China contacts US allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration

taipei, taiwan – China launched a new round of diplomatic outreach to Japan and the European Union this week as Washington prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. A delegation of Japanese lawmakers traveled to Beijing and a Chinese military delegation visited Japan for the first time in five years. Meanwhile, the new President … Read more

Opinion Europe wasn’t meant to be like this

When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine River last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe Reason Ranging from “the ongoing crisis in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to “increasing migratory pressures and the threat of terrorist infiltration”. France cites … Read more

EU rejects Trump’s overtures on Greenland annexation

The European Union on Wednesday dismissed as “unrealistic fantasy” US President-elect Donald Trump’s refusal to launch a military attack to take control of Denmark’s autonomous region of Greenland, while confirming that the EU would intervene if Trump invaded. The countries will be forced to defend the island. it. Trump, who is set to be inaugurated … Read more

Will Meta’s plan to end fact checking work politically?

following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a major change in policy to appease President-elect Donald Trump and other conservatives. In fact, the move was perhaps less radical than it initially seemed. But the shift still serves as a reminder that many … Read more

In France, the drug trade has spread to small towns

For centuries in Morlaix, a town of stones and creperies on the Breton coast of France, the most famous dealers were those who traded linen during the Renaissance and built many. unique half-timbered house In the centre of town. New dealers are another story. France, long a major European market for illicit drugs, is experiencing … Read more

European ministers visit Syria to strengthen ties with new government

Syria’s new leader is set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital Damascus on Friday, one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Germany’s top diplomat Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Damascus on behalf of the EU for … Read more