Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present
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Brexit

Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present

Britain has become Limboland,a nation in which one of its most famous tea-towel epigrams is in danger of becoming a looping incantation:Keep calm and carry on.

  • byNick Bryant

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‘We made a mistake with Russia’:EU chief in Asia trade mission

‘We made a mistake with Russia’:EU chief in Asia trade mission

In her first visit to the Philippines,European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to restart negotiations on a trade deal as China’s actions in the South China Sea rattle the region.

  • byLatika Bourke
The Mediterranean island for the rich and famous at the forefront of the climate revolution

The Mediterranean island for the rich and famous at the forefront of the climate revolution

From Jules Verne to Christopher Skase,Rafael Nadal’s native Mallorca has long had a powerful pull on the rich and famous. Now its natural assets of sun and sea are fuelling power itself.

  • byRob Harris
The world is scrambling to take back control of a risky technology
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AI

The world is scrambling to take back control of a risky technology

The sheer speed at which artificial intelligence has advanced has governments around the world scrambling to regulate a technology that carries as many risks to society as it does opportunities.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘We need each other’:Chief EU diplomat confident of trade deal with Australia
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‘We need each other’:Chief EU diplomat confident of trade deal with Australia

Stefano Sannino says the EU and Australia are becoming even closer and Taiwan is Europe’s business.

  • byLatika Bourke
The EU wanted to hire one of America’s top economists;Macron had other ideas

The EU wanted to hire one of America’s top economists;Macron had other ideas

Plans to lure top US economist Fiona Scott Morton to Brussels hit a snag when the French president took aim at her US nationality.

  • byLatika Bourke
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Von der Leyen says Indo-Pacific tension highlights need for ties with Australia

Von der Leyen says Indo-Pacific tension highlights need for ties with Australia

Anthony Albanese has reassured European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Australia wants to negotiate a trade deal with Europe.

  • byLatika Bourke
Summer heat waves killed 61,000 in Europe last year,study says

Summer heat waves killed 61,000 in Europe last year,study says

The findings suggest that two decades of efforts in Europe to adapt to a hotter world have failed to keep up with the pace of global warming.

  • byDelger Erdenesanaa
Don’t copy the Kiwis:Australia urged to quit EU trade talks if offered New Zealand’s deal
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Don’t copy the Kiwis:Australia urged to quit EU trade talks if offered New Zealand’s deal

Australian farmers say the deal signed by New Zealand in Brussels overnight isn’t one worth replicating.

  • byLatika Bourke
From Spain to Germany,the far-right is rising in Europe

From Spain to Germany,the far-right is rising in Europe

A hard-right party has won big in Spain - part of a new trend sweeping European politics that has experts worried.

  • byJason Horowitz
Don Farrell dashes to Brussels to break EU trade deal deadlock
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Trade deals

Don Farrell dashes to Brussels to break EU trade deal deadlock

The trade minister will ditch his holiday for two days of talks as he tries to get the Europeans to budge on their offer for Australian agricultural products.

  • byAnthony Galloway