In an interview with Euronews, German liberal MEP Engin Eroglu, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, said the EU’s market of 450 million consumers gives the bloc leverage over Beijing and challenges China’s claim to global dominance.
Iran has returned to confrontation with the United States weeks after the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding sought to halt the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The immediate dispute concerns security and retaliation; the deeper issue is the clerical regime’s survival.
SHANGHAI, July 17 - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast Beijing as the champion of a new global AI order, using China's premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge U.S. influence over the rules governing the fast-moving sector.
[New Zimbabwe] THE return of Zimbabweans from South Africa fleeing xenophobic attacks will not affect Zimbabwe's remittances, which account for a significant proportion of the gross domestic product, a government official has said.
[FPRI] At the Fourth China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on June 22, 2026, South Africa's deputy president Paul Mashatile signaled a renewed partnership with China amid a complex geopolitical global environment. Speaking at the event, he emphasized that South
The new bill also allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified after police pulled him over last month.
Nearly three billion people globally are unable to afford a healthy diet, as the cost of eating healthy has spiked in recent years.
Following the unveiling of its ‘Relax Row’, US airline United has now announced plans to roll out its new offering in Economy Plus – a special row that has no middle seat and instead uses the extra space for a shared table and more elbow room.
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Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.
Ursula von der Leyen's latest visit to Kyiv captured a shift in momentum. The battlefield has moved to the skies and accession is yielding tangible results. "The tide is turning," she declared.
This Agreement is the result of more than four years of negotiations and completes the legal framework of the relations between the EU and the UK following Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. It entered into provisional application on 15 July. Gibraltar is not included in the
Conakry wants to stop exporting raw gold and start refining it at home. The plan could keep more wealth in Guinea, but only if the country can build the industry to match its ambition.
For three decades, India was the world’s back office. During the next three decades, it may become the world’s AI workshop. That possibility lies behind one of the most consequential questions facing India’s economy. Artificial intelligence threatens the very industry that
In a primetime address to the nation, Trump said the US was 'winning big in Iran' and the American public would see 'the fruits of that labour'. However, a deal seems far out of reach as fighting in the region continues to escalate.
id Software was hit hard in the latest round of Xbox mass layoffs
Real wages fell by almost 2% in the eurozone between early 2021 and early 2026, but the impact on workers’ purchasing power varied sharply across Europe. Euronews Business examines where wages gained and lost the most — and why.
DUBAI, July 17 (Reuters) - Iran said itlaunched fresh attacks on U.S. facilities in the Gulf on Friday after a sixth consecutive night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military facilities, as last month's truce descended into daily attacks and counterattacks. The U.S. military said
[The Conversation Africa] No African teams made it past the quarter-finals of the 2026 men's football World Cup, but their strategic and tactical play left a lasting impression.
Composer Ludwig Göransson has reunited with Christopher Nolan to score “The Odyssey,” marking their third collaboration after “Tenet” and “Oppenheimer.” Earlier this year, Göransson’s work on “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” showcased his use of heavy synths and
An early set photo of Hurst as Kratos was widely mocked across the internet
The president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.
The song features on the band's massive hit album, Arirang
The singer-songwriter's third studio album has arrived, featuring hit singles "Hit the Wall" and "Look at My Life"
For decades, scientists have disputed the meaning of the weapons found in the burial chambers of some ancient Egyptian princesses. Were they symbolic or practical tools? Now, a reassessment of five royal women's mummies from the Middle Kingdom has shown that some princesses
Analysis of six mummies from ancient Egypt challenges the idea that the bows and daggers buried with some royal women were merely ceremonial.
This month, multiple media outlets reported that satellite imagery showed a detailed, full-scale replica of a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in China’s remote Taklamakan Desert. Construction of the 155-meter mock-up began around October 2025 at the
Their eldest sister, who had been receiving the goods, said they were arrested for “supporting terrorists.”
Prime Video will recast the lead role on its upcoming adaptation of “God of War” after star Ryan Hurst was injured on set, Variety has confirmed. Hurst had been set to play Kratos, the titular god of war, and Prime Video even released a first look at Hurst in the role this past
The revised law aims to address issue of the shrinking royal family.
The IPO of India's largest asset manager closed on Thursday, drawing keen interest from institutional investors.
The US president said he would declassify intelligence data that revealed China had illicitly acquired 220 million US voter files. Trump's claim contradicts investigations that have found no evidence of interference in past elections.
AI has become a strategic pillar of China’s industrial policy, driven by state investment.
President Trump delivered an address to the nation on Thursday evening in which he sought to paint the state of U.S. election security as indefensible. In the process, Trump hoped to push for the passage of contentious legislation he favors — and to persuade more Americans to
SEOUL, July 17 - North Korean state media on Friday called South Korea a \"puppet\" following its participation in a maritime exercise led by the U.S., saying Seoul and Washington would need to bear responsibility for any \"unpredictable escalation\" in the region.
The latest legal revision makes no mention of female or maternal-line emperors.
"Guardrails" built by the EU to govern AI fall short in both ambition and execution and have become too heavy to absorb rapid changes in technology, a new study in Big Data & Society warns.
However, it is unclear if Starlink will be interested in making its satellite service available to the island.
"We should jointly oppose overstretching the national security concept in the field of AI or placing one country's security over that of others," said China's President Xi Jinping.
The ministry said the move “severely undermined” Chinese companies’ confidence in investing in Britain.
Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.
Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingyas have disappeared since leaving Myanmar on 29 June.
“Custom chip” is the new buzzword. Everyone is getting into it. The big and the small. The public and the private. Companies that never built anything but software and companies that never built anything but gadgets. From one corner of the world to every other. The word is now
Beijing had made AI leadership a national priority, targeting global dominance.