Cargo shipping containers are loaded with cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images The World Bank sharply cut its global economic growth projections Tuesday, citing disruption from trade uncertainty in particular. It now expects the … Read more
“China has already approved a certain number of compliant applications and will continue to strengthen the approval process for compliant applications,” it said in a statement. Despite Beijing’s offer of dialogue, experts say China is unlikely to completely remove the restrictions and is “flexing its muscles.” That was clear to members of the foreign business … Read more
An angler was startled to find he had caught a weird vampire-like creature when he went night fishing – Stefan Scheer caught a rare and protected sea lamprey near his home city Sea lampreys strip the flesh off their prey(Image: Jam Press/Stefan Scheer) A fisherman was left stunned after they reeled in a weird ‘Men … Read more
Canada, alongside four other countries, is formally sanctioning two Israeli ministers for comments they say are “incitements of violence against Palestinian communities.” The sanctions were announced by the foreign ministers of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday in a joint statement. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister … Read more
Russia launched one of its largest airstrikes on Kyiv in over three years of war and struck a maternity ward in the southern city of Odesa in attacks that killed at least three people, officials said on Tuesday. The overnight strikes followed Russia’s biggest drone assault of the war on Ukraine on Monday and were … Read more
Tourists and locals enjoy a warm spring day with high temperatures in El Postiguet Beach. Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images U.S. tourists seem to be cutting back on summer trips to Europe — but Chinese travelers are more than making up for it, a study found. Data from the European Travel Commission … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday. Citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers’’ but without mentioning Trump by name, the 189-country lender predicted that the U.S. economy — the world’s largest — would … Read more
Christian Brueckner has been the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann since 2020, and investigators are in a ‘race against time’ to charge the convicted sex offender 15:30, 10 Jun 2025Updated 15:40, 10 Jun 2025 Christian Brueckner is currently in prison for the rape of a 72-year-old(Image: Phil Harris) Currently serving a seven-year … Read more
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg departed Israel on a flight to France on Tuesday morning after being detained by Israeli forces, along with 11 other activists. She and the others were on an aid ship — the British-flagged yacht Madleen — headed for Gaza on Monday when they were intercepted. “Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a … Read more
The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies, which may bring an end to an almost year-long strike tied to the use of artificial intelligence. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike in July 2024 after negotiations with game … Read more