Yesterday
Is China serious about tackling the steel glut?
Four years after oversupply and rising consumer uncertainty killed China’s property boom, Beijing is again re-evaluating the steel industry that supplied it.
This Month
Europe’s welfare state is over
Europe must never again find itself in a position where the likes of US vice-president JD Vance have life-and-death power over it.
France could protect Europe with its nuclear weapons, Macron says
In a televised address, the French president warned that the Continent needed to deal with a retreating America and a bellicose Russia.
‘Stay away from the EU’: Tesla sales plummet on Musk anger
February numbers show the US electric-car maker is struggling to attract buyers across Europe – and the billionaire’s politics are partly to blame.
Zelensky ‘ready to work’ with Trump to secure peace deal
The Ukrainian said he wanted to “make things right” with the US president and lauded his “strong leadership”, after he abruptly froze military aid.
BYD pledges to work with rival Tesla to combat petrol cars
Executive vice-president Stella Li said China was willing to share key technologies in EVs and autonomous driving with foreign companies despite rising trade tensions.
How Zelensky can win without Trump’s help
With Europe’s backing, Ukraine can stay in the fight long enough to achieve real peace – one that guarantees its independence and sovereignty.
Starmer, Macron seek to wrest Ukraine initiative back from Trump
European leaders have hatched plans to develop their own Ukraine peace deal that they’ll sell to the US president, including a peacekeeping “coalition of the willing”.
‘Full backing’: Europe rallies for Zelensky after Oval Office meltdown
Keir Starmer made a show of hugging the Ukrainian leader outside Downing Street, and will be joined by leaders from all over the Continent for crisis talks.
February
As Trump sides with Putin, Europe’s urgent race to rearm
If the US military ships out, the Europeans will need speed, cohesion and piles of money – not exactly attributes they’re famous for.
Don’t like Trump’s $8m ‘gold card’ visa? Try Europe for $413,000
The president wants to charge almost $8 million for a visa. Yet for as little as $413,000, you can buy a flat in a Mediterranean country and get permanent residency too.
Trump threatens EU with 25pc tariffs on all goods
The president took aim at the European Union, saying it “was formed to screw the United States” as he held his first Cabinet meeting that Elon Musk also joined.
War stocks rocket as markets prepare for ‘defence supercycle’
ASX-listed defence ETFs have exploded more than 50 per cent higher over the past year, causing investors to scramble for exposure to the booming sector.
Carmakers turn to new hybrid and petrol models amid EV lag
General Motors, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have pledged over the past few weeks to invest in new or upgraded internal combustion engine and hybrid models.
German election winner Merz vows ‘independence from US’
In blunt remarks after his victory, the chancellor-in-waiting criticised the “ultimately outrageous” comments flowing from Washington during the campaign.
‘Next time we’ll come first’: German far-right celebrates breakthrough
The AfD has little chance of joining the government, but leader Alice Weidel thinks it’s only a matter of time before that changes.
Scholz promised stability, but Germany got chaos instead
The deeper rot in German governance will require more fundamental reforms than any coalition is likely to deliver.
Trump has smashed the Western alliance. Here’s what could happen next
With his broadsides against Ukraine, Trump has turned the world order on its head, leaving Europe reeling. Why is he doing it, and how can US allies respond?
Trump warns Zelensky time is running out for Ukraine
The US president said his Ukrainian counterpart must move quickly to secure peace, and suggested he was prolonging the war to “ride the gravy train”.
Why Trump is falling into Putin’s trap
The US president’s public exchange of insults with Zelensky forms part of a rapid pivot towards Russia, welcomed by the Kremlin.