GUANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng prepares for a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 6, 2024 in Guangzhou, China. Ken Ishii | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and several other top financial policymakers are scheduled to speak Tuesday at a global financiers summit in Hong Kong. Hosted annually by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the third
Rescuers dig for survivors after Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon Israeli strikes on northern Lebanon and Gaza have killed dozens of people including several children, rescuers and officials say. The Lebanese health ministry said at least 23 people including seven children were killed on Sunday in Almat near Byblos, to the north of the capital Beirut. In northern Gaza, the civil defence agency said at least 30 people were
Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 – might no longer be valid, as the government couldn’t locate it. The Satanic Verses, criticised
