3 hours ago China to boost financing for approved housing projects to $560 billion to counter property slump

China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list” to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), seeking to reverse a slump in the property industry

Economics

13 hours ago Federal money to help states hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton nears $2 billion

The White House says the federal government has approved nearly $2 billion in assistance across six states to help people hit hard by hurricanes Helene and Milton

Economics

17 hours ago Kamala Harris agrees that Donald Trump is a fascist: ‘Yes, we can say that’

Vice-president responds to suggestion by Charlamagne Tha God that Republican rival represents fascismKamala Harris has agreed that Donald Trump is a fascist in her most forthright statement yet in casting her presidential opponent as a potential autocrat harboring authoritarian visions should he return to the White House.The US vice-president and Democratic nominee crossed a psychologically important boundary in addressing the issue of fascism in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, an influential radio host whose audience reaches a predominantly Black audience of 8 million listeners monthly. The talk happened during a campaign stop in Detroit, the centre of a battle between the two candidates for the battleground state of Michigan. Continue reading...

Politics

18 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer considering sanctions against Israeli cabinet members

Sir Keir also said he agrees with the position taken by the White House when it warned that more humanitarian aid must flow into Gaza

Politics

24 hours ago US threatens to cut off arms supply to Israel: Strongest known warning sent to Netanyahu since war began calls for greater humanitarian aid in Gaza

The White House demanded concrete action to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza be taken within 30 days, lest Israel face restrictions on its military aid from Washington

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30 hours ago US election live: Trump holds rally in Atlanta after Georgia sees record first day of early voting

More than 250,000 voters cast ballots on day one of in-person early votingDon’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alertsJoe Biden is in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware, this morning, but will in the evening head to nearby Philadelphia for an unspecified political event.The White House has not yet made public any details of that event, scheduled for 6.45pm, but the president has frequently traveled to Philadelphia during his presidency. It’s an especially good investment of his time right now – Pennsylvania is one of the swing states expected to decide the election, and Democratic turnout in Philadelphia and its suburbs is expected to be crucial to determining if Kamala Harris can win.Rufo, in his post, refers to six specific paragraphs fro...

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30 hours ago Taiwan and trade: how China sees its future with the US after the election

Beijing does not see there being much difference between a Democratic- or Republican-controlled White HouseDeciphering the obscure machinations of elite politics is a pursuit that western China-watchers are all too familiar with. But as the US election approaches, it is analysts in China who are struggling to read the tea leaves on what differentiates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump when it comes to their stance on the US’s biggest geopolitical rival.Commentators are calling it the vibes election. For Beijing, despite the cheers and whoops of Harris’s campaign, her vibes are largely similar to Trump’s.Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Jay Slater's mother slams TV detective who claims to know reason her son left Airbnb before death

Apprentice bricklayer Jay, 19, was last seen alive leaving the white washed house at around 7.30am on June 17 after heading there with convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim, 31.

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