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Germany grants €21m to increase Ethiopia ATI share

Ethiopia has secured a €21 million grant from Germany to increase its membership share in the investment risk solution provider African Trade Insurance (ATI), writes...

Scotland: Humza Yousaf takes plea for closer EU ties

A native of Pakistan, the current political leader of Scotland Humza Yousaf wants his country to secede from England and join the European Union....

Berlin and Paris ‘missing in action’ as EU lacks leadership in defence -Report

A lack of leadership by countries such as Germany and France and narrow industrial interests keep Europe from boosting defence cooperation as warranted by...

France in flames

Violent protests have erupted across France following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop in Nanterre, a Parisian suburb. The officer...

Africa’s moment of truth after Russia’s mutiny

The short-lived rebellion in Russia last weekend has raised uncertainty about the future of Moscow’s military influence in Africa, where the mercenary Wagner Group...

Germany’s far right scores first local victory

The FT shows how it is dissatisfied with the results of the popular vote in the local elections in Germany. ‘A danger for democracy’!...

NATO exercise ‘Sea Breeze’ with Ukraine moves from Black Sea waters to UK

An annual Black Sea exercise that has frequently drawn Russia’s ire resumed this week after a year hiatus, thousands of miles away from its...

Germany, France want to end ‘veto rights’ in the EU this year

In what may be the beginning of the end for European nations, Germany and France are determined to reform national rights, including the EU...

‘The Hill’: Has the U.S. lost the UAE?

The fabric of America’s strategic ties to the Gulf region is fraying. The leader of its most consequential nation, Saudi Arabia, has essentially told...

Alchemy: much more than male-driven pseudoscience

What has long been seen as a deluded effort to turn base metals into gold is being reassessed by researchers as a serious precursor...

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