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China urges Germany’s next leader to build on Angela Merkel’s legacy

Bloomberg China urged Germany’s next government to continue outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s legacy to ensure the two countries work closely together, as prospective coalition partners in Berlin favor a tougher line towards the Asian giant. Zhang Ming, China’s ambassador to the European Union (EU), noted during a European Policy Center event on Tuesday that next year will mark the 50th ...

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Explosions in Ugandan capital leave one dead

Bloomberg At least one person died when two explosions hit the Ugandan capital, the fourth blast in Kampala in the past month. The blasts occurred outside an office of insurer Jubilee Holdings Ltd and near the city’s central police station, the Daily Monitor reported, citing eyewitnesses. Images posted on the newspaper’s Twitter handle showed cars on fire outside the Jubilee ...

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Belarus border crisis turns violent as leader speaks of détente

Bloomberg Poland used water cannon and tear gas to stop Belarus-backed migrants from crossing the European Union’s eastern frontier a day after the bloc approved new tools to punish those escalating the crisis. Under the threat of new sanctions and facing accusations of mounting a “hybrid attack” on the EU by ushering travellers to the border, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ...

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