“They’re going to discuss all of these complicated issues,” Daniel Kritenbrink, partner at The Asia Group says. “But at the end of the day, these are still two human beings. “So that personal relationship means something,” he says. “I think the gift exchange is one key part of that.” Kritenbrink, who spent over 30 years
A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe’s tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village. The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro’s smaller – if more prominently placed – Christ the Redeemer monument, though it still pales in comparison to a 98m
Lovers and haters are erecting monuments for their favorite tech billionaire, Elon Musk. Just north of the US-Mexico Border, near Brownsville, Texas, sits Starbase, SpaceX’s massive rocket launch and development site. In 2025, the surrounding area became incorporated as the City of Starbase, with a population of more than 500 residents, though thousands of people
The operator of a boat that overturned near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said. Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near New York Harbour on Saturday night. A Good Samaritan vessel rescued 12
Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel’s prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago. Uganda’s army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured his courage and selfless service. Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which rescued more
