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Chaos at UK port as thousands stranded despite French border opening

A police officer directing traffic in Dover, UK after France temporarily closed its border with the country on Sunday. /AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth/ The border between France and the UK has opened

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Bringing Afghanistan closer to peace

Participants are seen during the commencement of intra-Afghan peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in the Qatari capital, Doha, September 12, 2020. /Getty Editor's

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UK Lawmakers Voice Concern About UK’s Readiness For Brexit

A UK parliamentary committee voiced concern on Saturday over the country’s preparedness for the end of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year, and called o

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Yemen's president announces new power-sharing government

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi attends the Arab summit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 31, 2019. /Reuters Yemen's internationally recognized President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Friday ord

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Fishermen withdraw from Yangtze River

A fishing boat is seen in the Yangtze River. /VCGChina's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a press conference on Tuesday to introduce the phased results of

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Western Sahara becomes intl hotspot as Israel, Morocco normalize ties

VCG Editor's note: Lan Shunzheng is a research fellow at Charhar Institute and a member of the Chinese Institute of Command and Control. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not nec

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Israel's diplomatic breakthrough in Maghreb faces challenges

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and Morocco King Mohammed VI. /Reuters Editor's Note: Dr. Wang Jin is a research fellow at Charhar Institute in China and an associate

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Pentagon plans to cut most of its support to CIA's counterterrorism missions

In a surprising move, the Pentagon has told the Central Intelligence Agency that it plans to end the majority of the military support it provides to the agency's counte

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New vaccine to curb mutated poliovirus shows encouraging results

A new vaccine shows promising results to stamp out a mutated strain of poliovirus responsible for causing sporadic outbreaks across Africa and Asia, researchers have said after conducting a trial

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PM Johnson to Have Face-to-Face Meeting with EU Chief In Last-Ditch Bid to Salvage Brexit Trade Deal

Another day of frantic talks on a deal that will shape relations between the UK and EU post-Brexit failed to bring breakthroughs, as a phone conversation on Monday betw

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France Won't 'Sacrifice' Fishermen in Any Brexit Deal, Minister Says

Earlier, French Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said that there was a possibility that France could veto a UK-EU agreement if it is not in line wi

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Major obstacles remain for Merkel ahead of EU summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wears a face mask as she attends the weekly meeting of the German Federal cabinet in the conference hall of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 2, 2020. /

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UK to drop controversial clauses in divorce bill

VCG Image The UK government on Tuesday announced that it will drop the most controversial parts of the Internal Market bill after reaching an "agreement in principle" with the European Union (

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Brexit uncertainty continues, but high noon approaches

Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The plot of the 1952 movie "High Noo

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APD | Has US fallen into an irreversible recession?

By APD writer AliceAccording to US media, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the US presidential election in November. However, the dispute over the election results so

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Why has the Gulf region grabbed global attention recently?

Getty Editor's note:Guy Burton is an adjunct professor at Vesalius College, Brussels. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.One could be forgiven fo

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Can Washington sustain Afghanistan's positive peace trajectory?

Afghan security officials inspect the scene of magnetic bomb blasts and rocket attacks in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 21, 2020. /Getty Images Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a foreign affair