Business Jul 25, 2023
Extreme weather is changing tourism. The travel industry isn’t ready
by Jack Wittels
Higher temperatures will deal a serious blow to the EU's tourism sector, with southern Europe and its warmer climate affected the most.
World | ANALYSIS Jul 25, 2023
Setback for Spain's Vox points to limits of European far-right advance
by David Latona, Maria Martinez and Matthias Williams
Vox's share of seats fell to 33 from 52, suggesting an electoral ceiling for some European far-right parties even though their rise has worried leaders from Brussels to Berlin.
World | ANALYSIS Jul 21, 2023
Europe struggles to convert Ukraine migration into labor boon
by Maria Martinez, Gergely Szakacs and Karol Badohal
Obstacles ranging from lack of child care facilities to reluctance to recognize non-European academic and vocational qualifications has left vacancies unfilled.
National | ANALYSIS Jul 14, 2023
Japan and EU agree to further deepen cooperation as strategic interests converge
by Gabriel Dominguez
Among the top deliverables was a decision to launch a strategic dialogue at the foreign ministerial level to ramp up security cooperation.
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Jul 12, 2023
Japan and NATO usher in new era of cooperation amid China concerns
by Gabriel Dominguez
Collaboration will go beyond traditional security areas and extend to cyber, emerging and disruptive technologies and strategic communications, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
World Jul 12, 2023
NATO to offer Ukraine fast path to join when conditions met
by Natalia Drozdiak, Milda Seputyte and Andra Timu
NATO leaders agreed that Ukraine won’t need a so-called Membership Action Plan to prepare for joining, Secretay-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference.
World Jul 11, 2023
61,000 Europeans may have died in last summer's heat waves, experts say
by Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett
Study estimates that more than 61,600 people died from heat-related causes across 35 European countries from late May to early September 2022, during Europe's hottest summer on record.
World / Politics | FOCUS Jul 8, 2023
Macron is trying to get back on the right side of history — and NATO
by Ania Nussbaum, Alberto Nardelli and James Regan
The French leader has shifted gears, aiming to speed the eastward expansion of both NATO and the European Union by clearing a pathway to membership for Ukraine.
Business Jul 4, 2023
Beijing takes the trade fight to Europe, targeting the green transition
by Ewa Krukowska, Bryce Baschuk and Richard Bravo
China is the largest producer of the two minerals that are crucial to the semiconductor, telecommunications and electric-vehicle industries.
World Jun 30, 2023
Eastern Europe sounds warning on Wagner mercenaries in Belarus
by Maciej Kisilowski, Aliaksandr Kudrytski and Natalia Drozdiak
Latvia’s prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, said the presence of Wagner in neighboring Belarus posed an urgent threat of "infiltration” into the European Union.
World / Politics Jun 29, 2023
EU intends to maintain missile sanctions on Iran beyond expiry of 2015 pact
by John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi
Current measures that limit Tehran's nuclear program in return for relief from economic controls are set to expire on Oct. 18 under a U.N. resolution that enshrined the earlier deal.
Asia Pacific Jun 23, 2023
Pakistan's economic meltdown spurs more people to risk lives to reach Europe
by Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam
Cash-strapped Pakistan's $350 billion economy is in peril, with inflation at a record 38% and the country facing the prospects of a default.