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German farmers block major highways with tractors in protest against plans to scrap diesel tax break
Commuters around Germany are facing severe disruption as a massive protest by farmers blocks roads across the country.
Europe hit by extreme cold causing floods in Germany and power cuts in Nordic countries
Thousands in the Nordic countries were left without power on Thursday as gusty winds and snow wreaked havoc in the region, leaving many drivers stuck in their cars on the hazardous, clogged highways.
EU Summit: Germany's Scholz gets Órban to leave room for decision on Ukraine accession
This allowed the rest 26 leaders to take the historical decision unanimously. EU rules say unanimity can also be fulfilled even if one leader is absent — meaning Orbán could still say he hadn’t voted in favour.
Wind of change: Germany gets serious about plans to make military 'fit for war'
With Russia and Ukraine still locked in combat after nearly two years and a major Israeli-Palestinian conflict underway, the European Union and NATO are feeling their way into a chaotic new world security order – and Europe's largest economy is shaking up decades-old ideas on what its military is actually for.
On Europe's doorstep: How to manage divisions over Israel-Hamas war?
We ask about a virtual EU summit that has now picked up on the language it took nine days for the bloc to agree on, namely about "Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law" against the "violent and indiscriminate attacks" by Hamas.
Not just Ukraine: How does Europe prevent bloodshed at its doorstep?
Both Azerbaijan's President Ilan Aliyev and his Turkish ally Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused the invite to Granada, Spain for what has been a brainchild of France's president, a summit of the European political community: essentially the EU and friends. We ask about the south Caucasus and the Balkans with the leaders of Serbia and Albania sending junior delegations to the summit in Granada in the wake of another spike in tensions on the EU’s doorstep.
Can they dial it back? Blinken in Beijing to stabilise US-China relations
But even that is starting to sour. Foreign investment is slowing as US allies watch Washington employ a carrot-and-stick approach to push key industries to reshore their activity. The United States is not alone.