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Musk makes surprise China visit
The Tesla CEO met with Premier Li Qiang, who as the Chinese Communist Party secretary for Shanghai helped the company set up what is now its top plant globally.
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- Dana Hull and Foster Wong
US pushes for Gaza truce and hostage release as Blinken visits
Egypt is stepping up efforts at mediation to secure an agreement between Israel and Hamas leading to a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages.
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- Henry Meyer and Fadwa Hodali
China factory profits slip as overcapacity troubles economic recovery
Industrial profits at large-scale Chinese companies declined 3.5 per cent from a year earlier in March, ending seven straight months of increases.
- Siuming Ho
US universities cite antisemitism in protest crackdown
Some universities moved to shut down encampments to protest against the Israel-Hamas war after reports of antisemitic activity.
- Rachel Siegel and Christian Davenport
US commander says China pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy
Retiring Admiral John Aquilino has accused Beijing of gradually raising pressure in the South China Sea.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Investors bet global central banks forced to delay rate cuts
Market expectations for loosening interest rates in Europe and the UK have been pushed back, as the US grapples with a hot economy.
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- Sam Fleming, Tommy Stubbington and Martin Arnold
Opinion & Analysis
With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election?
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom.
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South Korea’s president faces revolt over US security ties
After his party’s loss in parliamentary elections, Yoon Suk-yeol is under pressure over his pivot to a stronger US alliance and perceived anti-China policies.
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Why Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was fragile from the start
For years, his lawyers have argued that his trial was fundamentally unfair because it included witnesses who fell outside the scope of the charges.
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Why the US is stuck in interest rate ‘purgatory’
GDP, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 per cent annual rate, but figures also included more evidence that efforts to tame price increases have stalled.
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- US election
With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election?
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom.
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- James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Joe Miller
US commander says China pursuing ‘boiling frog’ strategy
Retiring Admiral John Aquilino has accused Beijing of gradually raising pressure in the South China Sea.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
Investors bet global central banks forced to delay rate cuts
Market expectations for loosening interest rates in Europe and the UK have been pushed back, as the US grapples with a hot economy.
- Updated
- Sam Fleming, Tommy Stubbington and Martin Arnold
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- US election
With Trump in court, can Biden take control of the election?
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom.
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- James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Joe Miller
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South Korea’s president faces revolt over US security ties
After his party’s loss in parliamentary elections, Yoon Suk-yeol is under pressure over his pivot to a stronger US alliance and perceived anti-China policies.
- Daniel Sneider
Russian missiles pound Ukraine’s battered power plants
Russian missiles again targeted the nation’s strained energy grid in a broad and complex attack, as Defence Minister Richard Marles pledged $100 million in aid.
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- Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth
Why China’s spies are being caught all over Europe
A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling.
- Andrew Higgins and Christopher F. Schuetze
‘Built and destroyed’: Wall Street reels from ban on non-compete pacts
Financial companies are scrambling to rework contracts and tie down personnel after the US Federal Trade Commission’s decision last week.
- Amelia Pollard, Brooke Masters and Joshua Franklin
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Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan
Donald Trump’s aides plan to roll back the independence of the US Federal Reserve if he returns to the Oval Office.
- Tim Wallace
Wall Street lifts as Alphabet breaks $US2trn valuation
A rally in the tech megacaps gave US markets a boost while US economic data showed moderate inflation.
- Chibuike Oguh
King Charles goes back to work
Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch has recovered from cancer and will resume public-facing duties.
- Hans van Leeuwen
US inflation rises moderately in March
There had been fears that inflation could exceed forecasts in March after US economic figures showed a surprise slowdown in the economy.
China warns Blinken over ‘negative factors’ in US ties
China’s top diplomat told his US counterpart the relationship is “facing all kinds of disruptions”, signalling Beijing’s impatience with Washington’s policies as the presidential election looms.
- Iain Marlow
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- MeToo movement
Why Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was fragile from the start
For years, his lawyers have argued that his trial was fundamentally unfair because it included witnesses who fell outside the scope of the charges.
- Jodi Kantor
Venice charges tourists an entry fee. Capping numbers may be next
Italy has begun charging €5 to visit the unique city, sparking protests from locals who say a housing supply crisis is the main problem.
- Donato Paolo Mancini
‘No silver bullet’: Ukraine has weapons but still needs the troops
The $94 billion US aid package should stop Russia in its tracks, but it won’t be nearly enough to send Putin packing.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
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- Monetary policy
Why the US is stuck in interest rate ‘purgatory’
GDP, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 per cent annual rate, but figures also included more evidence that efforts to tame price increases have stalled.
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- Ben Casselman
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- Inflation
The catch-22 of high interest rates and high house prices
Elevated shelter inflation is keeping interest rates higher for longer. But high rates hold back the construction that could lead to lower rents and house prices.
- Conor Sen
The loyal lieutenant who buried Trump’s secrets
David Pecker, ex-publisher of The National Enquirer, testified at the trial that Donald Trump personally thanked him for hiding potentially damaging stories.
- Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess and Michael Rothfeld
Top US judges sympathetic to Trump in historic immunity case
Conservative Supreme Court judges signalled support for the former president on his claims of protection from prosecution in a case likely to impact the US election.
- John Kruzel and Andrew Chung
In Israel, resignation that the killings are not over
A visit to Israel by one of Australia’s leading writers reveals a shattered society under no illusions about its much-criticised war against Hamas.
- Gideon Haigh
Eric Schmidt is helping build Ukraine’s war machine
Google’s ex-chief executive is a force behind a new generation of drones that may revolutionise warfare.
- David Sanger
#MeToo setback: NY court overturns Harvey Weinstein rape conviction
The New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
- Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins
