A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million, with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species. A Hong Kong court on Friday convicted the Thai man, 30, of…
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised the prospect that a youth mobility deal with the European Union will be struck next week, saying in an interview on Friday that this would not amount to a return to freedom of movement. Starmer will welcome EU leaders to London on Monday to help reset relations…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday (Image: AP) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is treading a fine line on UK-EU relations as hard-right populists make gains at a time when Brexit and immigration remain toxic issues in Britain.The Labour leader will host European Union chiefs in London on Monday…
May 06, 2025 04:58 PM IST EU-BRITAIN-SUMMITS:EU and UK to hold annual summits, draft statement shows BRUSSELS – The European Union and United Kingdom will agree to hold annual summits to take stock of their bilateral relationship, according to a draft statement prepared for an upcoming summit in London seen by Reuters. EU and UK…
Europeans react to Trump’s first 100 days – CBS News Watch CBS News This week, President Trump marked 100 days in office. For some Americans, it has been a time of smashing success. For others, it was chaos and danger. But for America’s allies, it has been a time of reckoning and backlash. Elizabeth Palmer…
Normandy, France — The heroic D-Day landings in Normandy marked the beginning of the end of World War II, where thousands of the Americans who fell in the assault still rest in graves in northwestern France. It was the sacrifice of the American and European Allied soldiers during the Normandy Invasion, and of course their great…
China will hold off on entering serious trade talks with the US while it waits to see which of Donald Trump’s advisers will have his ear and how other countries will respond to the 90-day pause on tariffs, according to sources. The Trump administration was “too divided” and China was in no rush to negotiate…