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BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday it opposed countries providing platforms for “Taiwan independence separatist” activities, after Taiwan’s foreign minister arrived in Switzerland for sideline events to a World Health Organisation (WHO) meeting. “The Taiwan authorities’ practice of sending people around the world to wedge into conferences to grab attention is nothing more than the behaviour of petty clowns; it will only bring humiliation on […]

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) – Belarus, which hosts Russian nuclear weapons, said on Monday it was conducting training in their use. “The aim of the exercise is to improve the personnel’s level of training, to test the Airborne Forces’ readiness to carry out their tasks, and to organise combat operations from unplanned areas,” the defence ministry said in a statement. It said the training was not directed against any other […]

By Clare Jim HONG KONG, May 18 (Reuters) – Liquidators for Evergrande Group, the failed Chinese property giant, are seeking 57 billion yuan ($8.4 billion) in damages from PwC, accusing it of being negligent in its auditing work, a Hong Kong court was told on Monday. Potential damages would come on top of hefty fines imposed on the global auditing group by mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities after Evergrande […]

May 18 (Reuters) – Shares in Advanced Medical Solutions fell as much as 27% on Monday, after private equity firm TA Associates confirmed it would not make an offer for the British medical supplier on Friday. (Reporting by Nithyashree R B in Bengaluru) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to arrive in the port city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Monday morning. The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the vessel by personnel in full-body protective gear and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. The […]

By Graham Keeley MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) – The conservative People’s Party won the election in Spain’s southern Andalusia region but lost its absolute majority, results showed on Monday, forcing it to forge an alliance with far-right party Vox to remain in power.  Sunday’s vote in the most populous Spanish region was a test of political strength ahead of a national election expected to be held next year. The same […]

PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) – United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that he would call on G7 finance ministers to follow a sanctions regime in order to keep financing away from what Bessent described as Iran’s “war machine”. Bessent added that last week’s trip by a U.S. delegation to China, led by President Donald Trump, was “very successful.” (Reporting by David Lawder;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta) Brought to […]

By Laurie Chen and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) – China will address U.S. concerns about rare earth shortages, the White House said on Sunday in a recap of agreements struck at last week’s leaders summit that fell short of calling for the removal of restrictions that have disrupted U.S. aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing. Introduced in April 2025 in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs, […]

NEW DELHI, May 18 (Reuters) – An Indian court has told Apple to “fully cooperate” with investigators in an antitrust case related to the iPhone ​apps market, not agreeing with the U.S. company’s request to put the case on hold while it challenges the law governing antitrust penalties. • The Delhi High Court said in an order posted on its website on Saturday that Apple “shall fully cooperate”, but it […]