Trump backs vote to release Epstein files
About-turn by US president comes as Republicans looked set to defy him
About-turn by US president comes as Republicans looked set to defy him
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Weakness to bolster Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s case for further stimulus to support struggling households
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Argument between two economic powers will complicate efforts for trade deal by year-end
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Voters overwhelmingly back conservative candidates in first round amid concerns over crime and immigration
Move opens diplomatic path as aircraft carrier strike group arrives in Caribbean Sea
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Home Office to give more weight to ‘public interest’ of removing foreign criminals and those who entered illegally
Also in today’s newsletter, foreign investors return to Chinese stocks, and Gazprom forges ahead with China pipeline
Home secretary on a ‘moral mission’ as she battles clandestine migration
Plus, COP30 struggles to finish in the heat, no-shows hinder South Africa’s G20 summit and retailers report earnings
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Kyiv seeks imports from allies after Russia’s repeated strikes on country’s infrastructure