The far-right AfD has grown in strength to the extent that many polls predict it will win enough votes to form a coalition with Merz's CDU in an election that could have a domino effect across Europe

From titanium and lithium to natural gas, Ukraine has an abundance of supplies needed by a range of industries, which Russia wants to control, while the US sees an opportunity

Ukraine has deposits of 22 of the 34 minerals identified by the European Union as critical, according to Ukrainian data. They include industrial and construction materials, ferroalloy, precious and…

At an emergency meeting in Paris, there are splits on sending troops to Ukraine 

The Ukrainian president called for Europe to build an army, while Macron called an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on Monday to discuss a response to the Trump administration's tactics

US Vice President JD Vance delivered a rebuke on alleged censorship and immigration to a shocked Munich Security Conference

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says it is "unrealistic" for Ukraine to return to its pre-war borders, and Ukraine would not be admitted to NATO

Mandelson may find it awkward to work with Trump's administration after calling him "reckless" and "a bully". He will hope that his grovelling apology will win him forgiveness in the White House.

With its bonds with the EU severely weakened and a long way from repair, Britain will find it much harder to take any kind of stand against Trump for fear of being isolated