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Paramount and Skydance renew merger talks with sweetened offer

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New deal is not certain and shareholders in Hollywood group have 45-day ‘go shop’ right to seek better terms

Biden under new pressure to quit race as Democratic disquiet spreads

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Lawmaker from party calls on US president to drop out as poll shows voters prefer different candidate

Boris Johnson urges wavering Tory voters to stick with the party

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Former PM’s intervention ahead of polling day highlights looming battle over Conservatives’ future direction

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Apple to join OpenAI’s board in observer role

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Agreement follows deal by pair to bring artificial intelligence functions to iPhone maker’s devices

Beijing and Manila hold talks to defuse South China Sea tensions

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Meeting comes two weeks after China menaced Philippine boats near Indo-Pacific flashpoint

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Wealthy sell UK assets amid fears Labour would raise capital gains tax

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Some clients are offloading investments fearing a tax hit from a Starmer government, wealth managers say

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Trump’s ‘hush money’ sentencing pushed back to September

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Former president has sought to set aside guilty verdict after Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity

China confiscates Taiwanese fishing vessel, Taipei says

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Incident off island of Kinmen close to Chinese coast heightens tensions

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Head of group overseeing corporate climate targets quits after backlash

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Luiz Amaral, CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative, cites personal reasons for exit but move follows dissent

Powell says US needs to cut deficit ‘sooner rather than later’

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Fed chief warns against running at high levels while output in world’s largest economy is strong

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The Supreme Court has undermined US democracy

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Expanding presidential immunity increases the risks from a second Trump term

Starmer defends accepting freebies on security grounds

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Labour leader’s trips to see Arsenal bumped him up House of Commons register of interests

French left and centrists pull candidates from run-off in attempt to block far right

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Move marks co-ordinated attempt to keep Marine Le Pen’s RN out of power

Scottish voters left ‘disenfranchised’ after postal delays, says John Swinney

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System flaw has disproportionately hit electorate north of the border, first minister warns

Sunak tries to revive Tory spirits as campaign nears its end

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Battle bus full of weary activists and ‘perky PM’ attempt to defy gloomy poll predictions

Turkey detains hundreds after violence erupts against Syrians

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Ankara denounces ‘provocative actions’ as protests follow rising tensions over immigration

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Hipgnosis founder Mercuriadis to step down after Blackstone deal

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Chair of group set up to manage music rights will exit when $1.6bn purchase is completed

Stampede at Indian religious event kills more than 100

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Local media suggest devotees at Hindu gathering in Uttar Pradesh far exceeded permitted amount

Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges

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Tech giant’s ambition of reaching ‘net zero’ by 2030 under threat from power demands of artificial intelligence systems

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Tesla deliveries fall 5% but slightly exceed market expectations

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Elon Musk’s EV company beats Wall Street estimates with its second quarter performance amid intense competition

UK port owners warn infrastructure improvement delays threaten renewables shift

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Paperwork hold-ups at marine environment regulator leave Britain trailing other countries in building infrastructure

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Market forces are not enough to halt climate change

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Investor returns imply that the welfare of future human beings is close to irrelevant

Starmer to signal Britain is ‘back’ on the world stage

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Labour wants to strengthen ties with Europe and the global south, while boosting climate change co-operation

Moderna secures partial victory in Covid vaccine legal fight

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Pfizer and BioNTech infringed pharmaceutical group’s mRNA patent, High Court in London rules

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City of London delays decision on new tallest building

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Vote follows objection from Lloyd’s of London chair to 73-storey building near site of historic insurance market

Orbán meets Zelenskyy on first wartime trip to Ukraine

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Prominent critic of military aid to Kyiv asks neighbour to consider ceasefire proposal

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French election choice is as stark as Brexit, warns centre-left politician

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Raphaël Glucksmann says voters must act to block far right from taking power

As Tesla slows, the bigger threat to BYD is home grown

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China’s battery EV makers Zeekr and Nio are catching up much faster than expected