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Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa
Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa
World
by  AFP

Peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region opened in Pretoria on Tuesday, the South African presidency announced. "South Africa is hosting peace talks to end the conflict in the Tigray region," Vincent Magwenya, spokesman for President Cyril Ramaphosa, told reporters.

Germany eyes reduced China stake in Hamburg port to end row
Germany eyes reduced China stake in Hamburg port to end row
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Germany's government is eyeing a compromise that would allow a Chinese firm to take a smaller-than-planned stake in a Hamburg container terminal, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected banning the sale outright. Chinese firms already hold stakes in other European ports but the EU's stance against Beijing has hardened since then.