With China’s new-vehicle market still in the throes of a brutal price war, but growing steadily, some automakers plan to move their brands upscale after succeeding in capturing a lion’s share of industry sales with a wide array of electrified models. While major automakers such as BYD Co. and Great Wall Motor Co. haven’t disclosed … Read more
Your report that the Foreign Office’s position is that it will recognise Palestine at an “appropriate moment of maximum impact” brings to mind conversations I had in 1975 with two Labour foreign ministers, Roy Hattersley and David Ennals (Labour MPs push for Foreign Office to recognise Palestinian statehood, 13 April). While both ministers agreed in … Read more
Palmyra’s ancient theater, seen on Feb. 21, was used by ISIS for public executions during the group’s takeover of the region. Syrians are hoping for a return of tourists now that the country has reopened to international visitors after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad to rebel fighters last December. Ayman Oghanna for … Read more
The Czech Republic will no longer be importing oil from Russia, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday at the opening ceremony for a new connection to the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL) in Nelahozeves in the north of the country. The new pipeline will start supplying the country with crude brought into the Italian port of … Read more
This pool photo taken and released on April 17, 2025 by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) shows China’s President Xi Jinping (C-L) and Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni (C-R) walking past honour guards after a meeting at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. (Photo by POOL / AFP) (Photo by -/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) -/POOL/AFP via Getty … Read more
A NATURE RESERVE NEAR SESTRORETSK, Russia (AP) — It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, many in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog nature reserve. They serve as crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs, who are trying to navigate toward their … Read more
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, on Thursday welcomed the decision taken by the German parliament to exclude Russia and Belarus from the main … Read more
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways When planning a trip to Italy, you can almost push a pin randomly in the map and leave it at that. There’s such a … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The funeral was held on Thursday for a Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator who died in unclear circumstances last month. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi’s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, three days after she failed to show up at work. Among … Read more
The ambassadors of Russia and Belarus will not be invited to the German parliament’s commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the second world war’s end over concerns they could “exploit” the event for anti-Ukraine propaganda. The ceremony in the Bundestag lower house on 8 May marking the allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany will include several … Read more