US judge orders China to pay $24bn in Covid-related case
Beijing has been accused of endangering lives by hoarding protective supplies at the start of the pandemic A US federal judge has ordered China to pay $24 billion in damages…
China fires back in trade war with tariffs on Canadian goods
Beijing’s new taxes on food and agriculture follow Ottawa’s duties on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum China has announced steep tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products in response to…
India signs deal with Russia for T-72 tank engines
The $248 million contract includes technology transfer to support New Delhi’s strategy to boost local defense manufacturing New Delhi signed a $248 million contract on Friday with Rosoboronexport, the Russian…
Trump says Russia ‘easier to deal with’ than Ukraine
Negotiations with Kiev have been “more difficult,” the US president has said US President Donald Trump has said he finds it easier to deal with Russia than Ukraine as he…
Trump mulls pulling US troops out of Germany
The president is reportedly outraged by the EU’s attitude towards the Ukraine conflict US President Donald Trump is considering withdrawing American troops from Germany and redeploying them to Hungary, The…
China accuses US of ‘two-faced’ policies
The Trump administration is unfairly penalizing Beijing despite its efforts to be a reliable global partner, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry The Chinese Foreign Ministry has accused the administration…
‘We’re out of there’ if Ukraine doesn’t want peace
Kiev is more difficult to deal with than Moscow, the US president has said Washington will cease all assistance to Kiev if the latter fails to demonstrate its commitment to…
Eastern European politicians discussing preemptive attack on Russia
The EU countries closest to Russia see it as an “existential threat,” a Financial Times columnist has reported, citing sources Several countries in Eastern Europe are considering a pre-emptive strike…
US pulls out of South Africa energy deal
Pretoria says it is looking for alternative funding for projects that would have been carried out with Washington’s support The electrification of South Africa’s informal settlements through a United States…
EU militarization a deep concern
The bloc’s defense plans are “primarily aimed at Russia” and hinder peace efforts in Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov has argued The Kremlin has condemned the EU’s plan to increase defense spending…
Microsoft to invest millions more in AI in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the firm is “an American company with an African heart” due to its “impressive” commitment to Pretoria and the continent Microsoft will invest nearly $300 million…
EU ‘can’t afford’ to support Ukraine
Hungary has vetoed the bloc’s new €30 billion military aid package for Kiev The EU does not have the financial capacity to continue aiding Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…