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AirAsia shares have fallen almost 8% - the biggest drop in three years - after a jet carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast. As Joel Flynn reports the incident has also knocked shares in Germany's Allianz, a lead insurer in all three Asian air disasters this year.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo officially launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday. The Chinese-made bullet train named "Whoosh" is built to take more than 600 people to and from Jakarta and the Javan city of Bandung in 45 minutes. IMAGES
NATO Defence Ministers, including those of Sweden and Finland, take a photo together following their meeting in Brussels, Belgium. NATO members have relaunched a debate on the thorny issue of ramping up national defence spending targets as Russia's war on Ukraine has upended security. Moscow's nearly year-long all-out invasion of its neighbour has seen a string of European allies commit to spending billions more on their armed forces. Moscow's nearly year-long all-out invasion of its neighbour has seen a string of European allies commit to spending billions more on their armed forces. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as they met at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, during his visit to the kingdom that will yield billions of dollars in deals. IMAGES
French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire visits the Air Liquide site in Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, in the Seine-Maritime region, and speaks with employees, as part of a trip focussed on the national strategy for the development of low-carbon hydrogen. IMAGES