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UK tones down ‘right to switch off’ rules
Rather than seeking legislation to enact the new after-hours employee contact protocols, ministers instead will push for a code of practice for businesses.
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- Irina Anghel and Ailbhe Rea
NFL ushers in new era, allows private equity ownership
League owners loosened some of the strictest rules in US professional sports to allow PE to own as much as 10 per cent of a team.
- Randall Williams
Israel rescues first living hostage from Gaza tunnel
The 52-year-old Israeli father of 11 was taken to a hospital, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.
- Melanie Lidman
Top US, China officials to meet on military, Taiwan, fentanyl
The two countries are at odds over the Middle East and Ukraine, Chinese territorial claims from Taiwan to the South China Sea, and trade.
- Trevor Hunnicutt
Risk of broader Middle East war has eased: top US general
But Iran still poses a significant danger as it weighs a strike on Israel, says Air Force General C.Q. Brown
- Phil Stewart
Canada tries to halt China’s EV flood with 100pc tariffs
The move replicates US and EU measures as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says China “is not playing by the same rules” as everyone else over electric vehicles.
- Promit Mukherjee and Akash Sriram
Opinion & Analysis
Biden was good at managing America’s decline
Between the peak of something and its ultimate demise, a vast amount can be achieved. Perhaps it took a man who became president at 78 to see the point.
Contributor
‘Two bowls of poison’: China weighs Trump and Harris in White House
Beijing is wary of the mystery around a vice president with little exposure to foreign affairs. But it is equally leery of her rival’s antagonism on trade and COVID-19.
Contributor
Beijing could do without Trump’s unpredictability on steroids
The conventional idea is that China would prefer the chaos of second Trump term. But on the ground, officials and scholars are wary of a Trump victory.
Columnist
An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line
Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war.
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- Opinion
- World politics
Biden was good at managing America’s decline
Between the peak of something and its ultimate demise, a vast amount can be achieved. Perhaps it took a man who became president at 78 to see the point.
- Janan Ganesh
- Analysis
- China relations
‘Two bowls of poison’: China weighs Trump and Harris in White House
Beijing is wary of the mystery around a vice president with little exposure to foreign affairs. But it is equally leery of her rival’s antagonism on trade and COVID-19.
- Joe Leahy, Wenjie Ding and Demetri Sevastopulo
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line
Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war.
- Gideon Rachman
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- World politics
Biden was good at managing America’s decline
Between the peak of something and its ultimate demise, a vast amount can be achieved. Perhaps it took a man who became president at 78 to see the point.
- Janan Ganesh
Yesterday
- Analysis
- China relations
‘Two bowls of poison’: China weighs Trump and Harris in White House
Beijing is wary of the mystery around a vice president with little exposure to foreign affairs. But it is equally leery of her rival’s antagonism on trade and COVID-19.
- Joe Leahy, Wenjie Ding and Demetri Sevastopulo
- Opinion
- China relations
Beijing could do without Trump’s unpredictability on steroids
The conventional idea is that China would prefer the chaos of second Trump term. But on the ground, officials and scholars are wary of a Trump victory.
- Richard McGregor
- Opinion
- Russia-Ukraine war
An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line
Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war.
- Gideon Rachman
Ukraine plans payback with new weapon after ‘massive’ Russian attack
Ukraine says it has a new long-range “game changer” weapon to strike deep into Russia, and it doesn’t require asking permission from the US and other allies.
- Hanna Arhirova
Second high-profile independent endorses Trump
Former Democratic member of Congress Tulsi Gabbard, now a registered independent, has backed Donald Trump in the race to the White House.
- Matthew Cranston
Double your salary, no tax: Meet the Aussies moving to Saudi Arabia
The rulers of the country, once a pariah state, are turbocharging efforts to rehabilitate its image. And there are plenty of expats enjoying the ride.
- Primrose Riordan
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China’s budget spending shrinks as land sales plummet
The property fallout on public finances is becoming increasingly evident on the balance sheets of indebted local governments.
- Ailing Tan and Jing Zhao
New Zealand to push through law to reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
The law would end the ban, in place since 2018, on exploration as the right-of-centre government plans to lure investment to the country’s oil and gas sector.
- Renju Jose
Israel and Hezbollah signal end of heavy fire
Tel Aviv’s battle with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group is the biggest since their war in 2006, sparking fears of a regional conflict.
- Josef Federman, Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb
Why a Russian tech billionaire who stood up to Putin is now a target
Pavel Durov, who founded secret, successful messaging app Telegram in 2013, has been arrested in France, sparking outrage from free speech campaigners.
- Abigail Buchanan
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
Jackson Hole bankers pivot to cuts as soft landing comes into view
Global rate-setters have left the Wyoming symposium cautiously optimistic, but acutely aware of the risks of either cutting rates too soon or leaving it too late.
- Colby Smith
- Analysis
- US election
‘Mind-boggling’: Why Trump is still in the presidential race
Anthony Scaramucci was fired by Donald Trump after just 11 days; he has launched a blistering attack on his former boss – and also the Americans who support him.
- Andrew Tillett
Women supercharge Harris’ campaign coffers to $795m
The vice president’s fundraising has benefited from Democratic National Convention enthusiasm and “unprecedented grassroots donations”, mainly from women.
- Matt Viser
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
Why saying ‘no’ at work is good for your career
Researchers who knocked back extra work put themselves under the microscope and made some important discoveries.
- Pilita Clark
Attack on oil tanker in Red Sea threatens ‘severe ecological disaster’
The EU gave the warning at the weekend after the Houthis posted a video of what they said was an explosion on the 274-metre-long ship set off by its fighters.
- Robert Wright
Manslaughter, negligence investigation in Lynch yacht sinking
Authorities in Sicily have opened a manslaughter and negligent shipwreck probe into the August 19 sinking of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s yacht.
- Donato Paolo Mancini
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah launches rockets, drones
The heavy exchange of fire threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the United States, Iran and militant groups across the region.
- Josef Federman and Abby Sewell
‘Phoning it in’: Trump allies try to energise struggling candidate
After weeks of complaining as Kamala Harris dominated the news, campaign events last week showed Donald Trump resisting all attempts to focus his message.
- Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine
US universities brace for next round of Gaza protests as students return
Institutions including New York University have resolved to enforce sanctions on students judged in violation of their codes of conduct during disruptive demonstrations.
- Andrew Jack
