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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested the deadline for a US-China tariff truce slated to end next month is flexible, saying that talks between the world’s largest economies are in a “very good place” ahead of an expected meeting in coming weeks. Source link
BBC News grew its global audience by 4 million people in 2024/25. The BBC’s coverage of international conflicts, crises and elections has boosted its international audience year-on-year to reach 418m people on average every week. The total BBC audience, including content made and distributed by BBC Studios, grew by 3m to 453m. Audiences came to…
Hong Kong actor and model Jacky Heung is being sued by a Macau casino operator for allegedly racking up at least HK$1.4 million (US$178,000) in gambling debts following a visit to the gaming hub last December. In a writ filed with the Hong Kong District Court, MGM Grand Paradise said Heung had borrowed HK$2 million…
Video shows flood rescues, cars stranded as heavy rains slam Northeast – CBS News Watch CBS News Across the East Coast, the National Weather Service issued 84 flash flood warnings. Video shows water flooding some New York City subway stations and stranding drivers. CBS News’ Rob Marciano reports. Be the first to know Get browser…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he complained to China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting on Tuesday (July 15, 2025) about a Chinese naval live-fire exercise off the Australian coast that forced commercial aircraft to change course. The exercise, held in February, saw a Chinese flotilla partially circumnavigate Australia in international waters beneath a…
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Afghans including many who worked with British forces have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that they could be targeted by the Taliban, the British government revealed Tuesday. The government now plans to close the secret route. Defense Secretary John…
How to save on groceries as prices climb How to shop smarter and spend less as grocery prices climb 03:49 The Consumer Price Index in June rose 2.7% on an annual basis, a sign inflation around the U.S. is creeping up after declining earlier this year. By the numbers The CPI was forecast to rise…
US stock market futures today are showing a mixed tone as investors react to a fresh mix of tech optimism and global trade concerns. The Nasdaq-100 futures are up nearly 0.6%, boosted by a sharp 5% jump in Nvidia shares after reports confirmed it can resume H20 AI chip shipments to China. Meanwhile, the S&P…
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email In February 2022, sitting in an office not far from the Ministry of Defence‘s Whitehall HQ, a member of the armed forces pressed ‘send’ on…
CMB International Securities (CMBI), the brokerage arm of China Merchants Bank, said it received a virtual asset licence from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, making it the first mainland broker to conduct cryptocurrency trading services and other activities in the city. The licence, issued on Monday, allowed CMBI to engage in a variety of…