China’s foreign minister Wang Yi began a tour of four African countries on Wednesday. In Tanzania, the focus is in part on access to mineral resources. In Somalia, China aims to strengthen the central government in Mogadishu. Taiwan and Israel diplomatically recognize the breakaway region of Somaliland.
By Leonardo Pape
Businessman Chen Zhi is at the center of a major international cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime scandal.
By Amelie Richter
The United States is rerouting crude oil worth around two billion dollars that Venezuela had planned to deliver to China. Beijing denounces Washington as a “bully”.
By Leonardo Pape
China has brought what it says is the world’s largest floating solar park online. With a capacity of one gigawatt, the facility is expected to meet most of the electricity demand of the surrounding region.
By Amelie Richter
At the meeting in Paris, numerous European heads of government and state decided to support a possible future peace in Ukraine with security guarantees. Exactly what Germany‘s role will be in this is still unclear.
By Gabriel Bub and Maria Mitrov
The Berlin power outage highlights deficits in the protection of critical infrastructure and in state crisis preparedness. Experts are urgently calling for amended regulations to protect sensitive infrastructure data and reduce the vulnerability of the power grid.
By Lisa-Martina Klein, Michael Bröcker and Katharina Horban
Despite criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his stance on the US intervention in Venezuela, the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Armin Laschet, rejects a special session.
By Leonard Schulz and Markus Bickel
The Bavarian company raised a total of four million euros – financed through crowdfunding. Here are the plans for the fresh capital.
By Robert Wallenhauer
The revision of the Cybersecurity Act is among the measures planned in Brussels for the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Germany is starting to implement the EU Cybersecurity Directive NIS-2.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin and Corinna Visser
Chinese cyberattacks on hospitals, banks and energy providers in Taiwan increased significantly in 2025. Taipei sees the surge as a key element of Beijing’s strategy of “hybrid warfare”.
By Yi Ling Pan
