US treasury secretary anticipates tariff truce with China will be extended, and that China will revive substantial purchases of US soybeansThe US and China have agreed a framework for a trade deal just days before Donald Trump and Chines president Xi J…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 crosses 50,000 for the first time, ahead of Takaichi-Trump meeting
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher Monday, led by South Korea, after top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators hashed out a framework on several disputed issues.
‘Righto’: one magic word gets Australia’s newly crowned top working dog to spring into action
Beck Smith manages Queensland farm alone with help of three-year-old border collie Duke, winner of the 2025 Cobber ChallengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Beck Smith…
British journalist and Israel critic Sami Hamdi ‘abducted’ by ICE agents at San Francisco airport over past views
Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest
HSBC to recognize $1.1 billion provision in third quarter after court ruling in Madoff case
Herald Fund SPC sued HSBC’s Luxembourg unit in 2009, claiming restitution of securities and cash it said were lost in the fraud.
Putin says Russia now has nuclear-powered missile
Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile and is preparing to deploy it, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday.
Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill
Experts publish letter as peers prepare to scrutinise draft legislation six months after its second Commons readingMore than 1,200 public health leaders have called for the tobacco and vapes bill to be passed swiftly through parliament to “protect futu…
NHS leaders warn of longer waiting times if demand for extra £3bn not met
Key Labour pledge under threat as health service faces costs from redundancies, strikes and rising drug pricesNHS bosses are seeking an emergency injection of £3bn to cover unexpected costs and have warned ministers that without it patients will wait l…
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviourThe number of reports by nurses of racist incidents at work has risen by 55% over three years, according to analysis by the nursin…
Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises Average private rents in Great Britain have climbed to record highs, with the amount tenants are being asked to pay in some hotspots rising…