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Pound holds firm as soft UK inflation leaves rate-hike bets intact

Sterling was trading flat at $1.3373, after depreciating for the last four sessions International News via Reuters: The pound held steady against the dollar on Wednesday...

US, Mexico resume USMCA trade talks as Trump hits Canada with new tariffs

The talks, which exclude Canada, are set to run for three days and are the first formal discussions on changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

US imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products

The new tariffs, set to take effect in 30 days, would also apply to dairy products, swimming pools, furniture, fishing rods, seeds, clothing and...

Burnham targets lower energy bills in first move as UK prime minister

On his second day in his new job, Burnham said his government would remove the value-added tax from domestic electricity bills from October 1 International...

Murdered ex-UK minister Widdecombe was struck on head with hammer 21 times, court told

Widdecombe, 78, a prominent figure in Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party, was found dead at her home in rural southwest England on July...

Gates Foundation external review finds no evidence of payments to Epstein

Earlier this year, the foundation opened an external review into its engagement with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein International News via...

Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe’s erratic weather persists

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent and many scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity of heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, while also...

French senators back social media ban for children under 15

President Emmanuel Macron, who in April urged young people to switch off their phones and read in order to become better citizens, wants the...

Sterling dips, gilt yields at 2-month high as investors assess Burnham’s spending plans

The pound trimmed early gains against the dollar and was last trading down 0.37% at $1.3370. It fell 0.33% against the euro, which traded...

ASEAN top diplomats meet, voice ‘serious concern’ over Middle East hostilities

Foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and major partners have meetings in Manila this week against a backdrop of instability...

Trump prepares fresh tariffs on dozens of countries, FT reports

The FT said the most immediate new duties are expected to be on a par with the 10% tariffs currently in place, but the...

French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children

If it is adopted, France would follow Australia, where the world's first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, ​Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came...
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