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The Hong Kong stock exchange is poised for a blockbuster day next week, as four stocks – including Sany Heavy Industry, China’s largest construction machinery manufacturer – are set to debut, positioning the city to reclaim its status as the world’s top fundraising venue this year. Among the four stocks launching on October 28, Sany Heavy Industry, already listed in …

Russian spies have links to people smuggling gangs trafficking asylum seekers into Europe, senior officials have claimed. Daniel Mitov, Bulgaria’s equivalent of the Home Secretary, said his government has evidence of direct links between Russia‘s foreign intelligence agency and the criminal gangs helping illegal migrants to enter Europe. His claim comes as ministers from across the continent prepare to meet …

US President Donald Trump has said that Russia and Ukraine should freeze the current front line in Donbass, noting that Moscow controls nearly all of the region anyway. Trump made the remark after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Thursday and meeting with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky the next day at the White House. “We think what …

US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India would stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying “massive” tariffs if it did not do so. “I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he’s not going to be doing the Russian oil thing,” Trump told …

A video circulating on social media shows thieves breaking into the Louvre and stealing French crown jewels in broad daylight. In a short cellphone video, a person wearing a bright yellow vest can be seen tampering with a display case. According to France 24, the thieves drove up to the museum on scooters Saturday, entered the Galerie d’Apollon using an …

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday when a cargo aircraft skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and plummeted into the sea during landing, leaving two people dead and sending shockwaves through the aviation community. The ill-fated flight, arriving from Dubai, was attempting to land at the airport around 3:50 a.m. when the unthinkable happened. According …

The Philippines and Beijing are working on a coastguard cooperation pact as part of efforts to manage recurring flashpoints in the disputed South China Sea, but observers say the step may not be enough to prevent conflict or build lasting trust. Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro told the Senate on Tuesday that the proposed plan aimed to …

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said that he is ready for negotiations with Russia but only after a ceasefire along the current front lines. Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday and had earlier backed his call to have the troops “stop where they are.” “Yes, I agree. If we want to stop this …

A prominent exiled Russian oligarch believes that Vladimir Putin is prepared to strike a deal on Ukraine with Donald Trump to bring the war to an end. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil tycoon, spoke with U.K. broadcaster Trevor Phillips on Sunday, suggesting that any agreement could involve surrendering territory to Russia. He said, “I have the impression that Putin has sent …

Hopes for a resumption of long-stalled talks to heal Cyprus’ decades-old ethnic rift were buoyed on Sunday when Turkish Cypriots elected a leader who campaigned on getting back to negotiating a two-zone federation with rival Greek Cypriots after an eight-year stalemate. Tufan Erhurman, 55, won by a landslide, receiving 62.76 per cent of the vote, against incumbent Ersin Tatar’s 35.81 …