Global Briefing: It may prove difficult for the EU to reconcile the enthusiasm of member states led by France with the reticence of Germany and Spain

Armenia’s foreign policy direction has become a big issue in advance of Sunday’s parliamentary elections

Abelardo de la Espriella’s win in the first round of presidential election suggests country could become latest in region to swing right

Four Chinese students on sitting the gaokao, a challenging national test that will shape their futures

Underwater fibre-optic cables carry more than 95 per cent of intercontinental data traffic

A long-awaited easing of residency restrictions may boost consumption – and begin to level the playing field for China’s urban workforce

Prime minister Mark Carney has warned of a Brexit-like mistake

Global Briefing: Major cities see protests and road blockades in the past four weeks over measures that hurt poorer Bolivians and benefit the wealthiest

Trump has shown little interest in group comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia that was at core of US efforts to counter China

Tehran has reportedly made no commitment ‘to hand over nuclear stockpiles, shut down facilities or not to build a nuclear bomb’

Struggling in a flat domestic market, many businesses are expanding overseas

Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled

The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different

Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era

Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed conflicts are driven by an international scramble for mineral wealth