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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.UK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds signalled he was not about to follow the EU’s lead in imposing tough tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports, while adding he was remaining “vigilant”.Speaking at a meeting of G7…

Guo, who is also known by the name Miles Kwok, left China in 2014 during an anticorruption crackdown that ensnared people close to him, including a top intelligence official. Chinese authorities accused Guo of rape, kidnapping, bribery and other crimes, but Guo said those allegations were false and designed to…

Governing France is about to get much harder for Emmanuel Macron. The French president on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government, the Elysée said in a statement, officially starting a transition period during which the outgoing administration plays the role of caretaker…

Image source, MSC/Michaele StacheImage caption, JD Vance has spoken out against US military aid for UkraineArticle informationAuthor, Jess Parker & James WaterhouseRole, In Berlin and Kyiv1 hour agoEuropean politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump…

The Russian trial of American journalist Evan Gershkovich will resume on Thursday, after a hearing date was moved up from Aug. 13 at the request of his defense team, according to a Russian court.Gershkovich, a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal accredited with Russia’s Foreign Ministry, was arrested in March 2023 on a reporting trip to…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s recent move to raise Türkiye’s growth forecast from 3.1% to 3.6% in 2024 reflects Türkiye’s continuing efforts in the global economy. IMF kept its global economic growth forecast at 3.2% for 2024, indicating a challenging global economic situation in its July edition of the World Economic Outlook…

Tenacious D, the American comedy-rock duo that includes the movie star Jack Black, announced on Tuesday that the remainder of its tour would be canceled and that all future plans were on pause after the band’s other member, Kyle Gass, made an offhand comment onstage about the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.A…

A powerful storm battered the Midwest on Monday, spinning off multiple tornadoes, including one that appeared to touch down outside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.A line of dangerous thunderstorms moved east across Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, bringing damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service. Two tornadoes were reported near Des…

The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Total Concentration Exhibition is finally coming to the Philippines! This much-anticipated exhibition will be held from July 20 to October 20, 2024, at Level 3, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City.  Anime enthusiasts and Demon Slayer fans, prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of Demon Slayer:…

CNN  —  In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown.…