Brazil turns to China trade deal after Trump’s tariffs, as years of resistance end
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed on Sunday night to accelerate negotiations for a trade agreement between...
US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbours’ ties
Published: 2:34am, 28 Jul 2026Updated: 2:44am, 28 Jul 2026 A major new bridge linking Canada and the United States at Detroit, Michigan opened on...
James Comey says seashells post was a political speech, not a threat against Trump
Published: 1:39am, 28 Jul 2026Updated: 4:16am, 28 Jul 2026 Former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw...
Bill Oddie, wildlife presenter and star of British comedy series The Goodies, dies at 85
Published: 1:05am, 28 Jul 2026Updated: 2:48am, 28 Jul 2026 UK television personality Bill Oddie, best known for his role in the television comedy series...
Zelensky arrives in UK for talks with Burnham ahead of Trump meeting
Published: 11:51pm, 27 Jul 2026Updated: 12:30am, 28 Jul 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the UK on Monday for talks with new Prime...
UK funeral director faces jail over bodies left ‘on racks’
Published: 11:38pm, 27 Jul 2026Updated: 1:57am, 28 Jul 2026 A British funeral director faced prison on Monday over a scandal that saw bodies left...
Trump, tariffs and ties with China at stake in Brazilian presidential race
With less than three months to go until Brazil’s presidential election, China is closely watching a high-stakes political duel between a Beijing-friendly incumbent and...
From Moonshot to Enflame: how Tencent is betting big on China’s AI champions
Published: 10:30pm, 27 Jul 2026Updated: 4:24am, 28 Jul 2026 Tencent Holdings is quietly reallocating its venture capital bets away from legacy internet assets to...
Philippines’ Marcos uses national address to promise relief, but funding questions loom
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr used his 2026 State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday to promise relief from taxes, electricity charges and...