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China energy security
Chinese airlines shed weight, add flights over Russia to trim fuel costs
Some carriers have even removed non-essential items like in-flight magazines from their planes.
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US, Israel war on Iran
Immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz demanded at 40-nation talks
3 Apr 2026 - 11:30AM
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Italy
Italy arrests German-Indian ‘guru’ on child abuse allegations
2 Apr 2026 - 9:12PM
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Ukraine war
Russia is luring students with large financial packages to join drone units
Students are being offered attractive packages to sign up, with the prospect of ending their contracts after one year.
2 Apr 2026 - 3:42PM
A new billboard recruitment campaign which shows a young drone operator with glowing eyes in hi-tech glasses. Photo: EPA
History
Wreck of Danish flagship sunk by famed British admiral discovered after 225 years
Marine archaeologists find the Dannebroge, sunk during a brutal hours-long naval clash considered one of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s ‘great battles’.
2 Apr 2026 - 2:20PM
Ukraine war
Russia says it has taken full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region
A small sliver of land in the area has remained beyond Moscow’s reach since 2022, and Kyiv denies that the situation has changed.
2 Apr 2026 - 11:06AM
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France
France suspects link to pro-Iranian group HAYI in foiled Paris bomb plot
The group had posted a video on March 23 targeting Jewish interests and communities in Europe, naming Bank of America’s Paris headquarters.
2 Apr 2026 - 12:12AM
People stand outside the Bank of America headquarters in Paris on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Britain
BBC defends action in new sex abuse scandal involving DJ Scott Mills
The BBC has been rocked by multiple sexual scandals involving top personalities in recent years.
1 Apr 2026 - 11:11PM
Japan
Japan, France to draw road map for supply of critical minerals
It aims to lower their high dependency on China, which mines about 70 per cent of the world’s supply and refines some 90 per cent.
2 Apr 2026 - 3:23PM
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Germany
Wolf bites woman on the face at German shopping centre in rare attack
The animal, which had previously avoided humans, was captured and taken to a wildlife park.
1 Apr 2026 - 12:41AM
China-EU relations
Europe urged to ‘learn to fight for itself’ in case US-China truce collapses
European Council on Foreign Relations calls for Brussels to be prepared and ‘not wait until the next crisis hits’.
31 Mar 2026 - 3:00PM
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With a trade truce in place between China and the United States, Beijing has hit pause on more rare earth restrictions. Photo: Chinatopix via AP
Japan
What Macron’s Tokyo visit means for an anxious Japan and its ties with France
Japan is enlisting French support amid a global energy shock and a diplomatic rupture with Beijing.
31 Mar 2026 - 6:51PM
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US, Israel war on Iran
‘Without US, there’s no Nato’: Rubio says ties may be reviewed amid Trump snub
‘An alliance has to be mutually beneficial. It cannot be a one-way street. Let’s hope we can fix it,’ America’s top diplomat says.
31 Mar 2026 - 12:33PM
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Crime
France convicts Chinese captain of oil tanker linked to Russian shadow fleet
Chen Zhangjie, who is currently at sea, was jailed for a year in absentia. The Borocay was thought to be transporting Russian oil to India.
31 Mar 2026 - 2:08AM
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Crime
France studies possible Iran link after bomb attack foiled at Bank of America
A link to Iran is suspected due to similarities to ‘recent attempted attacks in Europe which a pro-Iran group claimed responsibility for’.
31 Mar 2026 - 12:47AM
Private security members work next to a police van outside Bank of America’s Paris offices on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Crime
Sweden charges ‘monster’ man for selling wife to over 120 men
The man, 62, had for years benefited financially from pressuring his wife ‘to perform and submit to sexual acts’.
30 Mar 2026 - 8:47PM
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Iran war and rogue drones force European aviation safety rethink
As the Middle East conflict clogs flight corridors between Asia and Europe, EASA chief warns of ‘hybrid warfare’ risks.
30 Mar 2026 - 2:28PM
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Israel
European countries appeal to Israel to abandon plans to revive death penalty
Foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the UK expressed concern about the bill which opponents say would target only Palestinians.
30 Mar 2026 - 6:55AM
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a session of the Israeli parliament (Knesset) in Jerusalem. On Monday, the Knesset will meet to discuss a bill seeking to revive the death penalty for people convicted of acts of terrorism. Photo: AFP
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Kenneth Rogoff on why China’s yuan will be a reserve currency within 5 years
Harvard economist explains why cryptocurrencies will never take the US dollar’s place, despite their popularity in underground economies.
30 Mar 2026 - 10:03AM
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Britain
UK’s PM Starmer to host industry leaders for Middle East war talks on Monday
Participants at the talks will include government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders.
30 Mar 2026 - 5:52AM
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Crime
Man charged in Germany after fatal stabbing of his 13-year-old son
The boy’s mother and 9-year-old sister were seriously injured in the attack. Police said the suspect, 40, has made no statement.
30 Mar 2026 - 4:11AM
Germany
Hundreds flee as fire rips through German nightclub
3 people were injured in the fire in Kehl, southwestern Germany. Authorities said most of the building will have to be torn down.
30 Mar 2026 - 1:08AM
Smoke rises from the roof of a building, the site of a fire at the K nightclub in Kehl, southwestern Germany on Sunday. Photo: Feuerwehr Kehl / AFP / Handout
Israel-Gaza war
Jerusalem police stop Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday mass
Police said the Church of the Holy Sepulchre had been notified that no mass could take place on Palm Sunday because of safety considerations.
30 Mar 2026 - 2:06AM
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France
French prosecutors open terror probe after Bank of America attack attempt
Paris police and French intelligence agents are investigating after the suspect said he was contacted via Snapchat and paid 600 euros to carry out the bombing.
29 Mar 2026 - 7:45PM
Crime
400,000 KitKat bars stolen, as thieves ‘make a break’ with 12 tonne shipment
The heist could cause a shortage of the chocolate snacks in Europe right before Easter, Nestlé warns.
29 Mar 2026 - 3:12AM
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