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Move comes as Biden administration begins parcelling out funds unlocked by Congress this week
There were doubts the 2024 US election rivals would agree to the traditional televised face-off
Figures come day after US first-quarter growth data prompt investors to push back interest rate cut expectations
Secretary of state’s trip to Beijing comes as tensions remain over Taiwan, war in Ukraine and tech export controls
Markets no longer fully confident of move by September following new growth and inflation data
Governor Kazuo Ueda says weakening currency is having ‘no major impact’ on underlying inflation
As polls show the race tied, the president is campaigning around the country and his opponent is stuck spending his days in a Manhattan courtroom
Country left guessing by prime minister’s unusual tactic ahead of announcement on his political future set for Monday
An aversion to trade in the US is not widely shared elsewhere
Investors say president’s austerity measures are needed before economy turns the corner
Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease
Social practice — artists’ community-based work — is about exploring the world outside the white cube
Preparations have begun to allow breakdancers at the Place de la Concorde and archers at Les Invalides
Independent Art Fair’s curatorial adviser believes New York’s art market is still growing even during an industry slowdown
Kyiv will have to husband its new resources carefully before trying to liberate Russian-occupied land
The fair arrives as galleries, braving a downturn, find new ways to collaborate. Also: interviews with artists Amalia Mesa-Bains and Charisse Pearlina Weston, a profile of gallerist Ales Ortuzar and much more
Ortuzar Projects represents only 14 artists, all with low US profiles
Former UK labour minister eschewed tribalism and held out the promise of a more collaborative style of politics
Analysts warn chancellor against public comments on likelihood of lower interest rates
Glastonbury-style rush sees attendees pay £3,000 a shot with capacity more than double last year’s event
The combination of slower growth and nagging inflation is an unsettling mix
Also in this newsletter: US inflation higher than expected, panic on Wall Street, science round-up
Buckingham Palace says 75-year-old monarch will take part in limited engagements with schedule subject to doctors’ advice
Financial companies scramble to rework contracts and tie down personnel after US Federal Trade Commission rule
Government says it met Virgin O2 chief executive and Ofcom after incidents last year
Breakdown of accounts comes as testing on Tideway tunnel set to begin and UK’s biggest water provider faces debt crisis
Checks on food arriving at Dover will be carried out on the outskirts of Ashford
Criticism of decision to hand over most of scheme to private developers comes as Tory peer seeks third term in Tees Valley
Sports streaming group accuses DFL of ‘unlawful behaviour’ after losing out to Sky
Humza Yousaf seeks support of MSPs to sustain minority government after collapse of SNP-Green coalition
Authority’s chief in talks with ministers over additional funding
First annual decline in volatile data set since July 2023 but numbers remain higher than pre-pandemic average
Three others also charged in connection with case targeting Ukrainian-owned business
Demand from China drove prices to a record high this month — now many suspect the normal rules no longer apply
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