German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said direct talks between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn’t happen, even as the Trump administration continues to push for a peace deal. “Unlike what had been agreed between President Trump and President Putin last week, when we were together in Washington, it is obviously not going to come…
European stock markets fell on Thursday, as investors assessed an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial intelligence boom. Fiscal…
MONACO (AP) — Now that the 36 teams contesting the Champions League are set, the draw for the most prized title in European club soccer will be made Thursday in Monaco. Each team will face eight opponents in the opening league phase which runs from September through January. Advertisement The list of teams is more…
FOR THE third time in little over a year, France looks likely to lose its prime minister. François Bayrou’s decision on August 25th to put his government’s survival on the line with a vote of confidence on September 8th was as unexpected as it was risky. The centrist prime minister runs a minority government in…
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China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was “neither reasonable nor realistic” for Beijing to join trilateral nuclear disarmament talks reportedly discussed between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Trump told reporters on Monday that Washington and Moscow were discussing ways to reduce their nuclear arsenals, adding that he…
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European markets are heading for a higher open Wednesday as traders gear up for a quarterly earnings report from chipmaker Nvidia. The Nasdaq-listed stock has become a bellwether for the global technology sector, particularly regarding the progress of the artificial intelligence boom, as its major corporate customers include Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon. Its value…
Students and political heavyweights have gathered to pay tribute to Hong Kong veteran educator Henry Hu Hung-lick, with alumni recalling fond memories and lessons learned from the co-founder of Shue Yan University who died last month at the age of 105. The Tuesday evening vigil was organised by the university, a tertiary institution founded in…
The problem, however, is dissolving parliament is exactly how French politics ended up in this mess in the first place. The political landscape hasn’t much changed since last summer, so elections could very well just deliver another hung parliament. Before Monday, Macron looked unlikely to send voters back to the polls. He has repeatedly, including…