‘Now it’s our turn to shine!’ How world leaders greeted Trump’s inauguration
Most leaders were diplomatic about their differences, while others more ideologically aligned with the new US president voiced their joy Donald Trump inauguration – live...
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‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad
Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency What is the view of US democracy from...
Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives
In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what...
Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui
Minister says request regarding welder arrested in 2005 on drugs charges will be discussed in January amid spate of transfer of high-profile detainees Indonesia has...
More than 1,000 North Korean military casualties in Ukraine war, says South Korea
Claims underline risks posed to North’s untested armed forces amid reports regime could send reinforcements More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or...
China begins anti-subsidy investigation into European dairy imports
Inquiry into eight EU countries is latest chapter in hostility between Beijing and EU over trade Chinese authorities have launched an anti-subsidy investigation into European...
Global markets partly recover but analysts fear ‘we’re not out of woods’
Shares on Wall Street and in Asia and Europe start to recover after Monday’s rout Business live – latest updates Shares on Wall Street rose...
China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs
Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market rates Business live – latest updates China has ramped up its...
Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pact
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un’s agreement raises western alarm about possible Russian help for nuclear programme The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and the North Korean...
Former Trump national security adviser urges resumption of nuclear testing
Robert O’Brien says US should abandon moratorium but experts say proposal would hasten global nuclear arms race Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Robert O’Brien,...
