Ukraine ‘actively developing’ regional security arrangements for defence, food and energy, Zelenskyy says; Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners. What we know on day 1,522 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday for talks on “security and energy” , a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Kyiv and Baku enjoy warm relations, with Azerbaijan repeatedly expressing support for...
Ukraine ‘actively developing’ regional security arrangements for defence, food and energy, Zelenskyy says; Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners. What we know on day 1,522 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday for talks on “security and energy” , a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Kyiv and Baku enjoy warm relations, with Azerbaijan repeatedly expressing support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sending humanitarian aid since the Russian invasion in 2022. Ties between Moscow and Baku have soured over the past year, after an Azerbaijani passenger plane was mistakenly hit by a Russian anti-aircraft missile in 2024, killing 38 people. The trip follows one to Saudi Arabia, where Zelenskyy met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Ukrainian leader seeks to share Kyiv’s drone expertise with the Gulf countries affected by the war in Iran . Zelenskyy said Ukraine was “actively developing” its strategic security arrangement across three key areas, including exports of Ukrainian military expertise and air defence capabilities, energy cooperation to help Ukraine, and food security. US weapons deliveries to Ukraine haven’t stopped despite the Iran war , and Ukrainian long-range strikes continue to hammer Russian oil production and manufacturing plants, Zelenskyy said on Thursday. “Of course, we are hitting what is painful for Russia, and it is very painful,” Zelenskyy said in voice messages to reporters, adding that Russian losses in the strikes have reached tens of billions of dollars. Russian officials have reported that attacks have struck infrastructure in regions more than 1,000km (600 miles) inside Russia. Russia and Ukraine on Friday swapped 193 captured soldiers each , the second exchange this month in one of the few areas of cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv. The two countries have exchanged thousands of PoW throughout the four-year war – with the swaps often the only result of otherwise stalled peace talks. Photos of Ukr...
Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack – key US politics stories from Friday 24 April EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the little-known mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cy...
Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack – key US politics stories from Friday 24 April EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the little-known mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cyprus, who is hosting the talks. They discussed the mutual defence clause, article 42.7 of the EU treaty, on Thursday night, before reports emerged that the US was exploring how to suspend Spain from Nato. Continue reading...
Hon Wing, 77, and his family climbed 19 floors to their fire-ravaged flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on Tuesday but left almost empty-handed after a two-hour search for valuables. Hon, a retired part-time taxi driver, had hoped to find a bag of change he kept during his work shifts, but “nothing much was there” in his charred flat in Wang Sun House. His daughter Ice Hon wanted to...
Hon Wing, 77, and his family climbed 19 floors to their fire-ravaged flat in Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on Tuesday but left almost empty-handed after a two-hour search for valuables. Hon, a retired part-time taxi driver, had hoped to find a bag of change he kept during his work shifts, but “nothing much was there” in his charred flat in Wang Sun House. His daughter Ice Hon wanted to retrieve items passed down from her late mother. “Dust and ruins are everywhere. It feels like the...
China would see India’s attempt to expand defence industry cooperation with South Korea in artillery and anti-aircraft guns as “inevitably sensitive” given Beijing’s border dispute with New Delhi in the Himalayas, according to analysts. After meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as part of his three-day visit to India, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced that Seoul...
China would see India’s attempt to expand defence industry cooperation with South Korea in artillery and anti-aircraft guns as “inevitably sensitive” given Beijing’s border dispute with New Delhi in the Himalayas, according to analysts. After meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday as part of his three-day visit to India, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced that Seoul and Delhi had agreed to upgrade their economic cooperation, focusing on vital sectors such as...
Some 1,400 years ago, a young girl, celebrated as China’s “most pampered child,” was laid to rest in a palace-like stone coffin, surrounded by her grandmother’s affection and a wealth of treasures. Li Jingxun, an aristocrat from the Sui dynasty (581–618), also known as “Little Girl,” hailed from Longxi, located in what is now northwest China’s Gansu province. Her story unfolded during a tumultuous...
