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U.S., China Reach Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider
[ad_1] Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese…
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Politics
Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto
[ad_1] The earlier target represents a loss for the German Greens who, ahead of a three-day party congress in Lyon this weekend, had pushed…
Politics
Biden quietly shelves trade pact with UK before 2024 elections
[ad_1] LONDON — President Joe Biden has quietly shelved plans for a “foundational” trade agreement with the U.K. ahead of the 2024 election —…
Politics
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trade deal with India will not…
Politics
Rishi Sunak hopes AI could be his legacy
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. NEW DELHI — With the clock likely ticking on his time in…
Politics
Ukraine threatens legal action against EU if grain curbs drag on
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine is threatening to take Brussels and EU member countries to the…
Politics
Dutch cozy up to US with controls on exporting microchip kit to China
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — The Netherlands on Friday started enforcing new export controls restrictions on advanced microchips production machines to China, siding with Washington in…
Politics
Brazil’s Lula pushes end to deforestation, stumbles on fossil fuels
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Under pressure from the EU to rein in deforestation or face trade…
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Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
[ad_1] Indonesian President Joko Widodo makes a speech during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Minister’s Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on July…
Politics
UN chief backs reform of Security Council, global financial system
[ad_1] United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres backed the reform of the U.N. Security Council and the international financial system to align them with the…
Politics
Europe’s disunity over China deepens
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — Just when you thought Europe’s China policy could not be more disunited, the two most powerful countries of the European Union are now…
Politics
Ukraine’s bumper grain exports rile allies in eastern EU
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s farmers played an iconic role in the first weeks of Russia’s…
Politics
Briefing wars escalate as nervous EU and Britain enter Brexit endgame
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Whisper it softly, but the Brexit endgame has arrived. Eighteen…
Politics
Japan hugs UK close as it seeks to push back against China
[ad_1] LONDON — Japan increasingly sees the U.K. as a key defense and trade ally in its pushback against China in the Indo-Pacific, say…
Politics
So Rishi Sunak is the UK’s next prime minister. What happens now?
[ad_1] LONDON — It took one bruising campaign defeat and six weeks of exile — but on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak will finally become U.K.…
Politics
Europe racks up record trade deficit. Can it bounce back?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Europe, the world’s largest economic bloc, enjoyed stable trade surpluses for a decade but the war…
Politics
France plays bad cop as transatlantic trade tensions ramp up
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article PARIS — U.S. President Joe Biden needs to watch out; France is resuming its traditional role…