UK’s car output drops in April, sees worst start to year since 2009
Britain’s vehicle output dropped sharply in April, marking the worst start to the year since 2009, due to weak export demand and the timing of Easter, industry data showed this ...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Ceasefire needed for peace, new round of talks must not be ’empty’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that a ceasefire was needed to move forward towards a settlement of the war with ...
Trump lauds Musk in Oval Office as billionaire’s turbulent tenure ends
US President Donald Trump praised billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to cut federal spending during a joint press conference in the Oval Office on Friday, as the Tesla CEO departs ...
US axes 24 clean energy projects, including at Exxon’s Baytown
The US has axed awards to 24 green energy projects issued during President Joe Biden’s administration that totalled more than $3.7 billion, including one at an Exxon refinery complex in Texas, ...
Trump: No requests to pardon Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, but will look at the facts
President Donald Trump said on Friday that no one has asked him to pardon pop singer Sean “Diddy” Combs but we would look at the facts of the case.
Combs, 55, ...
France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children
France plans to ban smoking on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other locations from July to protect children, the government said.
The ban, which follows similar measures across ...
Ukraine keeps Russia guessing over participation in June 2 peace talks
Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending peace talks with Russia on June 2, saying it first needed to see the proposals Russian negotiators ...
Punch-ups and tobacco pouches: Polish presidential race gets personal
The centrist frontrunner in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election on Sunday says Poles know everything about him, contrasting that with the slew of media reports about his nationalist opponent’s ...
Starmer warns Farage’s ‘fantasy’ fiscal plans would crash the economy
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Thursday that Nigel Farage would crash the economy if his Reform UK party ever won power, describing the tax and spending plans of ...
Argentine court declares mistrial in Diego Maradona’s death
A controversial decision by an Argentine judge paved the way for the court to declare a mistrial on Thursday in the case concerning the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.
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US TARIFFS
Trump’s tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday, a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his ...
UK police charge man over Liverpool car collision that hurt dozens
British police charged a 53-year-old man on Thursday after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during a victory parade earlier this week, injuring dozens.
Paul Doyle, ...
US says that Israel accepts Gaza ceasefire plan; Hamas most likely to reject it
Israel has agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House said on Thursday, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not ...
Italian activists face trial for migrant sea rescue in legal first
A Sicilian judge has ordered six members of an Italian charity ship to stand trial on accusations of aiding illegal immigration, the first time crew members of a rescue vessel ...
Kyrgyzstan detains eight media workers in widening crackdown
National security authorities in Kyrgyzstan have detained eight current and former employees of independent media outlet Kloop, their lawyers said, accusing them of inciting unrest amid a growing crackdown on ...
US flag raised in Damascus, envoy says Syria-Israel peace is possible
The United States’ newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led government ...
New West Bank settlements risk further isolating Israel on world stage
Israel’s government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied-West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday, a move that could deepen divisions with some allies, who have ...
China launches mission to retrieve asteroid samples
China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make the fast-growing space power ...
South Korean navy patrol aircraft crashes killing four crew
A South Korean maritime patrol aircraft crashed soon after takeoff near a military base in the southern city of Pohang on Thursday, killing all four crew members, the navy said.
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Switzerland
Army searches for missing man after glacier debris buries Swiss village
The army was deployed and rescue specialists were airlifted in to search for a man still missing on Thursday after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down a mountain in ...
UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months
British grocery price inflation jumped to 4.1 per cent for the four weeks to May 18, its highest level since February last year, adding to pressure on consumers already facing higher household ...
Twin blows to Trump agenda as court blocks tariffs and Musk exits administration
Former President Donald Trump’s economic agenda was dealt a pair of significant setbacks this week, as a US trade court struck down his sweeping tariff orders and Elon Musk ...
UniCredit signs derivatives deal to double stake in Alpha Bank
UniCredit has signed a derivatives agreement that paves the way for it to nearly double its stake in Greece’s Alpha Bank, increasing its shareholding to close to 20 per cent.
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Russia proposes holding next talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2
Russia has proposed holding the next round of direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2 with a view to achieving a sustainable peace settlement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...