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China-UK Relations
Concerns: China's giant embassy could be used as a prison

Taiwan fears that spaces under China's planned giant embassy in London could be used to detain regime critics, reports The Telegraph.

The large embassy complex is set to become China's largest diplomatic mission in Europe. The plans have been controversial since they were unveiled in 2018 and include a hidden space next to sensitive communications cables.

The British debate has so far mainly focused on the risk of espionage. Now, however, Taiwan's representative in the UK is warning that the embassy could also become a hub for Beijing's cross-border persecution of dissidents.

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy dismisses the concerns as "completely baseless" and describes them as "malicious slander".

Russian Invasion  The Battles
Putin: There Never Was an Alaska Agreement on Ukraine

The United States and Russia never agreed on a plan to end the war in Ukraine when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, last year. Putin admitted this this weekend, according to the Washington Post.

“The spirit of Anchorage, although it was never expressed in any formal documents and no one signed anything, was that we discussed some possible ways to end the crisis in Ukraine,” Putin said.

Several high-ranking Russian representatives accused the United States last week of not living up to the agreement from the Alaska meeting. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also claimed that the summit was a way to buy time to arm Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed the accusations, saying there never was an agreement, but added that if there had been one, the war might already be over.

Political situation in Germany
Germany sees increase in left-wing violent crimes

German intelligence warns that left-wing extremism is increasing in the country, reports the Financial Times. In a new report, the agency states that the number of violent crimes with left-wing extremist motives increased by 60 percent in 2025. The crimes included attempted murder, assault, sabotage and arson.

– Left-wing extremism is increasing again in Germany and poses a threat to public safety and order, said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt at a press conference where the annual report was presented.

According to Dobrindt, the increase is taking place, among other things, as a reaction to the already widespread right-wing extremism in Germany.

– For both left-wing and right-wing extremists, we see that the potential for violence is increasing sharply, said Dobrindt.

Political situation in Peru
The election in Peru is decided – Keiko Fujimori becomes president

On Monday, it became clear that Keiko Fujimori won the presidential election in Peru by the smallest possible margin. Fewer than 50,000 votes separated her from leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez.

The conservative president-elect will become the country's first female head of state. The victory also means that the Fujimori dynasty returns to power after more than two decades.

Keiko's father, former president Alberto Fujimori, ruled the country between 1990 and 2000 but was later sentenced to prison for abuse of power and human rights violations.

Keiko Fujimori is also the latest in a line of conservative leaders in South America to receive the support of US President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Fujimori on her victory and announced that the Trump administration looks forward to deepening cooperation with her government.

Trump's USA  Trans rights
US Supreme Court allows states to ban transgender women from sports

The US Supreme Court has decided to allow state laws that prohibit transgender women from competing in girls' and women's classes in school sports to remain in place, reports the AP.

The decision means that several Republican-controlled states, including Idaho and West Virginia, can continue to apply rules that require students to compete in the gender category they were assigned at birth, rather than the gender identity they have.

Donald Trump made the issue one of his most important campaign promises ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Shortly after he was sworn in, he signed a presidential order aimed at banning transgender women from competing on women's sports teams, reports the BBC.