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Siemens Energy takes $7.5b hit as wind losses widen
The shares fell as much as 5.1 per cent after the company disclosed the loss, which follows repeated setbacks for the German manufacturer in fixing quality flaws.
- Wilfried Eckl-Dorna
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident
Manila lodged a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea.
- Jim Gomez
Cambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet to succeed father as PM
Hun Manet won his first seat in Parliament in last month’s general election, and the handover from his father is part of a larger, generational shift.
- Sopheng Cheang
HSBC executive slams ‘weak’ UK for siding with US against China
The bank’s head of public affairs Sherard Cowper-Coles says the UK often bows to Washington’s demands but shouldn’t blindly follow the US.
- Ambereen Choudhury, Alberto Nardelli and Harry Wilson
US scientists repeat fusion power breakthrough
The latest result is set to fuel optimism that progress is being made towards the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power.
- Tom Wilson and Alice Hancock
Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea
The Philippines said China’s coast guard used excessive force against one of its vessels in the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
- Jim Gomez
Opinion & Analysis
High digital stakes in new China-ASEAN deal
The danger with the digital alignment between China and ASEAN is that the rules governing cross-border data movement come to be as confusing and as restrictive as Beijing’s.
Contributor
The Donald Trump show: will the legal chaos help or hinder?
Americans should brace themselves for a campaign defined by the former president’s court appearances and his claims of victimhood and persecution.
Contributor
Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump
Unless politicians stand up to him again, his lies will remain an effective political and legal tool.
Contributor
Trump puts America’s courts on trial
Trump’s prosecutors will have to prove his intent to overthrow an election result. But they will have to do so in a US legal system that is tainted by politics.
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- Analysis
- World politics
The Donald Trump show: will the legal chaos help or hinder?
Americans should brace themselves for a campaign defined by the former president’s court appearances and his claims of victimhood and persecution.
- James Politi
US scientists repeat fusion power breakthrough
The latest result is set to fuel optimism that progress is being made towards the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power.
- Tom Wilson and Alice Hancock
‘No bad news’: China’s economists warned to stay positive
Authorities struggling to restore confidence in the post-COVID recovery want analysts to avoid mention of a deflation risk.
- Sun Yu
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Trade deals
High digital stakes in new China-ASEAN deal
The danger with the digital alignment between China and ASEAN is that the rules governing cross-border data movement come to be as confusing and as restrictive as Beijing’s.
- Ken Heydon
- Analysis
- World politics
The Donald Trump show: will the legal chaos help or hinder?
Americans should brace themselves for a campaign defined by the former president’s court appearances and his claims of victimhood and persecution.
- James Politi
This Month
‘No bad news’: China’s economists warned to stay positive
Authorities struggling to restore confidence in the post-COVID recovery want analysts to avoid mention of a deflation risk.
- Sun Yu
‘Gold bathrooms’: Putin’s $1b super yacht gets refit in Italy
Italy is allowing the unnamed owner of the “Scheherazade” to pay for staff, maintenance and a refit.
- Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli and Henry Foy
‘I’m coming after you’: Trump’s threatening post raised with court
Prosecutors are concerned the former president might publicly reveal secret material, such as grand jury transcripts, handed to his lawyers before his trial.
- Joseph Ax
Ukraine hits Russian oil tanker as sea battle intensifies
The sea drone struck the tanker in the Kerch Strait, the latest in a series of bold strikes that have ratcheted up the threat of violence in the Black Sea.
- Marc Santora and Christiaan Triebert
Imran Khan starts sentence in Pakistan’s harsh, high-security jail
The verdict is a major turn in a political showdown between the cricket star-turned-politician and Pakistan’s powerful military that has embroiled the country.
- Salman Masood and Christina Goldbaum
Buffett’s cash pile nears all-time high at $223b
The billionaire is backing short-term treasuries despite the Washington political climate.
- Eric Platt
Ukraine says its drones damaged a Russian warship
The strike on Novorossiysk marked the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the nearly 18-month-old conflict.
- Hanna Arhirova and Emma Burrows
US, China consider setting up working groups: FT
Three potential working groups are seen as opening the door to easing tensions between the two competitive nations, The Financial Times reported.
- Timothy Moore
Putin critic Navalny sentenced to 19 years in prison
It was the fifth criminal conviction and longest prison term handed to Alexei Navalny, which his supporters see as a deliberate Kremlin strategy to silence him.
China lifts barley tariffs, edging Albanese visit closer
China has agreed to lift tariffs on Australian barley as it backs down on a campaign of economic coercion, paving the way for Anthony Albanese to visit Beijing.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett and Michael Smith
New Zealand’s military not fit for purpose, review finds
The government has pledged to spend more on its military and to strengthen ties with allies to counter a rising China, but has not put a figure on the increase.
- Lewis Jackson and Lucy Craymer
‘We can’t let this happen’: Trump pleads not guilty
The former president has remained defiant despite the third indictment against him this year.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
Canada’s Alberta ditches Commonwealth Games bid on cost concerns
The decision follows a decision by Victoria to scrap hosting the 2026 event and is another blow to the future of the Commonwealth Games.
- Steve Keating
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Only politics, not the law, can stop Donald Trump
Unless politicians stand up to him again, his lies will remain an effective political and legal tool.
- The Economist
US Navy sailors charged with passing military secrets to China
The two sailors allegedly took thousands of dollars in payments in return for sending blueprints and other secrets to Chinese intelligence officers.
- Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
US lines up for a soft landing
Contrary to many economists’ forecasts at the start of the year, GDP has remained buoyant, fuelled by steady consumer spending even as debt worries mount.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Trump puts America’s courts on trial
Trump’s prosecutors will have to prove his intent to overthrow an election result. But they will have to do so in a US legal system that is tainted by politics.
- Clive Crook
All eyes on China weakness amid mixed global recession outlook
The country’s faltering post-pandemic recovery and a reluctance by Xi Jinping’s government to unleash unrestrained stimulus is the biggest unknown facing the world economy.
- Michael Smith, Hans van Leeuwen and Matthew Cranston