Some 1,400 years ago, a young girl, celebrated as China’s “most pampered child,” was laid to rest in a palace-like stone coffin, surrounded by her grandmother’s affection and a wealth of treasures. Li Jingxun, an aristocrat from the Sui dynasty (581–618), also known as “Little Girl,” hailed from Longxi, located in what is now northwest China’s Gansu province. Her story unfolded during a tumultuous period in Chinese history, marked by the transition from the fractured Northern dynasties (386–581)...
Each week we bring you insights into one of Asia’s most dynamic economies. If you haven’t yet, please sign up here . This week, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Sarah Jane Mahmud tells us about the scramble to recheck assumptions in a new report about Singapore after the US attacked Iran, Reporter Gabrielle Ng ponders the outlook for stockbroking as Robinhood gets initial clearance to operate...
Each week we bring you insights into one of Asia’s most dynamic economies. If you haven’t yet, please sign up here . This week, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Sarah Jane Mahmud tells us about the scramble to recheck assumptions in a new report about Singapore after the US attacked Iran, Reporter Gabrielle Ng ponders the outlook for stockbroking as Robinhood gets initial clearance to operate here, and Southeast Asia Managing Editor Katrina Nicholas gets a slice of Paris at L’Angélus. Reminder: we’re giving away a small number of free Bloomberg.com subscriptions to our loyal readers to celebrate our upcoming 100th edition! Complete this 5-question survey for a chance to receive the subscription giveaway. Iran War Amplifies Singapore’s Case It’s unnerving when you’re poised to publish a country report nine months in the making and war in the Middle East threatens to change everything. That’s what confronted our team as we were wrapping up the first edition of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Singapore Briefing . Instead of undermining our conclusions, we think the instability will only amplify the opportunities for the city-state to turn risk into opportunity and to grow steadily through 2030 , faster than most mature economies. Much of this growth will come from Singapore’s development as a regional business hub. The nation can use its reputation for careful regulation, a strong currency and a triple-A credit rating to keep luring investment. We expect the wealth industry boom to continue for several more years: our survey suggests assets under management will grow 6-10% annually through 2030. Islamic wealth could even grow at a faster pace, by more than 12%, supported by a rise in flows from the Middle East. That’s been accentuated by the conflict in Iran, which has also strengthened Singapore as a global aviation hub. The city-state’s role as a financial-trading center is constrained by its relatively small equity market, of around S$1 trillion ($783 billion) — rough...
Chen Li If Chen Li is right, cancer treatment may be on the cusp of a fundamental shift — from broadly applied drugs to therapies designed, molecule by molecule, for each individual patient. His company, Likang Life Sciences, is part of a global race to build personalized cancer vaccines using mRNA and artificial intelligence (AI). The promise is not incremental. By teaching the immune system to r...
Chen Li If Chen Li is right, cancer treatment may be on the cusp of a fundamental shift — from broadly applied drugs to therapies designed, molecule by molecule, for each individual patient. His company, Likang Life Sciences, is part of a global race to build personalized cancer vaccines using mRNA and artificial intelligence (AI). The promise is not incremental. By teaching the immune system to recognize the unique genetic signature of a patient’s tumor, such therapies aim to dramatically improve response rates and, in time, reshape how cancer itself is treated.
Trump Administration Seeks Pause Of Lawsuit Challenging Vaccine Recommendations Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Trump administration lawyers on April 23 said they are still considering whether to appeal a ruling that blocked the rollback of guidance on some vaccines. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilro...
