Russia hunts for spies and traitors — at home

In wartime repression, the Kremlin reaches for a well-worn playbook to induce mass fear.

Far-right German EU lawmaker caught up in contract fraud probe

Maximilian Krah is facing allegations, which he denies, of conspiring to rig the bidding for a public contract.

UK politicians lobbied by Qatargate ‘controller’ on expensive overseas trips

British MPs and peers praised Qatar’s human rights record following visits to Doha worth thousands of pounds.

Editors’ picks

Eastern EU countries strike deal with Commission to clear Ukrainian grain glut

The deal comes after almost two weeks of negotiations.

Sanctions-busting states could be next in Brussels’ crosshairs

Third countries that help Russians get banned goods could be hit with sanctions, under plans being drafted by the European Commission.

Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain’s business chiefs

UK captains of industry lambast ‘low-wattage’ US presidential hopeful.

US to EU: We want to check your surveillance practices

The US Department of Justice is asking increasingly uncomfortable questions about how EU member countries’ national security agencies access people’s data.

Tracking Putin’s diamonds: G7 push to ban Russian gems gathers pace

Officials hail new technical breakthrough in effort to trace Russian diamonds.

Azerbaijani activists end Nagorno-Karabakh sit-in as Baku tightens grip on region

France’s foreign minister has joined international observers in warning of the risk of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in the breakaway region.

Germany

Scholz’s new push for China port deal triggers row in German coalition

While fears grow in the US and EU about Beijing’s influence, Germany’s chancellor is doubling down on a Hamburg port investment.

How China’s Huawei spooked Germany into launching a probe

Technology to regulate power consumption could also be used to take down Germany’s telecoms networks, security officials said.

Germany’s sharp-tongued Annalena Baerbock rips up the diplomatic playbook

The Green politician plays hardball on autocracies such as China — burnishing her credentials to someday become chancellor.

Brussels

Football agents complain to EU over FIFA’s fee crackdown

Football powerbrokers accuse world governing body of ‘cartel activity.’

Sanctions-busting states could be next in Brussels’ crosshairs

Third countries that help Russians get banned goods could be hit with sanctions, under plans being drafted by the European Commission.

The real reason Europe’s medicines industry is dying

The bloc risks becoming a drug importer rather than an innovator.

Britain

Brexiteers fume as UK dampens bonfire of EU laws

MPs told that just 800 of estimated 3,200 EU laws on the British books will be scrubbed by December 31 deadline.

Rishi Sunak’s mission: Stop the sniggering

British prime minister wants to build bridges on the international stage.

The price of peace: Westminster mulls another £1 billion bung for Northern Ireland

So-called punishment budget from London sets the stage for a huge financial sweetener to restore power-sharing.

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