Get Travel Insider with Simon Calder. A newsletter packed with tips, deals, inspiration, and the latest travel newsGet the Travel Insider newsletter with Simon CalderGet the Travel Insider newsletter with Simon CalderBritish Airways is dropping flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and will resume services to Dubai, Doha and Tel Aviv in the second half of the year at a much-reduced scale.The airline suspended most flights to the Middle East shortly after the start of the Iran war. Airspace in the region is starting to reopen, with Gulf Air of Bahrain about to resume flights to London.But…
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Founded in 2023 by Brian Yue and Claire Bi, the Cheng Lan Foundation operates at the intersection of private collecting and public engagement. Courtesy Cheng-lan Foundation A new generation of art patrons and collectors in Hong Kong is not only willing to support the city’s art ecosystem’s expansion but want to actively shape it. They are, in many cases, even deliberately distancing themselves from more traditional scripts of art patronage to embrace alternative participatory models anchored in community. One of the patronage platforms engaging directly with Hong Kong’s art scene, the Cheng-Lan Foundation, opened its first physical space during Art…
The 16-year-old Oswestry Golf Club member, who already plays off an impressive +3 handicap, showed maturity beyond his years across the four-day tournament, held from April 5 to 8. He posted rounds of 75, 72 and 74 for a three-round total of 221, enough to earn a share of the lead and force a sudden-death playoff in his age category. Rickett then held his nerve superbly, finally clinching the title on the third extra hole by holing an 18-foot birdie putt to secure the Faldo Series trophy and the added reward of a spot in November’s Grand Final in Dubai.…
New Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Thursday that targets for pre-monsoon drain cleaning have been established and directed officials to implement the Minto Road underpass model citywide to prevent waterlogging during the rainy season.Delhi CM directs drain desilting by June 30; warns against blame-game over waterloggingGupta stated that she will tour the city extensively during the monsoon season to monitor the situation.Chairing a high-level review meeting, the chief minister discussed strategies with officials for addressing Delhi’s chronic waterlogging issue that arises during the rainy season. She instructed all departments to complete the desilting of drains on time and…
Voting also held in the federal territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.By Anadolu, AP and ReutersPublished On 9 Apr 20269 Apr 2026Millions of Indians have voted in local elections in two states and a federally-governed territory, kicking off five key contests scheduled this month as a test of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Voting was held on Thursday in Assam and Kerala, along with the Union Territory of Puducherry, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu will vote later this month.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend…
BEIJING, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — When foreign media professionals, business leaders and scholars from 12 countries walked into Chongqing recently, they gained a chance to learn more about the vibrant automobile industrial base in southwest China. The tour dedicated to feeling new quality productive forces in automobile sector in Chongqing was organized by China Economic Information Service, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd. (CAERI) and the Belt and Road Economic Information Partnership. In general, site visits, immersive experiences and face-to-face talks with local industry representatives gave foreign guests insight into Chongqing’s R&D, testing and certification strengths in automobile industry.…
China’s permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong vetoes a UN Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz at the UN headquarters in New York, the US, April 7, 2026. /XinhuaBy Kong QingjiangOn April 7, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted on a draft resolution concerning the Strait of Hormuz, submitted by Bahrain and other countries. With 11 votes in favor and two abstentions, China and Russia cast crucial vetoes, resulting in the draft’s failure. In his explanatory remarks, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, stated that the draft resolution “fails to reflect…
On March 31, 2026, Morocco and Indonesia moved to deepen their security ties during talks in Rabat between Morocco’s top security official and Indonesia’s ambassador. The discussions focused on implementing existing agreements and drafting a new memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation between their security agencies. The planned framework centers on intelligence sharing, counterterrorism coordination and institutional exchanges, building on the broader strategic partnership signed in 2023. This is not a breakthrough. It is an opportunity—and one Indonesia has yet to fully use. The urgency is clear. Since the start of the Iran war in February 2026, disruptions in the…
As the world struggles to make sense of what, if anything, was achieved by the ceasefire deal announced by the US and Iran on Tuesday, one major power that stands to win regardless is China.Beijing’s powerbrokers are being credited with pushing Iran towards agreeing to the ceasefire, bolstering its status as a regional mediator. In China’s tightly censored domestic media, articles basking in the glory of China being the grown-up in the room at a time of international crisis were allowed to circulate.Guancha, a nationalist online outlet, published a report on Wednesday that discussed articles in the New York Times…
Chinese solid-state battery startup Qingtao (Kunshan) Energy Development Group Co. Ltd. has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The proposed listing of the top-ranked battery maker underscores intensifying competition among Chinese companies to commercialize safer, higher-density solid-state batteries, a breakthrough widely seen as the future of electric mobility. You’ve accessed an article available only to subscribers VIEW OPTIONS Source link