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President and Republican House leader try to narrow differences as talks to avoid US default drag on
Meeting takes place just days after Joe Biden predicted a ‘thaw’ in relationship between superpowers
World’s biggest gene sequencing company rejects EU’s fast- track application
German court says searches carried out at Alisher Usmanov’s properties last year were unlawful
Olivier Vandecasteele and Asadollah Asadi were released on Friday as part of a trade mediated by Oman
Experts say ruling undercutting Environmental Protection Agency’s authority will lead to dumping of pollutants into water bodies
A sprawling system of influence and state largesse helps to explain the Turkish president’s popularity with voters
Contrasting fates of Israeli spyware-makers Paragon and NSO reveal how American support is crucial in $12bn industry
Targeting of Stan Grant highlights tensions ahead of referendum on recognition of First Nations peoples
Violence has exploded in past two years, terrifying Andean nation’s citizens and dominating politics
A growing number of western politicians are concerned this year’s UN climate summit in the UAE will be too beholden to the oil and gas industry
Biden and McCarthy agree on terms to raise borrowing limit but must still convince sceptical members of their parties
Multilateral lender founded as competitor to west has struggled to raise funds because of Russia exposure
Prices are cheap but many are hanging back for confirmation the sector has recovered from chaos of recent months
Drinks industry says Edinburgh’s deposit return programme is impractical
New estimate of default date provides lawmakers with a little more breathing room as they attempt to reach a deal
Misleading or suppressed official figures make it hard to assess Russia’s wartime economic record but strains are evident
The famed investor has increased his stakes in five trading companies while funding his purchases in yen borrowing
In North Canterbury, a wine estate with Burgundian dreams has been battered by nightmare weather
This cost of living crisis is not a sudden emergency, but the latest chapter in a longer-term story of rising poverty
Investigations into Johnson’s lockdown diary spotlight the use and misuse of grand government residences
Attitudes have softened since Thurrock was one of the UK’s top Brexit-supporting districts
Bank had sought documents as it sues former executive Jes Staley over his relationship with the late sex offender
The imbalance between the very rich and the rest leaves the world a poorer place
There is plenty of scope for future governments to get into trouble
Prospect halts planned walkout while FDA suspends ballot for strike action
Markets switch from betting on economic slowdown to expecting tighter policy for longer
Plus, trouble in Teesside: a new investigation is ordered into a flagship levelling up scheme
The sector is struggling with labour shortages and post-Brexit export regulations
Also in this edition: technical glitch forces British Airways to cancel flights, five major insurers quit net zero initiative
Helping with regulation, intellectual property and infrastructure is the least the government can do
JPMorgan wants to ‘learn to live with’ tension between Beijing and Washington
Only Argentina and South Sudan experienced bigger increases in core inflation last month
Unilateral action could be disastrous
Without deep structural reforms, the nation could be exposed as a deadbeat place that can’t put its finances in order
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