FirstFT: US to bolster defence against Chinese cyber attacks

Messi out of World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Brazil

Argentina star Lionel Messi will miss the two South American World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Brazil

ABC News - 16h

Trump doesn't rule out possibility of recession, Chinese retaliatory tariffs go into effect

President Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired over the weekend that inflation could continue to rise, but he wouldn't say if the U.S. could fall into a recession later this year. ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

New Chinese tariffs add pressure on American farmers amid ongoing trade war

China's new tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods take effect today, cutting into American farmers' largest overseas market. The move follows the White House's decision to end a major source of farm ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation

The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming. It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ...

The Guardian - 4d

BMW posts 37% drop in annual net profit, warns of 'subdued' Chinese demand

BMW's net profits slumped by more than a third in 2024 as weaker demand in China and Germany weighed on the high-end car manufacturer.

CNBC - 3d

Chinese battery giant CATL posts annual revenue drop ahead of Hong Kong listing

The world's largest electric-vehicle battery maker has filed for a listing in Hong Kong, without disclosing the exact size and timeline.

CNBC - 3d

'Discarded like a dirty rag': Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America

State newspaper gloated that the network has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag".

BBC News - 1h

The US Army Is Using ‘CamoGPT’ to Purge DEI From Training Materials

Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies to align them with President Trump’s orders.

Wired - Mar. 6

Rubio Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine After Reaching His Own With Musk

After blowing up at Elon Musk, Secretary of State Marco Rubio aims to bolster his position. He is seeing Saudi and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia and allied diplomats in Canada.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Cowboys get Titans' Murray, Bills' Elam via trades

The Cowboys pulled off a pair of trades Wednesday to bolster their defense, acquiring former first-round picks LB Kenneth Murray Jr. from the Titans and CB Kaiir Elam from the Bills.

ESPN - 5d

South Africa-EU summit centers on boosting trade and diplomatic ties

Senior European Union officials are in South Africa for a summit with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centers on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump ...

ABC News - 4d

France and Germany clash over ‘buy EU’ weapons

Berlin says new €150bn funding for defence industry should be open to non-EU partners, but Paris disagrees

Financial Times - Mar. 8

Can Germany spend its way out of industrial decline?

Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz wants to expand investment in defence and infrastructure. The race to re-arm could be a much-needed boost for manufacturing

Financial Times - Mar. 8

Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts MP Lowe

Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.

BBC News - Mar. 10

Germany’s Greens vow to block Merz’s flagship spending package

Party officials reject €500bn infrastructure fund plan and change to debt borrowing rules to fund defence spending

Financial Times - Mar. 10

Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence

Financial Times - Mar. 10

High rate of army dropouts pushes German forces to ‘breaking point’

Bundeswehr numbers are shrinking at a time when Berlin is pledging to do more for European defence

Financial Times - 6d

Industrial strategy turns from green to battleship grey

Trump’s hard line on Ukraine and Nato poses difficult choices for the UK’s defence industry

Financial Times - 5d

WBO orders champion Usyk to face Parker next

World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is ordered by the WBO to begin negotiations with Joseph Parker for a mandatory title defence.

BBC News - 5d

Germany’s Merz agrees spending deal with Greens

Agreement paves way for flagship defence and infrastructure package to be adopted by parliament next week

Financial Times - 3d

The costly end of Europe’s ‘peace dividend’

Defence spending at 3.5% of GDP would have cost EU an extra $387bn a year since finish of cold war

Financial Times - 1d

Democratic Party infighting exposes struggle to unite against Trump

Sharp divides over how to push back against Trump and Republicans have been laid bare in Congress, writes Anthony Zurcher.

BBC News - 3d

Ruben Amorim explains how Mason Mount can make ‘perfect’ Man Utd return against Leicester

The injury-plagued midfielder looks set to make his return against Leicester

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Female students mark International Women's day by leading protests in Serbia against corruption

Female students have marked International Women's Day in Serbia by leading protests against corruption and sending a message decrying widespread violence against women in the country

ABC News - Mar. 8

Nicolas Cage dismissed in ex-girlfriend's lawsuit, but assault claims against their son remain

Nicolas Cage's ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton dismisses her negligence claims against the actor in her ongoing assault lawsuit against their son Weston.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

China’s Tariffs on U.S. Agricultural Products Take Effect

The action came in response to the higher levies on Chinese imports that President Trump announced last week.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

China’s Geely sells Saxo Bank stake to Swiss private bank

Eight-year joint venture was a bet on Chinese capital markets opening up to the west

Financial Times - Mar. 10

China Cools on Musk: ‘Two Cars for the Price of One Tesla’

Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive, is fast losing out to Chinese electric carmakers in Tesla’s second-most-important market.

The New York Times - 5d

Want to get married or have kids? Companies hiring in China are being told to stop asking

Several Chinese trade unions have issued notices to companies to stop asking female jobseekers about their marital and childbearing status.

NBC News - 4d

How Jack Ma’s pivot to AI rehabilitated Alibaba

The Chinese tech giant is establishing a lead in a fiercely competitive sector, and its billionaire founder is back in favour

Financial Times - 1d

BYD shares hit record high on 5-minute EV charging claims

Leading Chinese electric vehicle maker says latest models can charge up as fast as filling a petrol tank

Financial Times - 1h

How HERide Is Thriving Against the Odds

Being a Black woman in business is like playing a game where the rules weren’t made for you.

Inc. - 4d

US lifts military freeze on Ukraine

Presented by GE Aerospace — The U.S. will immediately restore military aid and intelligence sharing to Ukraine following bilateral talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. {beacon} Defense &National Security ...

The Hill - 6d