Opinion | Europe moves to join China and the US in the Arctic gold rush

In recent decades, Greenland, with a small population of fewer than 60,000, has become a largely autonomous territory of Denmark. These days, Denmark – which is one of 27 European Union states and also a member of Nato, the transatlantic security alliance – retains only control of the island’s monetary policy and foreign relations. One … Read more

Is Russia’s economy holding up well against Ukraine-war induced sanctions? China is watching and keen to know how

Moscow said its economy rose by 5.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2023 year on year, and Russia is expected to see full-year growth of 3.5 per cent. The European Commission also upgraded its forecast to a rise of 2 per cent from the previous estimate of a contraction of 0.9 per cent. … Read more