The global economy is set to flatline this year amid fears including fresh US tariffs hitting trade, the World Bank has warned. Growth of 2.7% would be the joint weakest…
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Spain: An economy fast becoming the envy of Europe
It’s a chilly mid-winter afternoon in Segovia, in central Spain, and tourists are gathered at the foot of the city’s Roman aqueduct, gazing up at its famous arches and taking…
Japan: Success behind PM Shigeru Ishiba’s US state visit
If Japan needed reassurances it was indeed still the US’s top ally and friend in the increasingly unstable Asia-Pacific, it got that and then some. But what was striking about…
USA: Musk’s Doge takes aim at US consumer protection agency
The Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) have moved to take control of – and possibly shut down – an agency set up to protect consumers…
USA: Trump says Nippon Steel will ‘invest heavily’ in US Steel, drop takeover bid
President Donald Trump has said Japan’s Nippon Steel will drop its $14.9bn (£12bn) bid to acquire US Steel. Speaking alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House, Trump…
UK: Cheaper China e-bikes ‘kick in teeth’ for UK firms
A government decision to scrap tariffs on Chinese e-bikes coming into the UK has been described as a “kick in the teeth for British manufacturing”. Border taxes were imposed on…
Italy: Milan’s Winter Olympic sliding events could be held 4,000 miles away
In one year’s time Italy will be welcoming the world to the Winter Olympics, but a sizeable number of athletes could instead be competing for medals more than 4,000 miles…
Israel: Spyware firm cuts Italy access after alleged targeting of activists – reports
An Israeli spyware company has reportedly cut access to its clients in Italy following allegations that its product was used to target critics of the Italian government. The move comes…
UK: King and Queen to host Stanley Tucci ahead of Italy state visit
King Charles and Queen Camilla are to host actor Stanley Tucci at a formal dinner on Friday evening to mark the confirmation of a state visit to Italy later this…
India: Central Bank cuts interest rates for the first time in five years
India’s central bank has cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years to counter slowing growth in Asia’s third largest economy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…