Trump Administration Seeks Pause Of Lawsuit Challenging Vaccine Recommendations Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Trump administration lawyers on April 23 said they are still considering whether to appeal a ruling that blocked the rollback of guidance on some vaccines. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The lawyers said in a filing that pausing the litigation over the guidance pending the resolution of any appeal that is filed would “promote judicial economy and avoid burdens on government agencies that may be rendered unnecessary by a decision on any appeal.” For instance, if an appeal is filed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit may dismiss some or all of the claims by plaintiffs in the case, which would eliminate the need for the government to produce records sought by plaintiffs, the lawyers told U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in a motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of any appeal. “At a minimum, a First Circuit decision on any appeal could narrow the issues in dispute and provide guidance on how to resolve any remaining issues,” the motion stated. “If Defendants continue producing administrative records and the parties start briefing cross-motions for summary judgment before Defendants’ time to appeal has run and before the First Circuit has an opportunity to weigh in on any appeal, there is a significant potential for wasted time and resources.” Murphy in March stayed the updates made to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resulting in the guidance reverting to what had been in place in mid-2025. Murphy concluded that Kennedy and other officials did not follow proper procedure in updating the guidance and appointing new members to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. That stay would remain in effect even if Murphy approves the requested motion, administra...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I upheld my buy recommendation for Broadcom in my last article on the stock, citing the likelihood of considerable revenue growth from its artificial intelligence ("AI") business. I am maintaining my buy recommendation in this article, as Broadcom’s revenue visibility has strengthened significantly since my last article, driven by the company adding thre...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I upheld my buy recommendation for Broadcom in my last article on the stock, citing the likelihood of considerable revenue growth from its artificial intelligence ("AI") business. I am maintaining my buy recommendation in this article, as Broadcom’s revenue visibility has strengthened significantly since my last article, driven by the company adding three additional AI chip customers and management providing information on how much some of them plan to spend. Additionally, the company keeps bumping up its AI revenue estimates. The company's original projection for AI revenue growth in fiscal year ("FY") 2026 was 60%. Management now believes FY 2026 AI revenue will accelerate well beyond 60%. Chief Executive Officer (”CEO”) Hock Tan’s commentary on the earnings call has also given investors greater confidence in the management’s AI growth projections for 2027, which the market previously viewed as speculative. Although the stock still has some valuation risk, management’s projections for continued AI growth, the broadening of its AI chip users to non-hyperscaler customers, and its rapidly expanding networking business are reasons for me to keep recommending Broadcom as a buy for growth investors who expect AI infrastructure spending to keep rising over the next several years. New Customers By the time I wrote my last article, the market had already confirmed that Broadcom's first and second customers were Google ( GOOGL )( GOOG ) and Meta Platforms ( META ), and had speculated that the third was TikTok's parent company, ByteDance ( BDNCE ). CEO Hock Tan identified Anthropic ( ANTHRO ) as the recipient of a $10 billion order during the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call (which some call the fourth customer) and said the following about that customer on the first-quarter FY 2026 call : For Anthropic, we are off to a very good start in 2026 for 1 gigawatt of TPU...For '27, this demand is expected to surge in excess of 3 gigawat...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I upheld my buy recommendation for Broadcom in my last article on the stock, citing the likelihood of considerable revenue growth from its artificial intelligence ("AI") business. I am maintaining my buy recommendation in this article, as Broadcom’s revenue visibility has strengthened significantly since my last article, driven by the company adding thre...
JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images I upheld my buy recommendation for Broadcom in my last article on the stock, citing the likelihood of considerable revenue growth from its artificial intelligence ("AI") business. I am maintaining my buy recommendation in this article, as Broadcom’s revenue visibility has strengthened significantly since my last article, driven by the company adding three additional AI chip customers and management providing information on how much some of them plan to spend. Additionally, the company keeps bumping up its AI revenue estimates. The company's original projection for AI revenue growth in fiscal year ("FY") 2026 was 60%. Management now believes FY 2026 AI revenue will accelerate well beyond 60%. Chief Executive Officer (”CEO”) Hock Tan’s commentary on the earnings call has also given investors greater confidence in the management’s AI growth projections for 2027, which the market previously viewed as speculative. Although the stock still has some valuation risk, management’s projections for continued AI growth, the broadening of its AI chip users to non-hyperscaler customers, and its rapidly expanding networking business are reasons for me to keep recommending Broadcom as a buy for growth investors who expect AI infrastructure spending to keep rising over the next several years. New Customers By the time I wrote my last article, the market had already confirmed that Broadcom's first and second customers were Google ( GOOGL )( GOOG ) and Meta Platforms ( META ), and had speculated that the third was TikTok's parent company, ByteDance ( BDNCE ). CEO Hock Tan identified Anthropic ( ANTHRO ) as the recipient of a $10 billion order during the fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call (which some call the fourth customer) and said the following about that customer on the first-quarter FY 2026 call : For Anthropic, we are off to a very good start in 2026 for 1 gigawatt of TPU...For '27, this demand is expected to surge in excess of 3 gigawat...