Rosalind Mathieson

The Xi Jinping-Donald Trump call marks their first known formal contact since Trump took office. The last chat took place in January before the US president’s inauguration. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the call was initiated at Trump’s request https://t.co/iw9WcPX26e

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing Serbia and other Balkan nations to take in migrants deported from the US, sources say. https://t.co/Gk0OZuai1b

“The countries that the president can bully are America’s friends, because they don’t want a rupture in the relationship, whereas America’s adversaries are perfectly willing to run that risk” https://t.co/ROOoUjcvLK

“The hollowing out has been catastrophic,” says Alan West, a former Royal Navy head who served as a UK minister responsible for security. “Our cupboard is bare in terms of extra weapons, extra ammunition, extra missiles” https://t.co/3Es5h2178D

This isn’t the first time migration sunk a Dutch government: In 2023 the government of the previous prime minister, Mark Rutte, who had been the country’s longest-serving leader, collapsed over the same issue https://t.co/dC8O3kr62q

Here's how Ukraine's drone arsenal shocked Russia and changed modern warfare https://t.co/ysWezUBNZ0 via @bpolitics

Ukrainian drones hit several Russian strategic airfields, including a military base deep in eastern Siberia, while Moscow launched one of its longest drone and missile attacks against Kyiv, escalating tensions ahead of crucial talks this week https://t.co/8U0mbHaK9k

As temperatures approach a threshold of what is considered livable for humans, millions of Indians who work outside are being forced to choose between heatstroke and pay https://t.co/EJxDu6Pb2R

NATO proposes including expenditures on cybersecurity and activities related to border and coastal security in order to qualify for the new spending target https://t.co/lXxWeaX99U

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered US embassies worldwide to stop scheduling new interviews for student-visa applicants as the Trump administration weighs stricter vetting of social-media profiles https://t.co/JCo0haUdGY

Mark Zuckerberg has done everything he can to win over Trump, and it’s not clear how much he has to show for it https://t.co/KMIiGzN34X

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “There are absolutely no range limits anymore for weapons delivered to Ukraine, not from Britain, the French or from us — also not from the Americans” https://t.co/XbDnqDpPyS

EXCLUSIVE: President Xi Jinping’s government is considering a new version of its master plan for China to boost production of high-end technological goods, according to people familiar with the matter https://t.co/lxXk71Euf2

Port congestion is worsening at key gateways in northern Europe and other hubs, according to a new report that suggests trade wars could spread maritime disruptions and push up shipping rates https://t.co/t9lylLydXx

While each day billions of pounds are made and lost in trades in the City of London, the fate of those bets is determined in the outskirts of a small Welsh city, where the ONS HQ has been the epicenter of a damaging crisis in UK data https://t.co/CofpIb2hFZ

A must read: Ukraine has rebuilt an energy grid that’s more resilient — and greener — than what it had before Russia’s invasion https://t.co/ySfY1O3gaC via @bbgvisualdata

“Going to Harvard is obviously a world-changing, life-defining mission they’ve been focused on for their whole life since they were young.” “They’re going to have a lot of willpower to stick around because they've worked so hard to get into the school” https://t.co/jh6yUt9kJQ