(L to R) Brazil’s President Michel Temer, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, China’s President Xi Jinping, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a group photo during the BRICS Summit on September 4, 2017. Wu Hong | Afp | Getty Images Millionaire population in the BRICS countries will see a … Read more
BP in 2020 set out its ambition to become a net zero company “by 2050 or sooner.” Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday announced plans to boost shareholder returns, even after a sharp drop in full-year profits aligned with lower oil prices. The energy major posted … Read more
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, England, on Feb. 1, 2024. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday was cleared of a public order offense over a protest at an oil and gas conference in October. Thunberg was arrested on … Read more
The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched missiles at commercial vessels since November 19. Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday said their naval forces targeted an unidentified British merchant vessel in the Red Sea in the group’s campaign to disrupt shipping to protest Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Earlier on Thursday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) … Read more
The United Kingdom is hitting pause on negotiations for a new free trade agreement with Canada, with the British government claiming “progress is not being made.” The statement shared by Susannah Goshko, the British high commissioner to Canada, on Thursday came less than a month before the next round of talks towards a permanent trade … Read more
The Israel-Hamas war is affecting travel across the Middle East and beyond. International arrivals to the region grew in the fourth quarter of 2023 — mainly owing to an increase in visitors to Saudi Arabia — to a level that matched 2019 numbers, according to the travel data company ForwardKeys. But it’s a far cry … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden speak at the start of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. Paul Ellis | AP The United States and the United Kingdom have “successfully conducted strikes” against Houthi targets in Yemen, President … Read more
Prince Harry attended the coronation of his father King Charles in June. In 2020, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced that they would be stepping away from royal duties and since then the couple has been living with their two children in the United States. Their relationship with the royal household has not … Read more
Howard Davies, chairman of Natwest Group Plc. Bloomberg | Getty Images The chair of one of Britain’s biggest banks faced a backlash Friday after saying it is not “that difficult” to get on the property ladder. NatWest chair Howard Davies told the BBC’s “Today” program that the current economic landscape — which has seen interest … Read more
