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Brussels is getting increasingly worried about its economic relationship with Beijing … but the bloc doesn’t want to bring out the big guns just yet. While the EU already has the infamous ‘trade bazooka’ at its disposal, the Commission is considering a new tool to address Chinese overcapacity and dangerous dependencies. Our colleague Camille Gijs has spoken with EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to learn more. Hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss what he said in the interview. Next, EU defense ministers are meeting in Ireland today, and Ukraine is right at the top of the agenda. The big…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 11:00 GMT+2•Updated 11:55 Rescuers were still searching for survivors on Monday a day after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, leaving eight people dead and more than a dozen missing, authorities said. The ferry left the northern port of Kyrenia around midday on Sunday en route for the Turkish mainland but capsized shortly afterwards, sparking a major rescue operation, local authorities said. There were 267 on board at the time. Of that number, 241 people were rescued, eight died and another 18 were listed as missing, they said. There was no immediate word on their nationalities.…

Published on 01/09/2026 – 6:11 GMT+2 A “massive” Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and its surrounding areas killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian officials said early on Tuesday. The strikes came as children were set to return to school after the summer holidays, and as officials tightened security measures during fears of further Russian strikes. “Kyiv region came under a massive attack by Russian missiles and strike drones tonight,” said Kyiv regional military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko in a post on Telegram. Residents of the Ukrainian capital reported hearing more than…

Published on 01/09/2026 – 5:51 GMT+2 A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted on Monday of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for less than three hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas. After the verdict was read, Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, cried and hugged the prosecutors.…

Nach dem Ost-Wahlkampf und voraussichtlich schwierigen Ergebnissen für die CDU, wartet auf Friedrich Merz die diplomatische Weltbühne. Maximilian Stascheit zeigt gemeinsam mit Hans von der Burchard, warum der Kanzler im heimischen Wahlkampf gemieden wird, international dagegen aber den nächsten großen Auftritt sucht. In Sachsen-Anhalt dominiert derweil AfD-Spitzenkandidat Ulrich Siegmund das Geschehen mit dauerhafter Freundlichkeit. Frederik Schindler von WELT und Co-Host des POLITICO-Podcast „Inside AfD“ gibt Einblicke, wie dieser Gute-Laune-Populismus extremistische Inhalte verschleiert und warum selbst die Prominenz aus Berlin, wie Alice Weidel und Tino Chrupalla daneben verblasst. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview äußert sich die Spitzenkandidatin Eva von Angern zur Frage, unter welchen…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 11:38 GMT+2 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday that a mass influx of at least 72,000 migrants to the enclave of Ceuta a month ago was still under investigation, while denouncing “fake information” spread by the “ultra-right.” “After July 30 and 31, there was a spread of rumours and disinformation, from social networks linked both to Russia and to Israel, and to an ultra-right international that always uses migration not only to attack Spain, but also to attack Europe and divide it,” Sánchez told Cadena Ser radio. Sánchez also ruled out any responsibility on…

“The goal here was to standardize the process across the board,” said Muhammad Alameldin, director of growth for California YIMBY, a pro-development organization that has supported the new state laws. “The theme is that if you own a piece of property, you should be able to build on that piece of property.” The state’s effort on backyard homes is considered its most successful policy to increase homebuilding in recent memory. In 2018, fewer than 9,000 backyard homes were permitted in California, making up less than 8 percent of the state’s total production, according to an analysis of state data by…

Israel’s defence ministry said on Monday it had signed a deal with Athens worth approximately €3 billion to set up the “Achilles Shield” aerial defence system for Greece. “Under the deal, Israel will build Greece a comprehensive, multi-layered air defence array, drawing entirely on Israeli-made systems and on the extensive operational experience Israel’s defence establishment has gained during the war,” the ministry said in a statement. “This is the largest defence export deal in the history of Israel-Greece relations and one of the largest in the history of the State of Israel,” it added. The deal was signed by the…

A 43-year-old Swiss man was arrested on Monday on “strong suspicion” of being behind a rare deadly gun attack at a rave in Switzerland. Gunfire erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning as an annual rave was winding down at the racecourse in Aarau, capital of Switzerland’s northern Aargau canton. The attack triggered an international manhunt for the shooter, who left an Italian woman dead and wounded five others, some seriously. “A 43-year-old Swiss man was apprehended shortly before 1:00 am Monday,” Aargau police said in a statement. “The man was subsequently arrested on strong suspicion of having committed…

Published on 31/08/2026 – 15:10 GMT+2 EU forces intercepted and boarded a suspected Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to the bloc’s top diplomat. In a post on X, Kaja Kallas said troops from the EU’s Operation Irini boarded the MV Sun tanker for “flag verification,” following suspicions that the vessel was sailing under a false flag in breach of international maritime law. “Illegal oil sales from shadow fleet ships are a critical lifeline for Russia’s war in Ukraine, and we’ll continue to cut them off,” she wrote, adding that it was the sixth suspected…