Foreign policy

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.

Kremlin says Russia has invited Ukraine’s Zelensky to come to Moscow for peace talks

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo

Philippines hosts ASEAN foreign ministers’ retreat to tackle regional issues

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro speaks with Reuters for an interview in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/ File Photo

News analysis

Thanks, but no thanks? Parsing China’s response to Trump’s Board of Peace invitation

US President Donald Trump unveiling his Board of Peace in Davos on Jan 22.

US, South Korea agree to deepen cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, says Seoul

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

Hungary's opposition taps energy expert to lead foreign policy ahead of vote

FILE PHOTO: Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition TISZA party, delivers a speech to mark the 69th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, in Budapest, Hungary, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo /File Photo

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