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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
UBS To Boost Dividend, Sees Buybacks Above 2022 Target
ZURICH — UBS Group plans to increase its dividend by 10 percent and expects 2022 share repurchases to...
IMF’s Georgieva Says Central Bankers Must Be ‘Stubborn’ in Fighting Inflation
WASHINGTON — Central bankers must be persistent in fighting broad-based inflation, International Monetary...
Germany, EU Race to Fix Energy Crisis
BERLIN/FRANKFURT — Germany will step up lending to energy firms at risk of being crushed by soaring gas...
Pyrenees Pipeline Puts EU Energy Divisions in Stark Relief
PARIS/MADRID/BERLIN — Skepticism about a new gas pipeline across the Pyrenees highlights the competing...
Bank of England to Raise Rates to Counteract Inflation: Poll
LONDON — The Bank of England looks set to hike borrowing costs by another 50 basis points next week,...
Auto Supplier Aptiv to Acquire 85% of Intercable Unit in EV Tech Push
Auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc. announced on Tuesday, Sept. 13 that it would acquire a majority stake...
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Halts Operations: Energoatom
Operations at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have been fully stopped as...
Protesters March in Belgrade Against Planned Gay Parade
Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a European gay pride event to be hosted by Belgrade...
Charles Becomes King Following Death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history, died on Thursday, Sept....