Leaked EU plan reveals response to US and Chinese green subsidies
Draft plan to loosen state aid rules follows Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and Chinese subsidies The EU executive will loosen state aid rules and...
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EU plans to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment
Proposed use of tax credits follows pressure to respond to Biden’s $369bn green subsidy scheme in US The EU is stepping up its green subsidy...
Russia to blame for ‘worst food crisis since WW2’, says US envoy
Cindy McCain warns food supplies will not be safe until Russian invasion of Ukraine has ended Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates The global food...
US poised to send dozens of Abrams tanks to Ukraine in reversal – report
Decision comes just days after Washington argued against sending the Abrams despite demands from Kyiv The United States, in a reversal, appears to be poised...
Joy in Ireland after country’s film talents bag 14 Oscar nominations
Strong showing for Irish actors and directors, with one film, The Banshees of Inisherin, up for nine awards Full report: Everything Everywhere All at Once...
Russia launches strikes in Ukraine in violation of self-declared ceasefire
At least two civilians killed in attacks across country after Russia declared ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Russia has launched...
Number of populist world leaders at 20-year low
After Bolsonaro’s defeat and Duterte’s departure, 1.7bn people are now living under populist rule, report says The number of populist leaders around the world has...
US to require arrivals from China to provide negative Covid test
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers...
Ukraine aims for UN-backed peace summit in February
Russia can only be invited if it has faced a war crimes tribunal first, says foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba Ukraine is aiming to hold a...
Spanish police arrest New Zealander on FBI’s most wanted list
Michael James Pratt, given life sentence in US for sexual assault and producing child sexual abuse images, was staying in Madrid Spanish police have arrested...
