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British King Charles III. scares away the evil Brexit ghosts
King Charles III and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) Charles provides the pragmatic superstructure for a partnership between the UK and the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London “Why do Germans love…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
How Japan is fighting population decline
retirees in Japan The country has a demographic problem – and thus one with the number of employees. (Photo: Getty Images, Lawson [M]) Tokyo Toshiaki Okazaki, 72, could play golf…
The long hangover after lockdown parties – Johnson is fighting for political survival
London Boris Johnson hasn’t been Prime Minister for almost a year, and yet the 58-year-old cast a spell over Great Britain again on Wednesday: Johnson had to cross-examine a parliamentary…
British House of Commons approves Brexit deal over Northern Ireland
Rishi Sunak The British House of Commons has approved the new Northern Ireland Agreement by a large majority. (Photo: dpa) London The British Parliament approved important parts of the new…
See nothing, hear nothing, say nothing
Jeremy Hunt with the famous “Budget” suitcase The British finance minister has presented a growth plan. However, he does not want to talk about the negative consequences of Brexit. (Photo:…
BBC tears itself apart in the Kulturkampf over refugees, football and felt
Gary Lineker The former professional footballer-turned-sports presenter has been suspended by the BBC over his criticism of refugee policies. (Photo: dpa) London A Kulturkampf over a tweet has plunged the…
London is heading for a new conflict with Brussels
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected] (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
London wants to deter boat people with draconian measures
Boat people at Dover The British government wants to stop the entry of refugees. (Photo: AP) London The British government wants to draconically tighten its immigration laws in order to…
Boris Johnson remains the shadow man of British politics
Troublemaker of British politics: Boris Johnson Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have hopes of becoming prime minister again. (Photo: Reuters) London Seven months after his resignation,…
Brits are waking up from the Brexit trauma
>>iOS That the new “Windsor Framework” was sealed in the shadow of the royal palace and afterwards by the visit of the EU boss to King Charles III. even something…
British Prime Minister Sunak agrees to an agreement in the Northern Ireland dispute
Rishi Sunak The British Prime Minister could soon announce an agreement with the EU. (Photo: Reuters) London In the struggle for an agreement in the dispute over Brexit rules for…
How Peter Obi stirred up Nigerian politics
Peter Obi The Labor Party candidate. (Photo: AP) Cape Town On no other continent are the heads of state as old on average as in Africa – and the electorate…
Nigeria faces a difficult choice
Cape Town Long queues and queues of cars are routine in Nigeria. But before the parliamentary and presidential elections on Saturday, the West African oil state is not only suffering…
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns
London Rumors of resignation have been circulating in Edinburgh for days. However, no one wanted to believe that the feisty Nicola Sturgeon was really giving up. On Wednesday the time…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s political fate will be decided in Northern Ireland
London Negotiations between the UK government and the EU over the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol to the Brexit deal are on the verge of a crucial breakthrough. “We’ve come a…
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for fighter jets in Great Britain
President of Ukraine Zelenskyy in London After his visits to the USA and Poland, it was only Selenski’s third visit abroad. (Photo: dpa) London Even before Volodymyr Zelensky set foot…
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for fighter jets in Great Britain
President of Ukraine Zelenskyy in London After his visits to the USA and Poland, it was only Selenski’s third visit abroad. (Photo: dpa) London Even before Volodymyr Zelensky set foot…
Volodymyr Zelensky calls for fighter jets in Great Britain
President of Ukraine Zelenskyy in London After his visits to the USA and Poland, it was only Selenski’s third visit abroad. (Photo: dpa) London Even before Volodymyr Zelensky set foot…
Shell Posts Record Profits – Shareholders are big winners from the energy crisis
This is one of the highest profits ever made by a UK company. The gas division contributed about $6 billion to Shell’s success last quarter, or two-thirds of total quarterly…