UBS posts a $1.8bn beat in Q1 on both the top and bottom lines. The Swiss lender says its integration of Credit Suisse is on track. In Spain, Banco Sabadell rejects rival BBVA’s €12bn takeover bid for significantly undervaluing the bank as well as its growth potential. Chinese president Xi is hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris but sticks to a familiar diplomatic line, meeting in talks with Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen. And in the Middle East, Hamas agree to a ceasefire, but Israel rejects the deal which it says falls short of its demands, with the IDF targeting eastern Rafah.

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