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The US government has approved the future transfer of equipment worth more than $300 million. Though not unexpected, the move is liable to rile China, which claims Taiwan as its territory. The

The top civil servant in Germany’s education ministry has been fired after floating a possible funding cut for academics who spoke in favor of pro-Palestinian students. A top education ministry official has

EU leaders are set to hold talks on how key roles in the bloc will be distributed. Ursula von der Leyen looks set for a second term as European Commission head after

Security issues and jailed Australian writer Yang Hengjun were on the agenda during “candid dialogue” between Anthony Albanese and Li Qiang in Canberra. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang met in Canberra on

China’s coast guard has said the Philippine vessel ignored warnings and approached the Chinese ship in the disputed Spratly Islands. China claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea as its

Belgium has 31,800 politicians, administrators and cabinet members across all levels combined. This large number is mainly due to French-speaking Belgium, a new study shows.  After Luxembourg and Portugal, Belgium has the

Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with Ukraine if its military withdraws its troops from four regions claimed by Moscow and its government renounces NATO membership. The Russian president made

Moscow’s embassy in the west African country has refuted a Bloomberg report suggesting that Nigerians based in Russia were being “forced to decide between deportation or fighting” in the military. The Russian

The European Union’s top court has said Hungary must pay a fine of €200 million for failing to follow migration and asylum policies. The country must also pay €1 million per day

A controversial reform package has been passed by the Senate after hours of debate, but still needs final approval. The radical reforms put forward by the far-right president have sparked violent protests.