Goldman Sachs’ vice chair has said the bank ditched an internal diversity rule that barred it from advising all male, all white boards on company flotations because it was no…
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USA: Coca-Cola says it may use more plastic due to Trump tariffs
Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump’s tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company’s chief executive, James…
Dubai: Rybakina’s ex-coach Vukov banned after investigation
Stefano Vukov, the former coach of world number five Elena Rybakina, will remain banned from the WTA Tour following an independent investigation into his behaviour towards the player. It was…
Belgium: Hegseth says return to Ukraine’s 2014 borders ‘unrealistic’
Pete Hegseth, the new US defence secretary, has said it is “unrealistic” to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders, when Russia first captured Crimea and Moscow-backed proxies pushed…
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau appoints fentanyl tsar as Trump’s tariffs threat looms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new fentanyl tsar as his country seeks to address border concerns from US President Donald Trump that have prompted trade tariff threats.…
Russia: Kremlin says Russian citizen released in US after Trump greets freed teacher
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
India: Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald Trump later this week, there will be some warm hugs and shared laughs. But that will not be…
USA: Trump welcomes back teacher released by Russia
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
USA: Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power
In the first weeks of his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time in flexing his political muscle. That much is clear. Since taking office in January, he…
USA: Elon Musk denies ‘hostile takeover’ of government in surprise White House appearance
Elon Musk denied leading a “hostile takeover” of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House on Tuesday. The…