BUDAPEST, May 6 (Reuters) – Hungarian police have said that they are investigating the companies of one of the country’s top media players who won lucrative contracts under Viktor Orban’s outgoing government, on suspicion of misappropriation of funds and money laundering. The police statement late on Tuesday came after Gyula Balasy, the owner of several …
By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Saul BOSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – The CS Anthem chemical tanker exited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, its operator said on Tuesday, becoming the second commercial U.S.-flagged vessel known to do so while protected by the U.S. military. Maersk said on Monday that the Alliance Fairfax, a U.S.-flagged vehicle …
SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office said on Wednesday it had suspended a review on whether to participate in a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump put the plan, known as “Project Freedom,” on hold. “We don’t believe a review of Trump’s call to …
ATHENS, May 6 (Reuters) – Greece has rescued all nine members of the crew of a cargo ship that ran aground and sank off the island of Andros early on Wednesday, the country’s coast guard said. The freighter had sailed off Albania with hundreds of metric tons of soda on board and was bound for …
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and assisted on two more as the Colorado Avalanche rolled through Minnesota’s newest netminder, Filip Gustavsson, on their way to a 5-2 win over the Wild on Tuesday night, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series. The Avalanche have now won six straight postseason games, …
LONDON (AP) — British voters will cast ballots Thursday in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term and confirm that an increasingly fractured United Kingdom has entered an era of messy multiparty politics. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is expected to take a battering in elections for local authorities across …
BRUSSELS (AP) — Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn that with more visitors comes an increased risk of contamination, illness and other damage to the continent. While visitor numbers …
HANOI, May 6 (Reuters) – Vietnam is set to launch from Thursday a new crackdown on online piracy and counterfeit goods, aiming to boost detections by a fifth, the government said, after the United States revived the prospect of fresh tariffs. The U.S. threat last week targets a “persistent failure” to tackle intellectual property violations …
COPENHAGEN, May 6 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk, the maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, on Wednesday reported a first-quarter adjusted operating profit above expectations. The Danish drugmaker is banking on demand for its new weight-loss pill as competition with U.S. rival Eli Lilly intensifies and investors demand proof that fast-rising volumes can offset a bruising obesity drug price …
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 6 (Reuters) – The United States will close its consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar, citing the safety of its diplomats, the State Department said in a statement published on Tuesday. The U.S. embassy in Islamabad will handle all diplomatic engagement with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where Peshawar is the capital, the State Department said. …