An uninvited guest crashed the finale of Chanel's Paris Show, only to be escorted off the runway by model Gigi Hadid. The United Nations world food price index held steady in June according to data released on Friday, with increases in the indices for vegetable oil, sugar and dairy products balanced out by a fall in the price of cereals. The U. Food and Agriculture Organization's price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged The May reading was revised after initially being given as Prior to June, the FAO index had risen for three consecutive months after hitting a three-year low in February as food prices receded from a record peak set in March , following Russia's invasion of fellow crop export major Ukraine.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday he was not in a position to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia following media reports that he would travel to Moscow during the day to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Orban, a critic of Western military aid to Ukraine who has the warmest relations of any EU leader with Putin, said the fact that Hungary currently holds the bloc's rotating presidency does not give him a mandate to negotiate on its behalf.
Asian markets were largely down on Friday, a day after Tokyo's indexes hit record highs, with traders preparing for a key US jobs report. Investor sentiment was also lifted Thursday as softer US labour market data gave the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates, with another key jobs report due Friday.
As the final results of the UK election are counted, a number of trends are becoming clear. The Israeli military said Friday it was conducting counterterrorism activity that included an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian authorities said five people were killed.
Tourist resorts in Mexico steeled Friday for a hit from Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to bring ferocious winds and a dangerous storm surge to the Yucatan Peninsula after slamming Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
