Chinese diplomats sent a congratulatory message to Olaf Scholz on his election as German chancellor, saying China-Germany ties are one of the world’s most important bilateral relations. On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for promoting China-Germany relations to a new level in a congratulatory message to Olaf Scholz on …

Putin also regretted that NATO has chosen to deploy a confrontational policy against Russia. He warned that “there is nothing good about it. We do not seek any confrontation.” On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that Russia does not have warlike intentions but will guarantee its security in case …

Sähkön pörssihinta ponnahti tiistaina ennätystasolle Suomessa. Keskihinta oli huikeat 469 euroa megawattitunnilta, mikä on yli kymmenkertainen normaaliin hintatasoon verrattuna. Tuntihinta kävi yli 1 000 eurossa. Pitkin loppusyksyä hinta on jo kutitellut uusia korkeuksia monen tekijän summana. Vesivoimaa on normaalia vähemmän, tuuli on heikkoa, Olkiluoto 3 ei ole vieläkään verkossa ja …

Военный обозреватель «Известий» Антон Лавров — о том, почему украинская проблематика заняла основное место в переговорах президентов РФ и США Хотя переговоры Владимира Путина и Джо Байдена 7 ноября продолжались больше двух часов, такого временного отрезка совершенно недостаточно, чтобы подробно обсудить все накопившиеся проблемы между странами. Слишком много их образовалось …

Я не про геополитику, я просто войны не хочу. Я не хочу, чтобы наши солдаты, выполняя безумный приказ, находили смерть в чужой стране, которая, да, могла быть дружественной, но теперь чужая. Да, многие из них одурачены пропагандой – «Крым наш», заговор американцев и все прочее, но это не солдаты затеяли …

Ahead of a legal opinion from the advocate general of the CJEU on the EU’s new rule-of-law mechanism, Brussels fires a warning shot in a letter to both. Poland’s riposte is to say the EHCR has no power to question its appointment of judges. The European Commission showed it is …

Viktor Orban is using Hungarian taxpayer money to renovate Slovak churches, chateaux and kindergartens – and is strengthening his position while doing so. “Francis II Rakoczi is like a god to Hungarians,” exclaims the tour guide on the cultural importance of a recently renovated chateau in the southeastern Slovak village …

Lawyers have accused Turkish authorities of unjustly detaining people for alleged Revolutionary Peoples’ Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) links. Turkish police conducted raids targeting a far-left armed group today. Police detained 25 individuals for alleged ties to the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) in Istanbul, Ankara and other parts of the country. …

A recent string of attacks on Iraq’s Kurdistan Region peshmerga forces have raised concern over how effective long-discussed coordination with the central government is in the country’s flashpoint disputed territories. Peshmerga forces operating in territory disputed between the central government and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have in recent …

Moscow is likely to welcome a Turkish mediation effort if it serves to restrain Ukraine from a military adventure. Turkey has offered to mediate in the Ukraine crisis as tensions between NATO and Russia escalate, with fears that Russia might be gearing up to invade eastern Ukraine. The proposal from …