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China’s new vassal: Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping now holds the better cards in steering the Moscow-Beijing relationship.
Can a WTO summit fix the world’s problems? It’s a long shot
The upcoming WTO summit is an opportunity to tackle the pandemic and world hunger. Politics is in the way.
Putin’s war is forcing Moldova to escape Russia’s gas trap
Chișinău wants closer ties with the EU, but first has to get out of a toxic relationship with Moscow’s energy exports.
How automakers are earning a bundle while making fewer cars
Focusing on high-earning luxury cars carries environmental risks.
Lumumba’s tooth: Belgium’s unfinished reckoning with its colonial past
The remains of Congo’s independence leader are forcing the country’s colonizer to confront its brutal history.
Greens and rig workers call a truce in Europe’s oil capital
The green movement seeks to fix one of its biggest screw-ups.
Abramovich is suing the EU. He’s not the only one
Russian companies and individuals are fighting against sanctions in court.
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Germany
Germany to supply Ukraine with air defense and radar systems
The move is announced as Germany faces sharp criticism at home and abroad over its lack of military support to Ukraine.
5 things to know about Germany’s historic military investment fund
After weeks of negotiations, German politicians finally reached a deal on a massive €100B military modernization fund.
Washington
Brussels
At UN, EU’s Michel blames Russia for food crisis
In speech to Security Council, European Council president refutes Kremlin claims about Western sanctions.
Orbán wins again as furious EU envoys take church patriarch off Russian sanctions list
Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill removed from EU sanctions list after objections from Budapest.
Don’t fall for Russian lies on food crisis, EU warns Africa
Africa and the Middle East are highly vulnerable to impending crisis sparked by the war.
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Britain
The party’s not over for Boris Johnson. Yet.
‘He’s got 148 stab wounds in him. A few honorable ones in the front, and an awful lot more in the back.’
British Council criticized for handling of discrimination complaints in Kenya
Staff say complaints of discrimination and harassment dating back five years have not been dealt with adequately.
The alternative Platinum Jubilee jukebox: 10 anti-royal songs
If you’d rather drop your trousers to the queen than wave a flag at her, these tunes may be for you.
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Why African states are reluctant to pick sides on Ukraine