When Filipino motoring journalist James Deakin recently posted a photo of his fuel receipt – more than 4,000 pesos (US$67) after topping up on nearly 39 litres – his message to followers was blunt: “I’m seriously looking at an EV [or] hybrid now. What’s your breaking point?” He is far from alone. As the Philippines […]
Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. President Trump repeated threats to Iran during his Monday press conference, which he opened by describing the successful rescue mission for the downed airman over the weekend. “The entire country can be taken out in one night and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump […]
Iran said it would respond “crushingly” if President Trump carried out his threats to strike power plants and bridges unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. An Israeli strike killed an Iranian intelligence chief overnight. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #Trumps #Ultimatum #Looms #Tehran #Vows #Step #Attacks
The search for an 81-year-old mainland Chinese man who went missing while hiking on Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail entered its third day on Monday, with a veteran mountaineer calling for better promotion to raise visitors’ safety awareness. A team comprising rescuers from the Fire Services Department, Government Flying Service, Civil Aid Service and police continued […]
NPR’s Rob Schmitz speaks with Zsuzsanna Vegh, program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about what’s at stake in the upcoming election in Hungary. #Hungary039s #farright #leader #Viktor #Orban #voted #power
President Trump used an expletive-laden social media post to taunt Iranian leaders, saying that the United States would attack if they did not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #Trump #Escalates #Threat #Hit #Iranian #Power #Plants #U.S #Rescues #Downed #Airman
On 26 March, the opening day of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), the six co-coordinators of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) — Australia, Barbados, China, Ecuador, Fiji and Morocco — presented a ministerial statement and a package of five technical documents. Together, they reflect the progress achieved by participating […]
Once dubbed the world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper, Goldin Finance 117 in northern China appears to be in the homestretch of a marathon construction effort – after nearly a decade of dormancy and a year of resumed work – even as the nation’s property market struggles to leg out a sustained recovery. Late last month, workers […]
Easter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where congregants celebrate with the Zairean Rite, the only Vatican-approved liturgy shaped by local culture, alive with song, dance, and striking ritual. #Local #culture #shapes #Zairean #liturgy
President Trump has been mostly been silent about the downing of a U.S. fighter jet over Iran but said time was “running out” on his ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #U.S #Searches #Missing #Airman #Trump #Repeats #Threats #Strait
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