Argentina defaults on bond payments as debt talks heat up
Argentina missed payments on around $500 million in already delayed bond coupons on Friday, creditors and a ratings agency said, marking the country’s ninth sovereign default amid ongoing restructuring talks with creditors.
Beijing says new HK laws won’t harm investors, urges countries to stop ‘meddling’
China’s foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong dismissed concerns that its proposed national security laws for the city would harm foreign investors, hitting back at “meddling” countries as Beijing’s ties with Washington soured further.
Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July
Spain will reopen its borders to tourists in July and its top soccer division will kick off again in June, the Prime Minister said on Saturday, marking another phase in the easing of one of the world’s strictest lockdowns.
Xi makes high-stakes power play in move to subdue Hong Kong
For Chinese leader Xi Jinping it is a high-stakes power play. His move to impose tough national security laws on Hong Kong risks reigniting pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into chaos last year, increasing tensions in an already fraught rel…
Portuguese soak up the sun on first state-sanctioned beach weekend
Surfboards, beach buckets and picnic baskets in tow, Portuguese flocked to the ocean in droves on Saturday for their first state-sanctioned beach weekend of the year.
Spain to reopen to international tourism from July: PM Sanchez
Spain will reopen to international tourism from July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any U.S. ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the United States if Washington caused problems for tankers carrying Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the semi-official news agency Mehr reported.
Death toll from Pakistan airliner crash 97, black box found
The flight data recorder from the Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi has been found, an official said on Saturday, as the death toll rose to 97.
UK PM Johnson resists calls to sack Cummings over 400 km lockdown drive
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack adviser Dominic Cummings after he traveled 400 km (250 miles) to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms.
Far-right protests erupt in Spain against coronavirus lockdowns
Thousands of cars and motor-bikes honking horns and waving Spanish flags drove in procession through Madrid on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest called by the far-right Vox party against the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
