Everest Medicines said it has struck an exclusive licence and collaboration with Travere Therapeutics granting Travere exclusive development and commercial rights to EVER001 (civorebrutinib) outside Greater China and certain Southeast Asian countries. Everest will receive a $112.5m upfront payment and is eligible for up to $1.03bn in development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments across up to five indications, plus tiered royalties on future annual net sales ranging from high-single-d

Beijing, June 2 — Vice President Han Zheng met UK Foreign Secretary Cooper in Beijing. Han said President Xi and Prime Minister Starmer agreed in January to develop a long-term, stable comprehensive strategic partnership and urged closer strategic communication to consolidate bilateral momentum, expand economic and people-to-people ties, and pursue multilateralism and global governance reform to boost stability and predictability. Cooper said the UK and China share broad common interests and cooperation potential in trade and investment, AI, green development and climate response, and the UK is willing to work with China to implement leaders' consensus through constructive dialogue and cooperation.

The Israeli Defense Forces reissued an emergency evacuation warning to residents of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, ordering immediate relocation north of the Zahrani River for security reasons.