China, EU enter final stage of EV price commitment talks: Chinese commerce ministry – Global Times

  1. China, EU enter final stage of EV price commitment talks: Chinese commerce ministry  Global Times
  2. China Says Progress Made With EU on Electric Vehicle Price Talks  Bloomberg
  3. Europe Doesn’t Have a China Card: Détente With Beijing Would Be a Disaster  Foreign Affairs
  4. China-EU package discussions on EVs, brandy and rare-earth export controls a positive step toward establishing long-term solution for both sides: expert  Global Times
  5. China, EU discuss EV anti-subsidy case, brandy anti-dumping probe, export controls  news.cgtn.com
Posted in Uncategorized

Russia’s Wagner Group leaves Mali, Africa Corps will stay – DW

  1. Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali, Africa Corps will stay  DW
  2. Wagner Group leaving Mali after heavy losses but Russia’s Africa Corps to remain  AP News
  3. Wagner to withdraw from Mali after 'completing mission'  BBC
  4. Wagner Mercenary Group Ends Support Mission in Mali  The Moscow Times
  5. Wagner group announces withdrawal from Mali after “mission accomplished”  africanews.com
Posted in Uncategorized

UK mortgage guarantee scheme due to end with no news on replacement

More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans

A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this month, with no word yet on when its replacement will be launched.

The mortgage guarantee scheme went live in April 2021 to help buyers with small deposits get on the property ladder.

Continue reading...

‘It makes sense’: Why Carney invited PM Modi to Canada for G7 summit | Watch his reply – Firstpost

  1. 'It makes sense': Why Carney invited PM Modi to Canada for G7 summit | Watch his reply  Firstpost
  2. Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India  CNN
  3. Canadian PM Mark Carney explains why PM Modi was invited to G7 Summit despite Nijjar tensions  Hindustan Times
  4. Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit  The Guardian
  5. India is the 5th largest economy, so it makes sense: Canada’s Mark Carney backs PM Modi’s G7 invite despite tensions  The Economic Times
Posted in Uncategorized

Iran blasts Trump for ‘racist mentality’ and hostility to Muslims over travel ban

Tehran condemns Donald Trump’s order barring 12 countries’ citizens from entering US as violation of ‘fundamental principles of international law’

Tehran has denounced the US travel ban on Iranians and citizens of 11 other mostly Middle Eastern and African countries, saying Washington’s decision was a sign of a “racist mentality”.

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday reviving sweeping restrictions that echo the US president’s first-term travel ban, justified on national security grounds after a firebomb attack at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado.

Continue reading...

Indian PM Modi suggests thaw with Canada after G7 invite – DW

  1. Indian PM Modi suggests thaw with Canada after G7 invite  DW
  2. G7 Summit: 'Strong push from G6 to have India at table'; expert explains why Canada couldn’t ignore PM Mo  Times of India
  3. Carney invites Modi to G7 summit despite strained ties between Canada and India  CNN
  4. Canadian PM reveals why he invited PM Modi to G7 meet  The Indian Express
  5. Canada’s PM faces backlash for inviting India’s Narendra Modi for G7 summit  The Guardian
Posted in Uncategorized