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Bei der Parlamentswahl in Rumänien am Sonntag sind die Sozialdemokraten (PSD) mit 22,5 Prozent stärkste Kraft geblieben. Die extrem rechte Partei AUR konnte ihre Stimmen gegenüber der vergangenen Wahl vor vier Jahren mehr als verdoppeln: Sie erreichte 17,7 Prozent. Mehrere ultrarechte Parteien kommen zusammen zudem auf rund 30 Prozent. Die Parlamentswahl wurde vom Chaos der Präsidentschaftswahl vergangene Woche überschattet.

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

Catch up: Biden pardons his son; Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebels

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock accused China of providing Russia with weapons for its war of aggression against Ukraine and threatening peace in Europe ahead of a potentially thorny visit to Beijing.

Trump’s tariffs could go in many different directions. Understanding the strategy from his first term, and the priorities of his new team, reveals a potential path ahead.

Lai Ching-te’s US stopover on trip to Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau – three diplomatic allies of the self-governed island – prompts Beijing’s protests

Chancellor Olaf Scholz raised the stakes in the campaign for Germany’s snap election by proposing an investment fund worth at least €100 billion ($106 billion) to help pay for the country’s modernization.

US hiring probably jumped in November after hurricanes and a major strike undercut job growth a month earlier, consistent with a labor market that’s healthy yet gradually cooling.

Chinese stocks rallied for the second time this week with traders pointing to expectations for greater economic support at a key policy meeting in December.

Two years in, generative AI’s value to the world is still unclear. But these charts show that it’s been a bonanza for the largest tech firms.

South Africa has long struggled with its reputation as a volatile and risky emerging market, but is now becoming a favorite among investors seeking to navigate a world with Donald Trump as the US president.

Prince Mohammed offered to boost trade with the Islamic Republic just as he seeks to nail down a strategic agreement with Washington.

The race to secure goods from China before tariffs are imposed has taken off, with international cargo flights out of the Asian nation increasing to new records in the weeks since Donald Trump won the US election.

The euro is on track to cap its worst month in over a year, blighted by the prospect that US trade tariffs will hit the region’s already battered economy.

Inflation expectations of consumers in the euro area edged higher in October, according to the European Central Bank — supporting policymakers arguing in favor of a cautious approach to lowering interest rates.

Euro-area inflation climbed above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, though officials are unlikely to be deterred from continuing to lower interest rates next month and beyond.

Turkey entered a technical recession in the third quarter as industrial production plunged, providing more evidence to the central bank as it ponders whether to start cutting interest rates next month.

Markets have fully priced in a 25 basis point interest rate cut from the ECB in December, which would mark its fourth cut of the year.

Die französische Minderheitsregierung unter Michel Barnier steht nach knapp drei Monaten vor ihrem möglichen Aus. Bis Jahresende muss der Haushaltsentwurf für 2025 verabschiedet werden, der durch Steuererhöhungen und Ausgabenkürzungen insgesamt Einsparungen von 60 Milliarden Euro vorsieht. Die Opposition will nicht mitmachen, der Premier warnt vor einem „Sturm auf den internationalen Finanzmärkten“.

Chinese carmakers’ push into the European electric-vehicle market continued to meet resistance, with their share of deliveries to the region slipping during October in the run-up to new tariffs.

Catch up: Putin issues an ominous threat; Israel and Hizbullah trade accusations

A recent slump in the ruble is ramping up pressure on the Bank of Russia to hike its key rate — potentially by the most since the start of the war on Ukraine.

Norway is on the cusp of completing a transition away from combustion cars thanks to targeted incentives that made electrics an easy choice

The European Central Bank doesn’t need to constrain the economy any longer and may even have to take interest rates to levels that promote growth, according to Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau.

German inflation unexpectedly remained unchanged in November, backing arguments for the European Central Bank to continue lowering interest rates.

Auf die Insolvenz der KTM AG und die Schließung des Schaeffler-Werkes folgt diese Woche bereits die dritte Hiobsbotschaft: Siemens schließt bis Ende 2026 sein Wiener Werk für industrielle Stromversorgung. Gewerkschaft und Industrie geraten darüber in Streit.