Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babis' ANO party signed a coalition deal with fringe right-wing allies on Monday, moving closer to regaining power after winning a vote on promises of hiking spending and opposing EU climate and migration policies. Babis' return to power with the fringe allies will strengthen the populist, anti-immigration and national sovereignty camp within the European Union that could weaken backing for Ukraine's defence against Russia's invasion. Learn

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul spoke with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi about security, economic policy and other topics of mutual interest. The ministers agreed during their phone call that a trip by Wadephul to China that was recently cancelled should be rescheduled soon, the spokesperson said, adding that China also reiterated its invitation for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to visit. Learn More

The Trump administration said it plans to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans on Monday after two judges ruled it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during the government shutdown. The administration laid out the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan in a filing, in federal court in Rhode Island at the direction of a judge who ordered it last week to use emergency funds to at least partially cover November's Supplemental Nutrition A