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NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks due to a lack of consensus on referring to “terrorism”, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday. SCO is a 10-nation … Source link
LONDON (Reuters) -BHP faces a full contempt of court hearing in Britain for funding litigation to try to prevent some Brazilian municipalities suing the mining giant over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Thursday’s ruling is the latest development in long-running litigation over the collapse in 2015 of the…
Inside a lab that is recreating lightning strikes – CBS News Watch CBS News Lightning lasts for less than a second, is only about as thick as a broomstick but burns hotter than the surface of the sun. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff visited a Florida lab that creates its own lightning to help protect people…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence … Source link
The logo of FWD group is seen on a building in Hong Kong, China March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo HONG KONG, June 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Richard Li is nothing if not relentless. The tycoon’s pan-Asian insurer FWD is going public after multiple false starts. A $6.2 billion, opens new tab market capitalisation is…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -NATO’s decision to increase defence spending will not significantly affect Russia’s security, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to raise their collective spending goal to 5% of gross domestic product over the next decade, citing what they called the long-term threat posed by Russia and the need…
People hold flags of Iran and Hezbollah as well as posters of Supreme Leader Khamenei as Iranians take to the streets in the downtown Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran on June 24, 2025, to celebrate the ceasefire after a 12-day war with Israel. NEGAR/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NEGAR/Middle…
European chip equipment giant ASML has launched a project designed to discover and foster key engineering talent in China, in the latest show of its commitment to the market despite intensified US restrictions on advanced chipmaking technologies. The Dutch lithography system maker has launched a science competition aimed at deepening public understanding of lithography –…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence Day, U.S. Consul General Gregory May, who…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) thinks that history will be the final judge of whether President Donald Trump’s airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program were effective. Gray Media’s Washington correspondent Molly Martinez asked the Republican Majority Leader about the developments in Iran. Senator John Thune: “Well, I think we’ll…