Rifle through Turkey’s car sales report for January and in the column next to Tesla’s name, you’ll find a big, fat zero. A lot has since changed. This June, Turkey nearly eclipsed the UK as the brand’s third-largest market in the world for the month. Tesla sold over 7,200 vehicles in the Eurasian country, within striking distance of the…
By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Ukraine asked the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague on Tuesday to investigate the alleged use of banned toxic munitions by Russia against its forces. A request to establish an investigation was submitted by Kyiv to the governing body of the organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons…
US President Donald Trump on July 7 said the United States will send more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit…
European Union envoys to China say they have low expectations of any substantial achievement at the coming EU-China summit, citing complex trade challenges and the ongoing Ukraine war. “I am sorry to be pessimistic – the next EU-China summit will be a wonderful summit with wonderful statements of principles, but I doubt that we will…
The new space race is heating up, with the United States warning that its major rival China is narrowing the gap as it makes rapid technology gains. While China says its ambitious plans remain peaceful and that it rejects the weaponisation of space, some of the technologies it has developed in recent years also have…
By Max Hunder and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey KYIV (Reuters) -Oleksiy, a 26-year-old Ukrainian soldier, is six months into a difficult recovery after losing most of his left leg to an anti-personnel mine. Despite his injuries, he says Ukraine is right to withdraw from a treaty banning such weapons. Facing challenges in securing new U.S. supplies of…
The 17th Brics summit has begun in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro and leaders, including Prime Minister Modi and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are in attendance. However, for the first time since taking power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping is skipping the meet. His absence has now given rise to rumours that a political transition…
World War III will erupt when Chinese President Xi Jinping invades Taiwan and tasks Russian leader and ally Vladimir Putin to attack NATO nations to keep them out of the Pacific, the defense block’s top chief warned. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said it would be “naive” to believe that Xi’s ambition to conquer the…
If China invades Taiwan, Beijing will enlist Russia’s help to tie up NATO forces in Europe, the alliance’s top official has said. Why It Matters China and Russia signed a “no limits partnership” just ahead of Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine in early 2022. Western officials say Chinese assistance is key to propping up Russia’s…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro on Sunday, July 6. While Xi Jinping sent China PM Li Qiang to attend the Summit; Vladimir Putin is attending online due to an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. As an ICC member,…