Dettol has apologised after a Chinese ad campaign featuring a man seeking a woman ‘not tainted by other men’ triggered a massive sexism backlash. The controversy racked up over 120 million views on Weibo within two days.
The EU’s next €2 trillion long-term budget is already triggering fierce battles between frugal northern states and net-receiver nations in the south and east. New demands for defence and climate spending are scrambling the old alliances entirely.
Portugal winger Francisco Conceicao says there’s no pressure on teammates to pass to Cristiano Ronaldo at the FIFA World Cup. His comments come after Ronaldo faced heavy criticism following a quiet display in Portugal’s opener against Ghana.
Israel has cut off all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas following remarks she allegedly made comparing Israeli actions to apartheid. The move marks one of the sharpest diplomatic breaks between Israel and a senior European Union official in recent memory.
Zelenskyy gave Lukashenka seven days to dismantle drone relay stations near the Ukrainian border or face Kyiv taking them out directly. The ultimatum, delivered Friday in Kyiv, is one of Ukraine’s sharpest direct threats toward Belarus since the war began.
JD Vance scrapped a planned trip to Geneva just hours after Trump and Iranian President Pezeshkian signed an initial agreement suspending uranium enrichment. The surprise pace of Wednesday’s deal made the Switzerland talks unnecessary, officials say.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed a nuclear framework deal with the US while openly admitting he holds a ‘different view’ on it. The rare admission comes as Vice President JD Vance confirmed he may travel to Switzerland to push negotiations toward a final agreement.
Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms is preparing a share sale that could raise $4 billion and shatter India’s IPO records. Here’s what we know so far.
Iran’s supreme leader publicly condemned the new nuclear agreement, calling Trump’s signature a sign of desperation, even as US warships began withdrawing from the Strait of Hormuz. The deal is now facing a fierce test of survival.
Europe is developing an AI Plan B — a sovereign strategy to reduce dependence on U.S. cloud giants and Chinese hardware before the window closes. The plan targets 20% of EU compute needs from public infrastructure by 2030.
