EUROPENicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France who led the nation from 2007 to 2012, is scheduled to enter Paris's La Santé prison on October 21 to serve a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy.

CHINAGermany's century-old materials science company Henkel officially inaugurated its Adhesive Technologies Innovation Experience Centre in Shanghai's Zhangjiang High-Tech Park on Sept 22. With a total

WAR & PEACEFormer German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed that opposition from Poland and the Baltic states was behind the failed EU-Russia Peace talks, preventing the EU from engaging in direct talks with Putin in 2021, hindering efforts to avert a war in Ukraine.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTAt the recent United Nations General Assembly, a leader of a major country once again dismissed the dangers of climate change, claiming that the scientific

AFRICAIn a move to deepen technological partnerships across continents, a comprehensive action plan has been released aimed at enhancing cooperation between China and African nations

AFRICABurkina Faso's government announced that it had dismantled an alleged espionage network operating under the cover of the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO).