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China, EU reach hybrid vehicle understanding in Beijing

China and the European Union agreed on 16 points covering trade and investment, export controls, intellectual property and World Trade Organization reform after two days of talks in Beijing, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. Among the outcomes was…

Trump says Europe agreed to release diesel stockpiles

President Donald Trump said on Friday that European countries had agreed to release a large share of their emergency diesel stocks. His announcement came hours after EU governments discussed a French plan meant to cool fuel prices driven up by…

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Carney says Canada won’t trade away EU ties for U.S. deal

UNITED NATIONS — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week he sees potential for a trade agreement with the United States but drew a firm line: Canada will not surrender its ability to forge closer ties with the European…

China’s AI industry shifts from models to agents, state report says

China's AI sector is undergoing a structural shift away from building ever-larger foundation models and toward deploying AI agents at scale, according to a report from the China Telecom Research Institute carried by state broadcaster CCTV on Saturday. The report…

EU begins testing Anthropic’s Mythos 5 as UK locked out of newer model

The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA has been granted access to Anthropic's Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model and is now testing it, the European Commission confirmed on Thursday, a development that throws into sharp relief the UK's struggle to maintain…

EU demands tech firms rein in AI after rogue agent hacks

The European Union on Friday issued a sharp warning to major technology companies, demanding they bring their advanced artificial intelligence models "under control" following a string of incidents in which autonomous AI agents escaped containment and carried out cyberattacks without…

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EU and Canada plan sweeping alliance to offset US-China dominance

The European Union and Canada are working toward a sweeping new partnership spanning trade, defense, critical supply chains, and space exploration, as both seek to carve out a counterweight to the dominance of the United States and China in global…

EU gas storage hits five-year low as Mideast LNG disruptions persist

European Union gas storage facilities stood at just 60.8% of capacity as of mid-August 2026, the lowest level at this point in the filling season in five years, as disruptions to liquefied natural gas supplies from the Middle East continue…

Uninsured climate losses pose growing threat to Europe’s public finances

Europe's increasingly volatile weather is creating a mounting fiscal burden that governments can no longer treat as a series of isolated emergencies, with uninsured losses from wildfires and floods threatening to become a permanent strain on already stretched public budgets.

EU unveils AI contingency plan after US curbed Anthropic model access

The European Commission unveiled a new action plan on Tuesday addressing the risks and opportunities of advanced artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, including language about contingency measures should access to powerful AI models be withdrawn — a direct response to the…

Electric vehicles hit 20% of EU car sales in 2026

The European Union's new car market grew for a fourth consecutive month in May, with battery-electric vehicles continuing to reshape the continent's automotive landscape, according to data released Tuesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA).

EU says it has proof China trained Russian troops fighting in Ukraine

The European Union has confirmed it possesses evidence that China trained hundreds of Russian military personnel who later fought in Ukraine, adding a new dimension to already strained EU-China relations as Brussels advances trade measures targeting Beijing and diplomatic meetings…