China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Serbia on the second leg of his European tour as he sought to tighten Beijing’s embrace of the Balkan nation in contrast with a more difficult relationship with most of Europe.

STORY: China and Serbia agreed to follow a “shared future” as President Xi Jinping visited the Balkan country on Wednesday. Xi is on his first tour of Europe in five years, seen as an effort to strengthen ties with eastern European countries that are pro-Russian and large recipients of Chinese investment.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday condemned a "cowardly" act after a senior figure in his party was struck over the head in a Berlin library, the latest in a string of attacks on politicians in a polarising climate as Germany gears up for elections.

A female Berlin senator who is a senior figure in Olaf Scholz’s SPD party has been attacked in a library, the latest of a string of assaults on politicians in Germany. Franziska Giffey, a former mayor of Berlin,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday condemned a string of recent attacks on politicians and political campaign workers as "outrageous and cowardly." "Those who get involved deserve respect. Violence has no place in democratic debate,