Foreign policy

Trump’s trade deal with India has become a headache for Modi

Labourers plant rice saplings in a field in Gaggarpur village in the northern Indian state of Haryana in June 2025. Some Indian farmers are afraid that American imports will damage their livelihood.

Philippines urges China to keep tone ‘calm’ as rhetoric heats up

National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

EU's Kallas to propose concessions that Europe should demand from Russia

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas attends the Oslo Security Conference, in Oslo, Norway, February 2, 2026. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS

Takaichi won’t have a free hand even with her huge mandate

It's coming up roses for Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as her Liberal Democratic Party won a historic mandate in the Feb 8 polls.

Rubio to attend Munich Security Conference amid frayed Translantic ties

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends U.S. Vice President JD Vance bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during Vance's visit to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

Britain can’t ignore Europe and China at the same time

Slowly, gingerly, Britain is coming out of a decade of sulking in its room.

Europe must boost competitiveness and ‘adapt to new realities’: Germany’s top diplomat

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Interview with German Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul at LAVO Italian Restaurant And Rooftop Bar at level 57 of Marina Bay Sands Tower 1 on Feb 2, 2026.

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News analysis

Europe seeks new alliances in Asia, but fast relief is unlikely

(From left) European Council president Antonio Costa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi on Jan 27.

Slovakia national security adviser resigns over Epstein files, denies wrongdoing

Jeffrey Epstein and Miroslav Lajcak, a Slovak politician and diplomat and former President of the United Nations General Assembly, pose in this undated handout image from the estate of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025. House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout via REUTERS

EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation in policy shift

People protesting in Brussels, Belgium, against the Iranian government on Jan 29.

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