Airbus to inspect 16 A380 planes after cracks found on wings
Airbus on Tuesday said it would inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and … Read More
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Opinion | EU and China need a grand bargain to avoid a trade war
As European leaders convened at the European Council meeting in Brussels this month, the spectre of a full-blown trade war with China cast a long shadow over the proceedings. Amid … Read More
Keiko Fujimori edges closer to winning Peru’s presidency
Keiko Fujimori is poised to become Peru’s next president after running her fourth consecutive campaign, according to figures published late Tuesday by the elections regulator after weeks of adjudicating disputed … Read More
US Pacific Command name change risks damaging India ties: ‘senseless’
A Pentagon decision to strip “Indo” from the name of its largest unified military command eight years after it was initially added has raised questions about the United States’ continuing … Read More
Mamdani-backed candidates win Democratic congressional primaries in New York
Three candidates endorsed by Zohran Mamdani swept to victory in Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday, showing that the coalition which powered the New York City mayor to a surprising victory … Read More
Europe bakes in early heatwave as fan and air-con sales skyrocket
Europe braced for more of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air-conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat. … Read More
Rebuking Trump, US Senate joins House in vote to end Iran war
The US Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing US President Donald Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive … Read More
Trains stopped across Germany over technical glitch
A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway system to halt all trains late Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country. The main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, said … Read More
US stocks slide, as Wall Street gets AI wake-up call
Wall Street got a reality check as a bruising sell-off in several technology giants fuelled concern the artificial intelligence frenzy that has powered the equity bull market might be overblown. … Read More
As I see it | US Anthropic ban is best advert for Chinese AI
Bankers working for JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong must have been miffed when they were shut off from using artificial intelligence (AI) models from Anthropic, a pioneering … Read More