Hong Kong authorities launched 18 joint operations against illicit refuelling stations this year amid a global energy price surge, with the customs chief noting the practice has become increasingly common in urban areas. But Commissioner for Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday that despite the upwards trend, illegal refuelling was not widespread locally….
April 24 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of abandoning internationally recognised diplomatic conventions in pursuit of its own interests, particularly in dominating energy markets, in an interview broadcast on Friday. Lavrov, interviewed by Russian state television, said Washington, in its dealings with Latin America and the Middle East, was…
PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) – France wound up a meeting of G7 environment ministers on Friday defending its “pragmatic” decision to keep climate change off the agenda to avoid a clash with the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as a hoax despite scientific evidence, and has withdrawn his country from several…
KYIV, April 24 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday arrived in Jeddah on his second visit to Saudi Arabia in a month, as Kyiv tries to bolster security cooperation and advertise its battle-tested technology in the Middle East amid the Iran war. “Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees…
MOSCOW, April 24 (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that it stood in solidarity with Cuba and would continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Communist‑run island republic, rejecting what it described as blackmail and threats from Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he expects to have the honour of “taking Cuba”, though…
A journalist films Xiaomi SU7 Ultra cars during a Xiaomi track day driving experience in Tianjin, in northern China on April 23, 2026, ahead of the Beijing Auto Show which opens on April 24. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images) Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign automakers are…
DeepSeek reportedly has not shared its upcoming AI model with American engineers and instead granted early access to Chinese companies, further intensifying the technological war between the U.S. and China, as of Feb. 26, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek on Friday released a preview version of its long-awaited…
April 23 (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday accused China of stealing U.S. artificial intelligence labs’ intellectual property on an industrial scale in a memo that threatens to raise tensions ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders next month. “The US government has information indicating that foreign entities, principally based in China,…
PORT LOUIS, April 23 (Reuters) – Mauritius said it would wait up to the end of July for Britain to finalise a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands after London put the agreement on hold following objections from U.S. President Donald Trump. A British delegation met Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam on Wednesday in…
BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday urged the United States to abide by the one-China principle after the U.S. criticised Chinese pressure on some African countries to revoke overflight clearances for Taiwan’s president. Taiwan this week said the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar unilaterally revoked flight permits for its presidential aircraft to…