11 h. ago Diminished fun in the sun: Americans are spending 25 percent less on summer vacation this year over economic fears

Americans’ wallets seem to be feeling the impacts of the president’s tariff threats

Economics

9 d. ago Pope aims to restore 'body and spirit' during vacation that brings a pontiff back to Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation

Politics

1 week ago Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome

Politics

2 w. ago Relief for Reeves as 0.7% growth is confirmed for first quarter of 2025 but economists warn slowdown is already hitting amid tax hike fears

Official figures showed the powerhouse services sector expanding by 0.7 per cent between January and March.

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2 w. ago NATO boss praises ‘Dear Donald’ for pushing alliance to boost defense spending: ‘You made this change possible’

Secretary General Mark Rutte credits Trump with pushing for ‘concrete plan’ to have member nations spend at least five percent of GDP on defense

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s strikes on Iran could upend delicate plans for NATO summit deal on defense spending

NATO leaders hoping summit will result in commitment to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense amid threats from Russia

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3 w. ago Restaurants, hotels and farms beg Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids after screeching policy U

Confusion as tension between deportation targets and economic necessity bolsters fear and uncertainty

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3 w. ago Will the new Middle East crisis rock the world economy? The markets say no – but I fear they’re wrong | Larry Elliott

The oil shocks of the 1970s-90s had brutal economic impacts. As Israel attacks Iran, a moderate rise in oil prices rests on questionable assumptionsFinancial markets picked up the clear message when Donald Trump cut short his stay at the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies this week. Despite calls from fellow western leaders to de-escalate the crisis, the president’s early return to the White House was taken as a sign that the US is considering joining Israel in its military action against Iran. Trump says he wants Iran’s unconditional surrender.This is where modern summitry came in half a century ago. In 1975, the first meeting of what eventually became the G7 was convened at Rambouillet in France in an attempt to work out a joint response to the oil shock that accompanied the Yom Kippur war between Israel and its neighbours.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by em...

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4 w. ago Plurality of Americans hate the Republican ‘Big Beautiful bill’ – but Congress is working to approve it anyway

Forty-two percent of Americans oppose legislation ‘changing tax, spending, and Medicaid policies’

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