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Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China July 24, 2025. Photo: Reuters

China's Xi calls for 'proper handling of frictions' at tense summit with EU officials

EU trade actions in the past year have targeted Chinese exports of EVs among other goods, and its officials have repeatedly complained about Chinese industrial overcapacity.

A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the second day of the heatwave, in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ana Beltran/File Photo

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths: scientists estimate

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Estonia Prime Minister Kristen Michal meet in Brussels, on the day of a European Union leaders summit, Belgium June 26, 2025. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

EU leaders discuss new US trade proposal as deal clock ticks down

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, talk over lunch at the offices of the honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva, Switzerland June 20, 2025, during a meeting of European foreign ministers, as European countries call for de-escalation of tensions after Israeli bombings aimed at breaking Iranian nuclear programme. Top European diplomats are set to meet with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva on June 20 to discuss Iran's nuclear programme. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS

Europe-Iran talks yield little in Geneva at 'perilous' moment, ministers ready to meet again

A view of burnt cars and a damaged residential building at an impact site in Be'er Sheva, Israel following Iran's missile strike on Israel on June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Europe pursues diplomacy as Trump considers US role in Israel-Iran air war

The trade tensions intensified after the Trump administration unexpectedly imposed new steel tariffs last week. Photo: AP

US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris

TikTok is owned by China's ByteDance. Photo: Reuters

European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules its ad database falls short

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Direct cargo flights from Sylhet to Europe begin Sunday

Infograph: TBS

Why Bangladesh migration to Europe drops 52% in 2024

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2025. REUTERS

European shares tumble as US reciprocal tariffs kick in

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament of the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves the courthouse on the day of the verdict of her trial alongside 24 other defendants (party officials and employees, former lawmakers and parliamentary assistants) and the RN party itself, over accusations of misappropriation of European Union funds, in Paris, France, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie

France's Le Pen barred from running for office for five years after graft conviction

Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Photo: collected

Finland ranked again the world’s happiest country in 2025: What’s the secret?

Bangladeshi asylum applications to Europe hit  record high in 2024, 96% rejected

Bangladeshi asylum applications to Europe hit  record high in 2024, 96% rejected