- Associated Press
Protests are planned in Serbia against a real estate project financed by Trump's son-in-law Kushner
Opposition groups in Serbia are planning protests against a real estate development project that will be financed by the firm of Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the site of the former Serbian army headquarters destroyed in a U.S.-led NATO bombing campaign in 1999. The Serbian government earlier this week signed a deal with a Kushner-related company for the 99-year lease of land in central Belgrade for the “revitalization” of the bombed-out buildings. Kushner has confirmed reports that his company plans to finance the $500-million project.
- The Telegraph
Royal Portraits – a fine exhibition, awash with glamour and famous faces
This show of official royal portrait photography – the first exhibition at the newly renamed King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace – could have been so stilted, yet isn’t. The secret of its success? It takes the photographers as seriously as their high-born sitters, and traces the trajectory of a medium over the past century, as immaculate soft-focus effects, achieved within the studio by practitioners with first names such as Bertram and Olive, gave way to something more intimate and informal.
- Reuters
Foreigners sell Vietnam securities amid political turbulence, data show
Foreign investors have reduced by nearly $2 billion their securities holdings in Vietnam's main stock market since early 2023 despite the bourse's positive performance, with the largest outflows recorded during weeks of political upheaval, data show. The Communist-ruled country has been in the grip of unprecedented political turbulence over the last two years, with thousands of officials and business executives prosecuted under a sweeping anti-corruption campaign, which led also to the resignation of two state presidents and the chairman of the parliament. The infighting has significantly slowed the administration, delayed approvals of projects and kept idle billions of dollars in public and foreign funds, causing jitters among foreign investors who are also worried about the impact of the deadlock on power supplies.
