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Friday, 25 June, 2021

News in-depthAngela Merkel
Merkel’s failed Russia summit signals waning of her power
Rejection of proposal casts a shadow over one of the German chancellor’s last EU summits
Friday, 25 June, 2021

Belarus
Belarus moves dissident blogger and girlfriend from jail to house arrest
Critics say transfer of Roman Protasevich is Lukashenko’s ploy to get sanctions lifted
Friday, 25 June, 2021

Coronavirus
Spain rejects Merkel’s bid to impose EU-wide quarantine for UK visitors
Madrid welcomes London’s decision to include Balearic Islands on its ‘green list’ from next Wednesday
Friday, 25 June, 2021

InterviewChinese military
Senior Nato officer warns of China’s ‘shocking’ military advances
Stuart Peach points to array of security challenges as well as growing diplomatic presence overseas
Wednesday, 23 June, 2021

Russia
Berlin and Paris propose reset for EU relations with Moscow
Surprise initiative follows Biden summit with Putin but catches allies unawares
Monday, 21 June, 2021

Belarus
EU agrees new sanctions to ‘tighten thumbscrews’ on Belarus
US, Canada and UK also act to increase pressure on Lukashenko regime
Saturday, 19 June, 2021

The Big Read
Behind the scenes at China TV: soft power and state propaganda
Insiders describe the political interference in the English-language channel, which has fallen foul of western regulators
Friday, 18 June, 2021

AstraZeneca PLC
EU fails in legal bid to speed up AstraZeneca vaccine supply
Pharma group avoids billions in fines but court acknowledges ‘serious breach’ of contracts
Friday, 18 June, 2021

Belarus
EU agrees to step up sanctions on Belarus over forced plane landing
Stiffer measures will test durability of regime and bloc’s ability to push for political change
Thursday, 17 June, 2021

Coronavirus economic impact
Fraud chief warns of ‘big risk’ in policing €800bn EU recovery funds
Brussels agency’s head fears difficulties in accessing bloc-wide data on transactions
Wednesday, 16 June, 2021

EU foreign policy
EU warns of ‘negative spiral’ in relations with Russia
Bloc seeks coherent strategy to counter Putin’s deployment of ‘aggressive actions’
Tuesday, 15 June, 2021

Nato
Nato warns China’s military ambitions threaten global order
Beijing calls alliance communiqué ‘slander’ and ‘a misjudgement of the international situation’
Sunday, 13 June, 2021

News in-depthNato
China’s ambitions set to loom over Biden’s first Nato summit
Beijing increasingly projecting its might beyond the Pacific and into the alliance’s sphere of influence
Friday, 11 June, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines
G7’s vaccine pledge for poor nations branded inadequate by campaigners
Offer of 1bn jabs is not enough to close supply divide and stem pandemic’s spread, say critics
Thursday, 10 June, 2021

Populism in Europe
Renegade soldier is a worrying sign of far-right sympathies in Europe
Disappearance of Belgian marksman has highlighted risks of extremism within military establishments
Thursday, 10 June, 2021

The Big Read
A king’s vaccine: Thailand’s struggle to deliver jabs to its people
The company producing the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country is owned by the monarch and there are signs of delays in the politically-sensitive rollout
Wednesday, 9 June, 2021

US-China relations
Biden rallies allies to take tougher stance on China
White House issues order stepping up scrutiny of Chinese apps over security concerns
Wednesday, 9 June, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
GOP opposes G7 tax deal, internet outage hits thousands of websites
US Republicans threaten to hold up a proposed global tax agreement
Tuesday, 8 June, 2021

Drug trafficking
Hundreds arrested worldwide in Trojan Shield organised crime sting
FBI secretly ran encrypted communications platform ANOM which lured drug dealers and mafia members
Friday, 28 May, 2021

FT CollectionsAstraZeneca
Does the AstraZeneca vaccine have a future?
Hit by a multibillion-euro lawsuit and rare side-effects, the jab that was going to save the world has an uncertain outlook
Thursday, 27 May, 2021

Belarus
Two airlines cancel Moscow flights over Belarus dispute
Russian aviation authorities fail to approve Air France and Austrian Airlines’ routes avoiding Belarus airspace
Wednesday, 26 May, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines
EU to demand billions in damages if AstraZeneca fails to hit vaccine target
Brussels wants penalty of €10 a dose a day if pharma company does not supply more, lawyer tells court
Tuesday, 25 May, 2021

Belarus
Belarus opposition calls for EU sanctions on oil and petrochemicals
Brussels under pressure to announce penalties after Minsk forced down Ryanair flight
Tuesday, 25 May, 2021

Belarus
EU agrees sanctions on Belarus for forcing down flight
Lukashenko signs laws giving authorities power to block media outlets and suspend telecoms networks
Monday, 24 May, 2021

Belarus
Belarus arrests activist after forcing Ryanair flight to land in Minsk
Diversion of plane from Athens to Vilnius by Lukashenko labelled ‘act of state terrorism’