The Rising Chinese Automaker Not Named BYD
Geely is challenging the giant BYD by adapting quickly to swings in demand and energy prices, seizing on interest in electric vehicles prompted by the war in Iran. Source link
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8 Memorable Moments From Past British Royal Visits to the U.S.
With King Charles III and Queen Camilla set to arrive for a state visit with President Trump, we look back at some major moments in previous royal trips to the United States. Source link
Can King Charles Help Heal the U.S.-British Rupture?
Not since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, traveled to Washington after the Suez Crisis has a visit by the British monarch come at such a fraught time in Anglo-American relations. Source link
U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The United States has carried out dozens of boat strikes since September against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs. Source link
Prosecute Russian-sponsored saboteurs, Estonia tells Europe
Countries must do more to deter Moscow’s shadowy campaign to recruit marginalised people to carry out attacks, says Estonian spy chief Source link
Chip toolmaker Tokyo Electron cuts ties with executive linked to Chinese rivals
Veteran executive Jay Chen, who helped build Japanese group’s China business, left after links to start-ups surfaced Source link
Zero-hour contract crackdown risks job losses, business warns
Trade bodies say a requirement to offer staff guaranteed time could be ‘tipping point’ in already weak labour market Source link
BBC visits Chernobyl ghost city 40 years after world’s worst nuclear accident
On Sunday, Ukraine marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Reactor number 4 at the plant exploded on 26 April 1986, spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe. The official death toll from the incident in Chornobyl – as it is known in Ukrainian – is 31, but the…
FirstFT: Shooting suspect had written about targeting Trump, authorities say
Also in today’s newsletter: Netanyahu’s biggest rivals merge Israeli political parties, China’s Xiaomi targets European expansion Source link
How a Trump Event Shooting Unfolded
The gunman had written a “manifesto,” the president said, before trying to enter a dinner in Washington for the White House press corps. Source link