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On June 4, 2026, the British Embassy in Beijing marked the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by posting a short commemorative video to its official account on Weibo, the Chinese social media platform where the embassy maintains a verified presence. The 16-second clip showed the iconic image of
UK Housing Market May Face Perfect Storm as Mortgage Rates Rise, House Prices Drop
By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn, Reuters. LONDON — A surge in borrowing costs and a...
VTB Bank Urges Putin to Curb Western Grain Traders’ Russian Ops
MOSCOW/HAMBURG (Reuters) — Sanctions-hit VTB Bank has urged President Vladimir Putin to curb the activities...
Google to Build First Cloud Region in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) — Alphabet Inc's Google will set up its first cloud region in Greece, the company said...
Europe Braces for Mobile Network Blackout: Sources
PARIS/STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) — Once unthinkable, mobile phones could go dark around Europe this winter...
Europe’s Steel Makers Fear Deepening Crisis From Energy Crunch as Output Halted
GENK, Belgium — Spiraling energy costs have forced steel makers to cut output across Europe, threatening...
German Intelligence Is Stoking the Right Wing Social Media Scene
German Intelligence admitted it deployed “dozens” of fake accounts on social media to spy on right wing...
JD Sports Fined $1.6 Million by UK Regulator Over Merchandise Pricing
(Reuters) — JD Sports said on Tuesday, Sept. 27 that it was being fined about 1.5 million pounds ($1.6...
Europe’s Generic Drugmakers May Cut Output Due to Surging Energy Bills
FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Europe's drug makers have warned they may stop making some cheap generic medicines...
Unexplained Nord Stream Leaks Spell Further Trouble for Europe’s Gas Supply Ahead of Winter
Three offshore lines of the Nord Stream gas pipeline system on the bed of the Baltic Sea sustained "unprecedented...