The Chinese manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEVs) is currently building two NEV production plants in Europe: one in Hungary and the other in Turkey. BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li said in an interview with Automobilwoche earlier this month…
Supporters of Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said the corruption charges against him were a ploy to thwart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival. Istanbul’s mayor was jailed pending trial on corruption charges and removed from office on Sunday, threatening a…
Gaza’s Health Ministry said the death toll in the enclave since the war began had exceeded 50,000. Israeli forces expanded their offensive in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, taking control of new areas and issuing new evacuation orders for residents…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, says his top lawyer tried to undermine him in what his critics in Israel say is part of a purge of those he sees as disloyal. Israel’s cabinet passed a no-confidence vote Sunday in the…
US President Donald Trump on Friday revoked the security clearances of former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others in his latest move against his Democratic opponents. The Republican president, who also revoked former President…
High-ranking KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky has died at the age of 86. Mr. Gordievsky, under the pseudonym “Hetman”, was one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Surrey Police said officers were called to an address in Godalming…
February 2025 became a moment of truth for Ukraine-US relations. Instead of the expected reboot, Kyiv received a series of cold showers — from the Trump administration’s contradictory statements to the failed meeting at the White House. Washington is talking…
As speculation mounts about a possible deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, most predictions currently assume that Moscow will retain the Ukrainian territory currently under Kremlin control. That would mean condemning millions of Ukrainian civilians to the horrors of…
In early February, a 37-nation coalition took a major step forward in its pledge to hold Russian leaders accountable for their invasion of Ukraine. The coalition, which includes all European Union member states, announced “significant progress” toward establishing a special…
US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has not yet been unveiled, but it is already abundantly clear that he expects Europe to play a much larger role in the continent’s future security and the fight against Russian aggression.…