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China marks ten years of Belt & Road forum, though interest is waning

Beijing will inject over $100 billion of new funding into its Belt and Road initiative (BRI), China's President Xi Jinping said Wednesday at a summit marking the vast infrastructure project's tenth anniversary.

Radio France Internationale

China’s Xi warns West against cutting ties as he welcomes ‘dear friend’ Putin to Beijing

‘We stand against unilateral sanctions and economic coercion’

The Independent UK

Russia attempts to seize military, diplomatic initiative against Ukraine

Over the past week, Russia attacked Avdiivka and Lyman in the east, but Ukrainian defenders held the line.

Al Jazeera

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European delegates walk out of China-led international summit as Vladimir Putin starts speaking

Russian leader and China’s President Xi Jinping spoke out against the West in their speeches

The Independent UK

China’s Xi warns West against economic ‘decoupling’

The Chinese president praised his 10-year Belt and Road Initiative at an international forum celebrating the project.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Putin, Hungary’s Orban reaffirm bond ahead of Beijing summit

The two leaders discussed strengthening energy ties despite geopolitical strains due to the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing

China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt

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How Serbia-Kosovo tensions hang like a spectre over the European Union

An armed band of Serb militants recently ambushed police in Kosovo. In the resulting firefight and retreat, four people — including a police officer — died from their wounds.

The Conversation

Poland and Hungary clash with EU over migration reform

A row over planned changes to Europe's migration rules overshadowed an EU summit Friday, although supporters of the reform vowed opposition from Poland and Hungary would not derail it.

Radio France Internationale

Poland and Hungary clash with EU leaders over migration reform

Migration has become a flashpoint in the European continent’s politics and a central focus of far-right parties.

Al Jazeera

As Russia’s war grinds on, is global support for Ukraine waning?

Experts say Kyiv is likely worried as Slovakia votes for a pro-Russia politician, Poland drops aid, and the US wavers.

Al Jazeera

Worry and concern follow pro-Kremlin candidate's victory in Slovakia election

Former prime minister Robert Fico campaigned as a left-wing populist, opposing continued military support for Ukraine and aligning with Russia against the United States.

WEKU

How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war?

Ex-PM Robert Fico is set to replace a technocrat government that has been backing Kyiv against the Russian invasion.

Al Jazeera

Migration ‘used to mobilise voters’ ahead of elections in Slovakia and Poland

Migration has become a hot-button issue in Slovakia and Poland ahead of upcoming elections on September 30 and October 15, with politicians evoking the hotly debated topic to galvanise voters and governments reintroducing border checks in the region.

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

Orban extends reach across border to make TSC a football power in ‘Serbia-Hungary’

West Ham’s Europa League opponents are one of several clubs outside Hungary benefiting from Hungarian assistance

Al Jazeera

Nationalist, populist, far-right parties eye rising support across Europe

A backlash against immigration, LGBTQ rights, abortion and support for Ukraine is unfolding across the continent.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown warns ‘aggressive nationalism’ is sweeping the world

The former Labour prime minister said countries must stop ‘blaming each other for what goes wrong’, and we must come together to find a solution.

The Guardian - UK

Coe applauds Budapest atmosphere claiming city is ready to host Olympics

Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, has hailed the ‘electric atmosphere’ in Budapest and says the city is ready to host the Olympics

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Radio France Internationale

Budapest welcomes world of athletics to savour revamp on banks of Danube

Just over six years ago, a popular movement stymied plans for Budapest to enter a bid to stage the 2024 Olympic Games. Out of that surge against Viktor Orban's government came the Momentum political party.

The Independent UK

US imposes travel restrictions on Hungarian passport holders over ‘security concerns’

The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary over concerns that the identities of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over nine years were not sufficiently verified

The Independent UK

US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders, citing security concerns

The Independent UK

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

Booksellers in Hungary must decide whether to comply with a law requiring books that depict homosexuality to be placed in closed packaging on their shelves

The Independent UK

Hungary fines book chain for selling British author’s LGBT+ novels

Shop penalised for displaying book in young adult section without special covering

The Week

Mark Rutte: longest-serving Dutch PM set to leave politics

Mark Rutte, the longest-serving Dutch prime minister in history, is to stand down after 13 years in power.

The Independent UK

Sweden's rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

When long-neutral Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process

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