Joel and Ethan Coen named as this year’s Lumière Award recipients
The 18th Lumière Awards will honour not one but two giants of the silver screen… Read More
EU-backed green bonds risk financing Chinese clean tech in third countries
The EU has launched a €15-20bn green investment fund to boost European industry, but a good share of the money is set to go towards buying Chinese clean technologies –…
Kaja Kallas responds after Israeli foreign minister says he will ‘sever all contact’ with her
Kallas said she valued “dialogue and engagement” with Israel, but she made no mention of the reported apartheid comment. Read more at Read More
Shipping industry wary of resuming Strait of Hormuz navigation despite imminent deal
The world’s most important energy chokepoint may soon reopen, but insurance markets must regain confidence for the shipping sector to resume normal navigation. Meanwhile, Germany has dispatched two naval vessels…
Misinformation targets Trump and European leaders at G7
Social media users have been sharing old clips and taking statements by politicians out of context, in an apparent effort to highlight the strained relationship between the US and Europe.…
Voters head to the polls in key UK by-election that could determine Britain’s next PM
Burnham is regarded by many Labour MPs as the party’s best chance of recovery following the disastrous May local elections. Read More
Besides Trump, nobody believes deal will last, former US general says
Retired US General Ben Hodges believes the situation is now “much worse” than four months ago. With Israel and Lebanon left out of the deal between the US and Iran,…
‘If Ukraine burns, so will Moscow,’ Zelenskyy says after refinery fire
The Ukrainian president said on Thursday that Kyiv will respond to all Russian attacks and that the morning strike on Moscow’s refinery — in response to Russia’s attack on a…
Inside the ultra-luxe Swiss mountainside retreat where Iran and the US are set to meet
Initial negotiations between the US and Iran on the final agreement are set to take place at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne this Friday. Read More
World’s longest non-stop flight set for 2027 take-off as Qantas confirms Sydney-London route
Qantas’s long-awaited ‘Project Sunrise’ will see the world’s longest non-stop passenger flight cover more than 16,000 kilometres between 19 and 22 hours. Read More