China Merchants Shekou and Guotai Group signed a strategic cooperation memorandum today at Shenzhen’s Shekou International Cruise Homeport. Under a long-term cooperation framework, each party will leverage its respective strengths in global aviation networks, port operations and customer service to deepen collaboration on multimodal transport, brand co‑building, customer and corporate ecosystems, and smart mobility.

ECB executive board member Moulin said it is reasonable for a French national to serve as the ECB chief economist.

U.S. forces on Monday evacuated aircraft from RAF Mildenhall after threats from Iran, two people with knowledge said, marking the second such withdrawal from UK bases over Iran-linked threats. Flight-tracking data and officials showed two air-to-air refuelling tankers based at Mildenhall were diverted to Germany early on Monday; later that day several additional tankers were moved to Germany and other locations. A U.S. Air Force spokesman declined to provide details, saying aircraft routinely rotate between facilities for various reasons and that officials are still assessing whether the threat was imminent or general. The move follows the Pentagon’s withdrawal last month of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid concerns about an Iran-backed plot to use drones and other means to target U.S. aircrew and aircraft.