Oct. 13, 2025, 10:17 a.m.

Musk attacks Britain's Reform Party leader as' incompetent '

Elon Musk, a key adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump and the world's richest man, has attacked the British Labour government after suddenly turning to attack Farage, the leader of the British Reform Party, saying Farage is "not capable" of being the leader of the Reform Party.

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German opposition leader Merz: Willing to negotiate a new free trade agreement with the United States

German opposition conservative leader Merz said he would support new negotiations on a free trade agreement with the United States to deal with tougher trade terms.

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Russia's transit agreement expires: Europe's energy crisis intensifies

On December 31, 2024, the agreement on Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expired, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would not extend the agreement.

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Private schools in England will pay 20% VAT on tuition fees from January 1

To tackle educational inequality, the Labour government will end the tax exemption for private schools, which will have to pay 20% VAT on tuition fees from next year.

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Private schools in England will pay 20% VAT on tuition fees from January 1

To tackle educational inequality, the Labour government will end the tax exemption for private schools, which will have to pay 20% VAT on tuition fees from next year.

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Lavrov: The Trump team should take the first step to improve US-Russia relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says his country is willing to work with the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump if the United States really wants to improve relations with Russia, but stresses that it is up to Washington to make the first move.

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Finland impounds oil tanker suspected of breaking submarine cable

Finnish authorities on Thursday seized a tanker carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea on suspicion that it was linked to an incident a day earlier in which an undersea cable connecting Finland and Estonia broke and four Internet lines were damaged.

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Russia will continue to supply gas to Europe through multiple channels in response to the shutdown plan in Ukraine

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak recently said that the country is ready to continue exporting natural gas to Europe through multiple routes.

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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine: Multiple scrutiny behind military action

Recently, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has escalated again, and the military strikes by both sides have aroused wide concern of the international community.

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The German government has come under heavy criticism for the car attack in Magdeburg

On the evening of December 20, 2024, the Christmas market in Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, was hit by a serious terrorist attack.

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