The Asian giant’s dominance in the green sector has become a headache for the EU: it needs China’s products to meet decarbonization objectives, while simultaneously seeking to protect its industries and avoid becoming dependent on a foreign power
Five years ago, when the Spaniard was appointed EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, he said: ‘Europe must learn the language of power.’ He has tried to use this philosophy in Ukraine and the Middle East. On December 1 he left his position. His successor, Kaja Kallas, will seek to build a European defense system
The country’s agricultural companies explore trading chickpeas for rice and mandarin oranges with other Asian countries to get around international sanctions. The Kremlin has put together a guide for such transactions and is confident that bartering ‘will increase competitiveness’
Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would seriously damage telecommunications, GPS, and meteorological services
The weakening of the Damascus dictator’s allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, together with the coincidence of the truce between Israel and the Lebanese militia and the transition in Washington, explain the lightning offensive of the Syrian rebels
The announced levies of up to 25% on imported goods accelerates early imports and increases the volume of shipments from the Asian country
Chongqing is a Chinese metropolis with 32 million inhabitants. By surface area, it’s almost as large as Austria. In recent years, the southwestern municipality has become a viral sensation
She was Germany’s chancellor for 16 years. After leaving office in 2021, she disappeared. Now she is back with her memoirs, in which she reflects on her time in power and her life in the GDR. And she defends her legacy. EL PAÍS interviewed her in Berlin where she sends a message: ‘Freedom cannot be taken for granted’
The president-elect has not specified how he will convince other countries to take back their citizens, but there is a law he can use to deny visas to uncooperative nations
The calculations, which do not include the effect of potential retaliation, reinforce the theory that inflation could go up with the Republican’s plan to slap Washington’s North American partners with a 25% levy
The imposition of a universal tariff on all products coming into the US would turn the world’s leading power into a real-time economic policy laboratory
The Sheinbaum administration’s relations with the Asian giant, particularly in the auto industry, is straining Mexico’s ties with its North American partners ahead of the 2026 USMCA review
The Volkswagen crisis is just the tip of the iceberg of a larger problem. Europe’s old locomotive has stalled and must overhaul its industrial system, based on cheap Russian energy and exports to China
The International Criminal Court’s ruling places Israel’s allies in a difficult position, as they will face the dilemma of having to arrest the Israeli prime minister and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant if they travel to their countries
The outgoing U.S. president is leveraging international forums like the G20 in a bid to safeguard aid to Ukraine and reinforce the network of alliances he has fostered throughout his government
The G20 summit that opens on Monday in Rio de Janeiro is the first test of the new climate generated by the radical change of course expected to take place under the Republican president-elect
Pachyderm populations have been reduced by up to 90% except in the southernmost part of the continent
The return of the Republican, who previously withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement, shakes up climate diplomacy amid the COP29 summit in Baku
The Florida senator’s pick would round out a hardline team alongside Elise Stefanik as U.N. ambassador and Michael Waltz as national security adviser
Beijing faces the prospect of an intensified trade conflict if the Republican proceeds with his plan to impose a 60% increase in tariffs on Chinese goods
Champagne is flowing in Moscow, Budapest and Jerusalem, and in the headquarters of the far right
Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China
Experts warn that the surging demand for microprocessors is becoming an increasingly big obstacle for the green transition
The physicist and engineer, who has some 100 missions under her charge, explains the United States’ strategy to answer the most important question in space exploration: Are we alone?
Kyiv claims that Pyongyang’s forces are supporting Russian troops on Ukrainian soil
The price of the metal is in decline, facing two significant challenges: signs of weakness in the Chinese economy, its largest consumer, and an excess supply
The countries have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of tariff increases between the United States and China. Their exports have increased, despite a hostile climate
