Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked the country’s president for a pardon in the corruption cases that have followed him for years, arguing that the legal process is preventing him from carrying out his duties and that ending the proceedings would
The United States and the United Kingdom have reached a new agreement that eliminates tariffs on a wide range of pharmaceutical products and medical technologies, a move expected to increase medicine spending within Britain’s National Health Service and provide fresh momentum for the
Chinese football fans have strongly criticised English Premier League club Brighton and Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma after a social media post showed the player smiling while holding an image linked to Japan’s wartime past. The photo, shared by Brighton’s academy, featured Mitoma standing
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has moved to reassure Oscar Piastri that his Formula One title hopes remain alive despite a costly strategic error that denied the Australian a victory in Qatar. Stella said past examples in the sport show that drivers can
China State Shipbuilding Corp, the world’s largest shipbuilding group with control over about one third of the global market, has announced new plans to expand its portfolio by developing more cruise ships, deep-sea drilling vessels, and nuclear-powered ships. The move reflects Beijing’s ambition
Chinese carmakers are stepping deeper into humanoid robotics as they look for new technologies to support their core automotive businesses. Changan Automobile has become the newest addition to this fast-growing field after confirming a major investment in a robotics venture. The Shenzhen-listed state-owned
Guinea-Bissau has been thrust into fresh political turmoil after President Umaro Sissoco Embalo left the country for Senegal following a military coup that saw him detained and removed from power. Senegalese authorities confirmed on Thursday that Embalo had arrived in Dakar, while political
Peru’s Supreme Court has handed down an 11 year prison sentence to former president Pedro Castillo, marking another dramatic chapter in the country’s turbulent political landscape. Castillo, a leftist leader who rose from rural poverty to the presidency, was convicted for attempting to
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in an incident that has intensified already rising tensions across the territory. Videos aired on two Arab television networks appeared to show the men surrendering before they were
Ukraine has been hit with a fresh wave of political turmoil after anti-corruption authorities carried out raids at the home of Andriy Yermak, the influential chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky and one of the government’s key negotiators. The searches come at
