Taiwan opposition leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping
Cheng Li-wun said she “gladly accepted” Xi Jinping’s invitation and hopes to be a “bridge for peace”.
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France horror as at least 27 injured after high-speed train collides with military vehicle
At least one person is believed to have died in the incident.
Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – as it happened
US vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’ … and here they are!JD Vance and Usha Vance off the Air Force Two, welcomed by Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó as they begin their two-day tr…
Rapper Offset’s condition ‘stable’ after shooting
Two people were detained by police and officials are investigating the incident.
Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square claims world’s biggest music company has suffered because of delay of US listingBusiness live – latest updatesBillionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the wo…
The nations doing deals with Iran to get ships through Strait of Hormuz
A growing number of countries are bypassing maritime law and gaining safe passage for their tankers via direct diplomacy with Iran
Hungarian Easter tradition sees women doused with water in Hollókő
A centuries-old Easter tradition continues in a Hungarian village, where men pour water over women in a ritual rooted in folklore and springtime customs.
Indian shipbuilder SDHI bags order for four dual-fuel post-panamax bulk carrier newbuildings
Energy One is a partner in investment fund New Energy One
Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.