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Trump to leave G7 early due to escalating Middle East conflict
US President Donald Trump has encouraged the immediate evacuation of Tehran, as the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fifth day. “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday, about an hour after Iran launched a fresh barrage of missiles at Israel. While Trump has called publicly for a diplomatic…
Read MoreDoctor to plead guilty to giving Matthew Perry ketamine before Friends star suffered fatal overdose
A Los Angeles doctor has agreed to plead guilty to giving Friends actor Matthew Perry ketamine in the lead up to his death from a fatal overdose, prosecutors have said. Dr Salvador Plasencia, who will admit to four counts of distribution of ketamine, faces up to a maximum of 40 years in prison. He is…
Read MorePM warned that attempts to prevent conflict will be harmed by cuts to overseas aid budget
Former spymasters, military chiefs and leading politicians are among a group of more than 60 public figures to sign a letter urging the prime minister to allocate more of the UK’s reduced overseas aid budget to preventing wars. A failure to act risks leaving the government facing what they described as a “global conflict crisis”…
Read MoreTrump signs executive order to implement US-UK trade deal
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing US government agencies to implement his trade deal with the UK. The president’s order will “operationalise” the US-UK agreement, under which Trump agreed to cut…
Read MoreUS-UK trade deal ‘done’, says Trump as he meets Starmer at G7
The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is “done”, US President Donald Trump has said as he met Sir Keir Starmer at the G7 summit. The US president told reporters in Canada: “We signed it, and it’s done. It’s a fair deal for both. It’ll produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.”…
Read MoreMan, 92, on trial accused of rape and murder of Bristol woman almost 60 years ago
A 92-year-old man has gone on trial accused of the rape and murder of an elderly woman in Bristol nearly 60 years ago. Ryland Headley, from Ipswich, denies killing Louisa Dunne, who was 75 at the time, in June 1967. Avon and Somerset Police reopened the cold case in 2023 and arrested Headley following new…
Read MoreSenate to maintain cap on state tax deductions, imperilling Trump’s bill
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US Senate’s version of Donald Trump’s flagship tax bill will not propose raising the cap on state and local tax deductions, in a move that threatens to torpedo the so-called “big, beautiful…
Read MoreIran will only agree to talks to end Middle East crisis if Israel stops bombing
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Iran has told other countries in the Middle East that it will only agree to negotiate an end to the war with Israel and resume talks over its nuclear programme only if Israeli…
Read MoreHedge fund Millennium valued at $14bn in minority stake sale talks
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, is in talks about selling a minority stake to external investors at a $14bn valuation, as it presses ahead with plans to open up its ownership…
Read MoreDonald Trump opens G7 summit by criticising Russia’s exclusion
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump said it was a “big mistake” to exclude Russia from G7 summits as he used his opening remarks of the meeting in Canada’s Rocky Mountains to lament the group’s treatment of…
Read MoreSabadell explores sale of UK high street bank TSB
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sabadell is exploring a sale of its British bank TSB, as the Spanish lender seeks to fend off an €11bn hostile approach from its domestic rival BBVA. Sabadell is working with advisers to examine offloading…
Read MoreUK home secretary apologises over child grooming gang scandal
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has issued an “unequivocal apology” over the failure of the British state to protect young girls from predatory grooming gangs over 16 years, as she confirmed a full national inquiry into…
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