Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant BMW have challenged EU import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said Monday.

China’s exports of electric vehicles to the European Union rose again in December, prompting fears of an escalating trade conflict in 2025.

A participant tries on traditional Chinese costume during an event in celebration of the Chinese New Year at the Confucius Institute of Far Eastern Federal University of Russia, in Vladivostok, Russia,

The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war across the border in Myanmar.

Speaking to the BBC on Monday, Anne Gravett, from the UK's Food Standards Agency, said: "The Food Standards Agency is investigating if any Coca-Cola products containing 'higher levels' of a chemical called chlorate are on the UK market. If we identify any unsafe food, we'll take action to ensure it is removed and alert consumers."

DHB Bank will gradually reduce its presence in Belgium after concluding that the Belgian market is not profitable enough, it said on Monday, highlighting the challenges faced by European banks given the region's sluggish economic growth.

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While DeepSeek remains blocked on Italian app stores, a VPN should help bypass the block couples with some extra workarounds. Experts, however, aren't advising it.

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.