- China, EU enter final stage of EV price commitment talks: Chinese commerce ministry Global Times
- China Says Progress Made With EU on Electric Vehicle Price Talks Bloomberg
- Europe Doesn’t Have a China Card: Détente With Beijing Would Be a Disaster Foreign Affairs
- China-EU package discussions on EVs, brandy and rare-earth export controls a positive step toward establishing long-term solution for both sides: expert Global Times
- China, EU discuss EV anti-subsidy case, brandy anti-dumping probe, export controls news.cgtn.com
Russia’s Wagner Group leaves Mali, Africa Corps will stay – DW
- Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali, Africa Corps will stay DW
- Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia’s Africa Corps to remain AP News
- Wagner to withdraw from Mali after 'completing mission' BBC
- Wagner Mercenary Group Ends Support Mission in Mali The Moscow Times
- Wagner group announces withdrawal from Mali after “mission accomplished” africanews.com
UK mortgage guarantee scheme due to end with no news on replacement
More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans
A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this month, with no word yet on when its replacement will be launched.
The mortgage guarantee scheme went live in April 2021 to help buyers with small deposits get on the property ladder.
Continue reading...‘It makes sense’: Why Carney invited PM Modi to Canada for G7 summit | Watch his reply – Firstpost
- 'It makes sense': Why Carney invited PM Modi to Canada for G7 summit | Watch his reply Firstpost
- Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India CNN
- Canadian PM Mark Carney explains why PM Modi was invited to G7 Summit despite Nijjar tensions Hindustan Times
- Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit The Guardian
- India is the 5th largest economy, so it makes sense: Canada’s Mark Carney backs PM Modi’s G7 invite despite tensions The Economic Times
US police, protesters clash in Los Angeles following ICE raids
Protesters gathered after immigration agents took dozens of people into custody during raids across Los Angeles.
Iran blasts Trump for ‘racist mentality’ and hostility to Muslims over travel ban
Tehran condemns Donald Trump’s order barring 12 countries’ citizens from entering US as violation of ‘fundamental principles of international law’
Tehran has denounced the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington’s decision was a sign of a “racist mentality”.
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday reviving sweeping restrictions that echo the US president’s first-term travel ban, justified on national security grounds after a firebomb attack at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado.
Continue reading...Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances? – AP News
The furniture fraud who hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles
Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues falsified 18th-century furniture they said belonged to French royalty.
The furniture fraud that hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles
Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues falsified 18th-century furniture they said belonged to French royalty.
Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general
Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of retired general in Yangon.
‘Open prison’: The forced labour driving India’s $5 trillion economy dream
India has more than 300 million unorganised sector workers. Many suffer from withheld wages, endless toil and coercion.
Schwarzenegger: Hey, stop whining, do something on climate change
The actor and activist was speaking to the BBC at a summit organised by his Climate Initiative.
Schwarzenegger: Hey, stop whining, do something on climate change
The actor and activist was speaking to the BBC at a summit organised by his Climate Initiative.
North Korea’s limited internet hit by major outage, says analyst
The UK-based researcher said the cause of the outage in the secretive state seems to be internal rather than an attack.
Indian PM Modi suggests thaw with Canada after G7 invite – DW
- Indian PM Modi suggests thaw with Canada after G7 invite DW
- G7 Summit: 'Strong push from G6 to have India at table'; expert explains why Canada couldn’t ignore PM Mo Times of India
- Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India CNN
- Canadian PM reveals why he invited PM Modi to G7 meet The Indian Express
- Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit The Guardian
Why are ice cream prices soaring this summer?
Coconut oil, a crucial ingredient in the summer treat, is getting more expensive.
Conference to recognise Palestinian state to weaken scope of its ambition, diplomats say
UK, France and other western states will not recognise Palestine at New York meeting, instead focusing on agreeing steps towards it
A planned conference in New York this month that supporters of Palestine had hoped would push western governments to recognise a Palestinian state has weakened its ambition and will instead hope to agree on steps towards recognition, diplomats have said.
The change to the aims of the conference, due to be held between 17 and 20 June, marks a retreat from an earlier vision that it would mark a joint declaration of recognition of Palestine as a state by a large group of countries, including permanent UN security council members France and the UK.
Continue reading...Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges
Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisoned
Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.
Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail.
Continue reading...Israel warns of more attacks on Lebanon if Hezbollah not disarmed
Israel warned 'there will be no calm in Beirut' after launching the largest attack on the city since the ceasefire.
‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State
Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country's grinding civil war.