The Latest Breaking News from Johann Wadephul

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi’s high-profile tour of Europe this week has been dominated by deepening trade tensions and mounting security concerns, with relations between Beijing and the European Union their most strained in years. Meanwhile, Brussels is attempting to maintain good relations with Washington, in the face of President…

Man arrested in Denmark accused of collecting information on ‘Jewish localities and specific Jewish individuals in Berlin’

European countries are divided over their approach to the conflict and talks on Friday did not yield results.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as new diplomatic efforts appeared to be underway

Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany, along with the EU’s top diplomat, will meet their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.

These are the key events on day 1,197 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Russia launched its largest yet air assaults on Ukraine’s cities. In response, the EU threatens sanctions and missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due to visit Germany on Wednesday for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has pledged muscular backing for Kyiv in its fight against Russia.

From a media prize with a dubious pedigree to the horrors of Gaza, the establishment forgets and remembers what suits it best, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein