with receptive EV policies.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier
Zelensky to push Biden for advanced weapons to end war
The Ukraine president will meet Joe Biden in Washington this week, and will ask him to provide an official invitation to join NATO.
- Daryna Krasnolutska
- Analysis
- Brexit
Brits regret Brexit, but can the country turn back?
Boris Johnson ‘got Brexit done’, but most Brits now seem to wish he hadn’t. Polls show more people see it as a failure, and would even vote to rejoin the EU.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Death toll mounts in Central Europe floods
The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a low-pressure system crossing the region has unleashed record-high rains.
- Karel Janicek and Monika Scislowska
Friend or foe? Europe’s big Chinese EV dilemma
Bad news hasn’t been enough to get European carmakers and politicians to rethink their anti-China strategy. But that’s exactly what might need to happen.
- Hans van Leeuwen
BMW recall and VW job threat deepen German industry crisis
BMW shares plunged after the company disclosed the spiralling cost of a recall affecting 1.5 million vehicles.
- Joshua Gallu and William Wilkes
Google and Apple face billions in penalties after losing EU appeals
The decisions, handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union, were seen as an important test of efforts to clamp down on the world’s largest technology companies.
- Adam Satariano and Jenny Gross
Ukraine’s new foreign minister Is Zelensky’s latest power play
Ukraine’s new foreign minister has cultivated deep contacts in NATO states during postings to Ankara and Warsaw. He’s also close to Ukraine’s wartime power centre.
- Volodymyr Verbianyi and Natalia Ojewska
Macron turns to veteran Brexit hardman as French PM
The French president, boxed in by the parliamentary deadlock he created via a snap election in June, has named 73-year-old Michel Barnier as prime minister.
- Hans van Leeuwen
US, Britain and Brussels set to sign agreement on AI standards
The convention, which was drafted by more than 50 countries, requires signatories to be accountable for any harmful and discriminatory outcomes of AI systems.
- Madhumita Murgia and Javier Espinoza
Could a kill switch help us control dangerous AI?
The government is calling for business responses to its plans to rein in the use of potentially dangerous forms of artificial intelligence.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- South China Sea
Why the Philippines is the new China flashpoint
Most people have never heard of the Sabina Shoal, but it’s become the latest global testing ground for confrontation with China. Will it trigger broader conflict?
- Jennifer Hewett
Volkswagen mulls closing German plants for first time in its history
The German brand has faced falling sales, amid decreased demand in Europe, especially for its electric vehicles, and cut-throat competition from China.
- Melissa Eddy
Israel braced for industrial action as ceasefire pressure grows
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in cities around the nation on Sunday, in what appeared to be the largest protests since the October 7 attacks.
- Updated
- Galit Altstein and Dan Williams
August
The Canary Islands are revolting against British tourists
Permanent residents are dependent on an industry overwhelming their towns and destroying the environment.
- Stephen Smith
Canada tries to halt China’s EV flood with 100pc tariffs
The move replicates US and EU measures as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China “is not playing by the same rules” as everyone else over electric vehicles.
- Promit Mukherjee and Akash Sriram
Onus on Hamas as Israel backs plan to break ceasefire impasse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the proposed accord “a bridging agreement” and acknowledged that not everything was spelt out in detail.
- Courtney McBride and Dan Williams