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Berlin’s new foreign ministry leadership signals tougher stance toward China and Russia.

Acting Finance Minister Jörg Kukies also pushes for wider definition of security investment.

A fight for control over a vast chunk of Italy’s debt pile tests Rome’s influence and could reshape the Italian financial system.

Pierre-Édouard Stérin is hoping to use his financial firepower to remold French politics in line with his conservative ideals.

The U.S. has used the U.K.-hosted energy summit to boost fossil fuels over the transition to net zero.

The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.

Lombard said he hoped the two sides could avert a trade war with “a win-win” solution.

The Tory leader repeatedly asked the prime minister if he would apologize for his changing stance on gender policy.

Latest figures put Britain’s GDP growth this year lower than Canada and the U.S.

Paris and Berlin have been at loggerheads for years, but things are at last looking up.

This is a precursor to a full minerals deal and clarifies U.S. support for a “free, sovereign, and secure Ukraine.”

Former investment banker turned Financial Services Commissioner, Maria Luis Albuquerque, is shining a light on the forces sabotaging greater integration.

Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.

Despite Donald Trump’s lurch into protectionism and coercion, Friedrich Merz believes a transatlantic trade deal can still be done.

Government advisers north and south of the border worry workers are being failed by shifting policies and poor communication.

How far is Labour willing to go to prop up Britain’s struggling industries? And will it be enough to see off the Farage threat?

A worsening showdown across the Atlantic could spell trouble for the candidate country.

Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse has been vocal about human rights issues in Tibet and Hong Kong.

The new restrictions are intended to protect British farms as a foot-and-mouth outbreak spreads across the EU.