French President Emmanuel Macron at a luncheon with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 26, 2025. Chalinee Thirasupa | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in…
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent PA Media King Charles met Canadian PM Mark Carney soon after he arrived in Ottawa King Charles III will deliver a significant speech in Canada’s parliament later on Tuesday that is expected to offer his support in the country’s dispute with US President Donald Trump. The King and Queen Camilla received…
Nepali sherpa Kami Rita, also known as “Everest Man”, has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most climbs up the world’s tallest peak. The 55-year-old, who was guiding a group of Indian army officials up the mountain, reached its 8,894m summit at 04:00 local time on Tuesday (23:15…
An Iranian filmmaker has been cheered at home after winning Cannes Film Festival’s top prize. Jafar Panahi touched down in Tehran’s international airport on Monday, two days after his Palme d’Or victory for revenge thriller It Was Just Accident. Panahi has been imprisoned multiple times in Iran, most recently for protesting the detention of filmmakers…
“The idea of putting physical metal in a safe jurisdiction like Singapore with parties they can trust is becoming a big trend nowadays,” says Gregor Gregersen, founder of The Reserve. Alessia Pierdomenico | Bloomberg | Getty Images The ultra-wealthy are increasingly moving their gold offshore as economic and geopolitical uncertainty roils markets — and Singapore…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron gives a press statement near the Metropole Hotel before attending a state dinner in Hanoi on May 26, 2025. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron visiting Vietnam and Swedish automaker Volvo Cars laying off employees might not appear to have much in common. But they are,…
An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s industrial profits rose in April from a year earlier, official data showed Tuesday, despite prohibitive U.S. tariffs and persistent deflationary pressures….
Nick Beake Europe Correspondent Kostas Kallergis Senior Europe Producer Greek Coast Guard The migrant boat sank with 650 people onboard A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana…
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country for the first time in two years, having arrived in the rebel-held eastern city of Goma, spokespeople for the rebels as well as a youth leader from his party have said. Kabila’s arrival comes after senators stripped him of his immunity over…
Getty Images The snap vote follows the impeachment of former president Yoon Suk Yeol South Korea will elect a new president on 3 June to replace Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office for placing the country under martial law for six hours in December. The winner will be tasked with managing the political…
