Europe
Costa launches EU capitals tour to seek 2028–34 budget deal
The European Council president is testing compromises on the nearly €2 trillion plan as governments remain divided over its size, priorities and funding.
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Europe
ICC condemns US sanctions on court president and senior trial lawyer
The Hague tribunal called the measures a direct assault on judicial independence as Washington widened a campaign that now reaches half of the court's judges.
China
China's Q2 Slowdown Deepens the Export-Imbalance Puzzle
Growth slowed to 4.3 percent in Q2 2026 as investment and consumption weakened, while exports remained the main support for activity.
Africa
Zimbabwe opens a new land-reform chapter with three routes for disputed farms
The government will return 67 treaty-protected farms, restore 840 properties acquired in error and let 409 remaining white farmers buy occupied land, while insisting redistribution is irreversible.
Europe
Hungarian companies pivot as Magyar dismantles the Orban-era business order
Companies built around state contracts are moving toward smaller projects as anti-corruption reforms, procurement reviews and a new competitive environment reshape corporate Hungary after 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule.
Europe
BMW operating profit falls 37.4 percent as group prepares 8,000 job cuts
Lower deliveries, tariffs, trade barriers and tighter regulation compressed the automaker's first-half earnings and margins, prompting a global workforce restructuring through the end of 2027.
Europe
Eurozone economy returns to growth with 0.4 percent second-quarter expansion
The euro area rebounded from a flat first quarter, but uneven national results and the Middle East conflict remain constraints as the European Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged.
China
Beijing Blacklists 14 EU Firms Over 21st Sanctions Package
China has added 14 European Union companies to its export control list in retaliation for the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, which targeted Chinese firms. The move restricts the supply of dual-use goods to entities including Rheinmetall, TATRA TRUCKS, and several others across eight EU member states.
Africa
South Africa and Germany Discuss Economy, Energy and G20 Tensions
Germany's foreign minister met South Africa's foreign minister in Pretoria during a continental tour that also included Nigeria.
Africa
Germany Links Nigeria Security Support to Wider West Africa Stability
Germany's foreign minister said Berlin would continue supporting Nigeria's security efforts while seeking broader economic ties, framing instability in the Sahel as a growing risk for West Africa's coastal states.
Russia
Why the Kremlin Says the Ukraine Conflict Has Become a Real War
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov says the conflict that Moscow began by calling a special military operation has become a real war because Western states are now deeply involved in Ukraine's military campaign.
Europe
Mass Protests Confront AfD Congress in Eastern Germany
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Erfurt as the far-right Alternative for Germany held its party congress, reelecting Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla while police managed attempted blockades and sit-ins around the venue.