EU carmakers ‘days away’ from halting work as chip war with China escalates | Automotive industry

Carmakers in the EU are “days away” from closing production lines, the industry has warned, as a crisis over computer chip supplies from China escalates. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) issued... Read more »

PMQs live: Starmer refuses to say he is committed to manifesto pledges not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT | Politics

Starmer refuses to say he remains committed to manifesto pledges not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT Kemi Badenoch asks if Starmer is still committed to his manifesto pledges not... Read more »

Boris Johnson approved China’s London super-embassy proposal in 2018 | Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 and welcomed the fact it would represent “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment” anywhere in the world, the Guardian can disclose. In a letter... Read more »

Trump comments about a third term spark concern – as it happened | US news

Democratic congresswoman criticizes Trump’s comments about a third term Rashida Tlaib, Michigan’s Democratic representative, has criticized comments from Steve Bannon after the former White House aide said that Donald Trump plans to... Read more »

Trump and Xi talks: what will be on the agenda when US president meets China’s leader? | Donald Trump

Donald Trump is scheduled to meet China’s Xi Jinping in South Korea this week for high stakes talks amid a bruising trade war and tense geopolitical backdrop. Trump is expected to meet... Read more »

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows | Cop30

Recently drafted climate plans from scores of countries fall drastically short of what is needed to stave off the worst effects of climate breakdown, analysis has shown. More than 60 countries have... Read more »

‘DeepSeek is humane. Doctors are more like machines’: my mother’s worrying reliance on AI for health advice | Health

Every few months, my mother, a 57-year-old kidney transplant patient who lives in a small city in eastern China, embarks on a two-day journey to see her doctor. She fills her backpack... Read more »

‘China is watching’: Finland warns defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine key to stability in Indo-Pacific | Ukraine

Defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is critical to restraining China in the Indo-Pacific, Finland’s defence minister has said, warning Europe and democratic partners, including Australia, face a fight of global consequences. Antti... Read more »

China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest | Espionage

Christopher Berry, the man at the heart of a controversial and now-abandoned Chinese espionage case, appeared to be aware that he was supplying information to a non-commercial client, according to messages seen... Read more »

Minister insists government will get asylum seekers out of hotels and expects progress ‘within weeks’ – UK politics live | Politics

Minister says government committed to getting all asylum seekers out of hotels after report says system ‘chaotic’ Good morning. When Jimmy Carter was US president, he gave a famous address in 1979... Read more »