Can the UK take on the EU, US and China?

Can the UK take on the EU, US and China?

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The Trump-Xi summit: What does the US want from China and will Trump get it?

President Donald Trump brings a band of senior US business executives seeking trade deals to China for what is possibly the biggest bilateral summit of 2026. But what does the US hope to achieve? More sales of Boeings, beef and soybeans; an off-ramp from the US-Israel war on Iran ...  Show more

Is Putin losing control of his war in Ukraine?

Is the initiative on the Ukraine war slipping out of Russian president Vladimir Putin's hands? And how has the US-Israel war on Iran affected Moscow? The economic crisis is tightening, and Moscow and St Petersburg are increasingly subject to lengthy internet and mobile blackouts. ...  Show more

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