UK’s Starmer to hold talks with China’s Xi

Starmer touts UK climate leadership but resists call for more public finance

UK’s prime minister is one of only two G7 leaders at UN COP29

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Starmer: New UK target for 81% emissions cut by 2035

The PM insists the government will not "tell people how to live their lives" in achieving the aim.

At COP29, Keir Starmer Announces the UK’s Ambitious Climate Targets

The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

China reacts to Trump's tough talk on tariffs and Taiwan

Beijing is bracing for President-elect Donald Trump's tough stance on tariffs and Taiwan. Ramy Inocencio has more on Trump's possible plans and the reaction they are eliciting abroad.

Starmer under pressure to accept slavery reparations, as minister claims UK will eventually agree - UK politics live

PM Starmer has been told by Commonwealth leaders he must come to the table to discuss reparations for the “ill effects” of slavery. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that “no one ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Why Labour will struggle to reset the UK-China relationship

Decisions made in the Sunak and Johnson eras complicate the route forward

World - Financial Times - 6 hours ago

German carmaker Audi holding talks with works council after struggles

World - Yahoo News - November 7

The Papers: Kate's 'solemn duty' and PM to hold talks with Macron

The Princess of Wales' appearance at the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph features on several of Monday's front pages.

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano Look to Make Women’s Boxing History (Again)

Fierce rivalries are a cornerstone of boxing. But Taylor and Serrano, who will fight for a championship title on Netflix on Friday, are going about it differently.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

China tightens export controls for tech and goods with military use, ahead of Xi's trip to Russia

China unveiled a set of regulations on export control of goods and technologies that could be used for military purposes.

Business - CNBC - October 21

China and Russia's 'profound' ties will not change despite 'turbulent' geopolitical landscape, Xi tells Putin

Putin called the partnership "one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena."

Business - CNBC - October 23

Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi meet, 2 days after a China-India border deal

World - Yahoo News - October 24

As the West watches Xi-Putin meetings, China touts crackdown on military goods to Russia

Beijing has walked a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Russia-Ukraine war.

Business - CNBC - October 25

China's space station gets new crew as Beijing advances Xi's "space dream"

A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.

SUV Driver Plows Into Crowd in China, Killing 35; Attack Draws Response From Xi Jinping

The attack is the latest in a string of violent acts. President Xi Jinping called on authorities to “promptly resolve conflicts and disputes.”

World - The Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

In their final meeting, Xi Jinping tells Biden that 'China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration'

World - ABC News - Yesterday

As Trump whiplash looms, APEC closes in Peru with China’s President Xi front and center

After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of the region’s major economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wraps up with a ...