How close is too close for Germany and China? Beijing meeting sets the stage

Can Swiss negotiators seal a new trade deal with the US?

Venezuela prepares for a US attack and tariffs slam the brakes on Japanese carmakers

Iraq’s parliamentary elections and a new EU intelligence unit

Ukraine’s energy companies fighting to keep heat and electricity running

Syria announces itself on the international stage: Ahmed Al-Sharaa at the White House after sanctions lifted

Viktor Orbán at the White House: can Hungary’s PM avoid the bear in the room?

Morocco celebrates as the world gambles with Western Sahara peace

Why does Russia care so much about the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?

What’s in a name? Taiwan’s recognition in Estonia hits a snag

The Novi Sad anniversary protests and Australia’s historic state treaty

A 12 out of 10 meeting: Trump lowers tariffs on China, Xi cuts rare earth controls

Trump and Xi meet in Seoul and raids in Rio de Janeiro

Dutch elections, Lebanon seeks to disarm Hezbollah and the US government shutdown’s impact on aviation

Trump says he will solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis ‘very quickly’. Plus: Europe’s rival to Starlink

Asean leaders meet and Pope Leo heads to Turkey

EU and US sanctions on Russia, Art Basel Paris and tariffs’ impact on the superyacht industry

EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine, the Middle East and ‘simplification’

President Erdoğan embarks on Gulf tour pursuing a deal with Qatar to buy used Eurofighter Typhoons

Japan’s new prime minister, what’s next for Israel and Gaza and L’Oréal acquires Kering’s beauty portfolio