The Basel contemporary art fair this week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags....
#Ukraine #offensive #defies #Russias #annexation #plan As Russia prepares to annex four Ukrainian regions, Kyiv’s forces are finishing the job of driving Moscow’s retreating...
#Pelosi #defies #threats #China #lands #Taiwan US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday night, defying a series of increasingly explicit warnings...