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China targets 14 European entities as Russia sanctions trigger new EU trade confrontation
EU sanctions on Chinese suppliers have triggered immediate retaliation. European defence firms now face a new test of their dependence on Chinese inputs.
Can Thales turn Europe’s defence spending surge into an operational radar network for Romania?
Romania will acquire twelve Thales GM200 MM/A radars under an EU-backed agreement with France, strengthening NATO eastern-flank surveillance from 2027.
Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners after Supreme Court setback
Trump lost his emergency tariff power, but Section 301 has restored a global import floor. Consumers and trading partners now face the consequences.
TenneT Germany’s €3.5bn green bond gains EIB backing for grid expansion
TenneT Germany’s €3.5bn green bond and EIB backing test whether Europe can fund grid expansion without worsening electricity affordability for consumers.
Older persons treaty explained: What the new United Nations negotiations could change
The world is ageing faster than its laws. United Nations treaty talks could reshape care, employment, autonomy and protection from age discrimination.
Karim Khan removal vote explained: What happens at the International Criminal Court on July 24?
The ICC faces an internal misconduct crisis and an external United States attack. The July 24 vote will test whether the court can survive both.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy backs Naftogaz chief Sergii Koretskyi as Ukraine’s next prime minister
Ukraine is changing its wartime leadership as Russia targets energy assets. Sergii Koretskyi now faces the winter, defence and reform tests.
Baker Hughes cleared its biggest regulatory hurdle, but the Chart deal comes with strings
Baker Hughes won EU clearance for its $13.6 billion Chart deal, but divestitures, ten-year LNG safeguards and new debt still define the execution test.
China faces coordinated diplomatic challenge over sweeping South China Sea claims
Fourteen nations and the EU reaffirmed the 2016 South China Sea ruling, intensifying legal pressure on Beijing as dangerous maritime clashes continue.
Albania probes suspected forged deeds behind land sold for Jared Kushner resort
Albanian prosecutors suspect that ownership documents were falsified for coastal land later sold for approximately €110 million to developers of a luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, adding a criminal investigation to an already explosive dispute over property rights, protected wetlands and Albania’s European Union ambitions.