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US, Europe retreat from electric cars risks ceding race to China

Legacy carmakers like Ford are realising they need to provide EVs that meet local needs.

EU eases 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry

An exhaust pipe of a car with a combustible engine expels fumes in Berlin on December 16, 2025. The European Union looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on December 16, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled auto industry. The ban was hailed as a major win in the fight against climate change when it was adopted in 2023, but carmakers and their backers have lobbied hard over the past year for Brussels to relax it, in the face of fierce competition from China and a slower-than-expected shift to electric vehicles (EVs). (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Europe launches international commission for Ukraine war damages

(Back row, from left) Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Council of Europe Secretary-General Alain Berset attending the Dec 16 signing ceremony with Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel (left) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

Bow failure caused 1994 Estonia ferry disaster, final report shows

Clarke warns Scotland fans to be cautious over World Cup travel costs

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Group C - Scotland v Greece - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - October 9, 2025 Scotland manager Steve Clarke reacts REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Europe to launch international commission for Ukraine war damages

FILE PHOTO: A member of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers, who evacuate people from the frontline towns and villages, checks an area for residents, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Dobropillia in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 9, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov/ File Photo

European leaders propose Europe-led Ukraine peace force as Zelensky hails ‘real progress’ with US

Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, businessman and former U.S. presidential adviser Jared Kushner, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with other European leaders, pose for a group photo at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS

Ukraine peace talks stretch into second day at start of pivotal week for Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky resumed talks with US President Donald Trump’s envoys in Berlin on Dec 15, 2025.

Europe fears Trojan horse for Russia in Trump’s Ukraine plan: Sources

The status of a demilitarised zone and who would police it is unclear, some of Ukraine’s allies have said.

Hundreds of storks found dead near Madrid amid wider bird flu surge in Europe

A forestry agent puts a dead stork inside a trash bag found in a field next to the Manzanares river in Perales del Rio, near Madrid, Spain, December 12, 2025. Forestry agents have collected hundreds of dead storks along wetlands in southeastern Madrid, as authorities have confirmed four outbreaks of bird flu in wild birds in the region. REUTERS/Susana Vera

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