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Article informationauthor, Sarah Rainsfordrole, Eastern Europe CorrespondentReported by Burgenstock, Switzerland3 hours agoFor two days, the sound of whirring propellers shattered the peace on the Swiss mountainside, but it was all for the good of peace in Ukraine.The helicopters were ferrying world leaders and delegations to a summit convened to chart a path to end Russia’s war against its neighbor.As Volodymyr Zelensky put it, this was an opportunity for Kiev to counter full-scale aggression with full-scale diplomacy and garner the broadest possible support for a Ukrainian peace plan.Ultimately, the idea is that if the plan is presented to Russia and there…
Kate AvnettBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The next European Commission president must do more to help European industry catch up in the green technology race with China and the United States, said Spanish Climate and Energy Minister Teresa Rivera, the front-runner to become the European Union’s next green policy chief.EU leaders are meeting in Brussels on Monday to discuss key positions in the next European Commission, which will be headed by each of the EU’s 27 member states.Rivera, who is being supported by the Spanish government in running for a senior European Commission post on climate, rejected calls from some politicians for…
The China Coast Guard said Monday that Philippine and Chinese vessels collided near Second Thomas Reef in the South China Sea as Beijing strengthens its territorial claims in the disputed waters.Second Thomas Reef, known in Chinese as Ren’ai Reef, has seen intensifying clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels in recent months.Such incidents have become commonplace as the Philippines tries to resupply the Philippine military garrison stationed on the stranded naval ship Sierra Madre to assert Manila’s claim over the reef.The shoal is about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Palawan island in the western Philippines and more than 1,000 kilometers (620…
Islamabad, Pakistan When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for the third time as the country’s leader on June 9, seven prime ministers from neighboring countries celebrated the moment with a select audience. The atmosphere at the ceremony, on a summer evening with an orange twilight sky and attended by a hand-picked group of leaders from the region, was reminiscent of Modi’s first swearing-in as India’s prime minister in 2014 and a repeat ceremony held in 2019. But there was one big difference from 2014: Pakistan’s prime minister was not among the visiting leaders. A decade ago, a…
Main Event Tracker: Week 12 reviewYou know what’s not fun? When you feel like the season is slipping away from you, but there’s nothing that you can really do to stop it. At least that’s what it feels like on another Sunday evening after we’ve watched our squads tumble down the standings yet again.Listen to the Rotoworld Baseball Show for the latest player news, waiver claims, roster advice and more from our experts all season long. Click here or download it wherever you get your podcasts.Hitting Review Note to self, never tempt the fantasy gods to meddle in my affairs,…
You know what’s not fun? When you feel like the season is slipping away from you, but there’s nothing that you can really do to stop it. At least that’s what it feels like on another Sunday evening after we’ve watched our squads tumble down the standings yet again.Listen to the Rotoworld Baseball Show for the latest player news, waiver claims, roster advice and more from our experts all season long. Click here or download it wherever you get your podcasts.Hitting ReviewWeek 12 Hitting.pngNote to self, never tempt the fantasy gods to meddle in my affairs, as they’re a hilariously…
Aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea (AP) — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the U.S. Navy’s oldest aircraft carriers, but it’s still fighting, despite repeated false claims. Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis and online accounts supporting them have repeatedly claimed to have attacked or sunk an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea spearheading a U.S. response. Rebels continue to target both commercial and military vessels on important waterways. This has put its leader, Capt. Christopher “Chowder” Hill, and his social media profiles squarely at the forefront of an increasingly bizarre internet as…
America’s top divers are heading to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Olympic Team Diving Trials in an attempt to qualify for the U.S. team ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics.On the women’s side, synchronized 10-meter platform silver medalist Jessica Parratt will be seeking her third Olympic Games alongside Delaney Schnell, while on the men’s side, synchronized 3-meter platform silver medalist Andrew Capobianco and Tyler Downs will compete.To qualify as an individual for the U.S. team, divers must finish first or second in the combined scores tallied from the semifinal and final rounds, while pairs must finish first to qualify for the…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Trade between Australia and China has surged to record levels over the past year as relations have recovered from a toxic spat sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, despite rising security tensions across the region.Official Australian government data showed total trade with China would reach A$219 billion (US$145 billion) in 2023, a record high and up from A$168 billion in 2019, the last year before the outbreak of the pandemic and the imposition of Chinese tariffs and sanctions.The importance of the trade relationship was…
A woman (right) collects food at a community food hub in Hackney, London, on June 13, 2024. APLondon: Dominic Watters keeps a close eye on his gas and electricity meters: He topped them up a few days ago and now has just £1.85 ($2.40) left. That, he says, could determine what he and his teenage daughter have for dinner tonight.Watters, an advocate for better access to nutritious food, is a single father from Canterbury in southern England who relies on government welfare and says microwave meals can’t compare to home-cooked meals, but he sometimes can’t afford a stove or oven.”For…