ExxonMobil is exploring the sale of its chemical plants in the UK and Belgium, as Europe’s chemicals industry struggles with the impact of U.S. tariffs and growing competition from low-cost Chinese imports, the Financial Times reported. The potential deal, which could raise up to $1 billion, remains at an early stage, with Exxon holding discussions […]
Russia has dismissed allegations that it was behind the jamming of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s airplane, calling the claims baseless and paranoid. The denial came from Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday, following reports of suspected interference. An EU spokesperson earlier stated that von der Leyen’s plane
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Primary Health Properties’ (PHP) $2.4 billion acquisition of rival Assura, a leading healthcare real estate investor. The regulator said it was assessing whether the deal could result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK healthcare property market. PHP completed the
French film icon Gerard Depardieu, 76, will stand trial on charges of raping actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018, marking another major setback to his career following a sexual assault conviction earlier this year. Arnould, then in her early 20s, alleged that the assaults took place on two separate occasions at Depardieu’s Paris home. The Paris […]
Tens of thousands of people staged a silent march in Belgrade on Monday to honor the 16 victims of a collapsed roof at the city’s renovated railway station and to demand snap elections aimed at unseating President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling SNS party. Sixteen high school pupils led the procession across Savski Trg square, […]
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) signaled on Monday that it is preparing for potential snap elections, warning that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou’s efforts to save his minority government are unlikely to succeed. Bayrou faces a September 8 confidence vote after unexpectedly announcing it last week in a bid to push through unpopular budget-tightening plans for […]
Britain’s Domino’s Pizza Group has reaffirmed its annual earnings forecast while announcing a £20 million ($27 million) share buyback programme on Monday. The company recently lowered its 2025 core profit guidance to between £130 million and £140 million, down from the earlier forecast of £141 million to £150 million, citing rising costs and subdued consumer […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Monday that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, who was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Saturday. Calling it a “horrific murder” and a matter of national security, Zelenskiy confirmed that the suspect has already given initial testimony, […]
Russia unleashed one of its heaviest missile and drone barrages on Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens in a night of explosions that rattled every district of Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko called it one of the biggest assaults in recent months, with residential buildings, energy facilities, and foreign offices including those […]
Denmark’s foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen following intelligence reports alleging covert influence operations by American citizens in Greenland. According to public broadcaster DR, at least three individuals with ties to former President Donald Trump’s administration are suspected of encouraging opposition to Danish rule and promoting the









