Bessent: TikTok deal ‘framework’ reached with China, Trump and Xi will finalize it Friday
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. and China have reached a “framework” deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,”…
Trump cannot fire Fed’s Lisa Cook before FOMC meeting, appeals court rules
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Thomas Laubach Research Conference hosted by the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 19, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images A…
‘There’s magic, blood and gore!’ Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton on touring Inside No 9 – and being megastars in China
Accidental double act … Reece Shearsmith, left, and Steve Pemberton as Cheese and Crackers in the stage show. Photograph: Marc Brenner/Wyndhams Theatre Accidental double act … Reece Shearsmith, left, and Steve Pemberton as Cheese and Crackers in the stage show….
‘We can’t eat. We can’t sleep. It’s a disaster’: the small boat detainees waiting to be sent back to France
A young girl is lifted aboard an inflatable dinghy to cross the Channel from Gravelines, northern France. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA A young girl is lifted aboard an inflatable dinghy to cross the Channel from Gravelines, northern France. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA…
Danny Kruger takes Reform back to full strength – so who’ll be next to quit? | John Crace
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage (left), and former Conservative MP Danny Kruger announce his defection from the Conservatives on Monday, in Westminster, central London. Photograph: James Manning/PA The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage (left), and former Conservative MP Danny…
Why Trump’s state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning
3 hours ago James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent BBC US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom this week will be no stranger to controversy, just as his first was six years ago. Back then, in June 2019, as well…
Mason: Reform UK amplifies existing jitters for Labour and Conservatives
58 minutes ago Chris MasonPolitical editor BBC People I speak to at the top of government acknowledge the last few weeks have been dreadful for them and they are kicking themselves about the mistakes they have made. The latest twist,…
DC-style crackdown on crime coming to Memphis, Tennessee, Trump says
4 hours ago Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House and Nardine SaadBBC News US President Donald Trump, joined by Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee, on Monday established a task force to take on crime in Memphis, Tennessee. The Democratic-led…
US destroys alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing three
4 hours ago Vanessa Buschschlüter & Jessica RawnsleyBBC News DONALD TRUMP/TRUTH SOCIAL President Donald Trump says the US military has destroyed an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel travelling in international waters on the way to the US. Trump said on Monday…
Hillsborough Law will include duty of candour
5 hours ago BBC A long-awaited “Hillsborough Law” bill will force public officials to tell the truth during investigations into major disasters. The news has been welcomed by campaigners, who had feared the legislation was going to be watered down….