European leaders press demands on trade at scaled-back summit in Beijing

BEIJING — European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday. They highlighted trade in their opening…

Asian shares rise, buoyed by expectation of more trade pacts after US-Japan tariff deal

MANILA, Philippines — Asian shares rose Thursday, buoyed by optimism that the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement will be followed by more trade deals. Later Thursday, the European Central Bank was expected…

Europe’s central bank to hold off on another rate cut until it knows how bad the tariff blow will be

The European Central Bank probably isn’t going to cut interest rates again on Thursday ByDAVID MCHUGH AP business writer FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank will likely hold off…

Trump to visit Federal Reserve headquarters as feud with its chair continues

President Donald Trump is visiting the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington Thursday, a week after indicating that Fed chair Jerome Powell’s handling of an extensive renovation project on two Fed…

Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue

WASHINGTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, are longtime owners of a $1.5 million house in a gated community outside Dallas. In 2015, they snapped up…

Bombshell development in the disappearance of teenager Pheobe Bishop

By KYLIE STEVENS and KARLEIGH SMITH and JONICA BRAY IN GIN GIN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Friends of Pheobe Bishop reported mysterious activity on the missing teenager’s Facebook account just hours before…

The cost of getting Nato ‘war-ready’: Map shows much more states could have to pay to hit alliance’s new 3.5% target

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 06:33 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 06:36 EDT, 5 June 2025 The scale of extra spending being demanded of Nato countries…

How Scottish crimelords tried to slice the face off a deadly rival who will remember attack ‘every time he looks in the mirror’

A crime boss had his face nearly sliced off by bloodthirsty rivals in the deadly gang war that has reignited in Scotland this week after two men were gunned down…

Moment ‘hero’ passerby confronts ‘fly-tippers’ dumping unwanted sofa at national park beauty spot

By JADA BAS Published: 06:05 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated: 11:58 EDT, 5 June 2025 This is the shocking moment a passerby confronts two suspected fly-tippers he believes were…

Shock update as an Aussie dad involved in wild beach club brawl in Bali learns his fate

READ MORE: Aussie dad involved in Bali brawl makes plea to judge  By NICK WILSON and MAX ALDRED FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:22 EDT, 5 June 2025 | Updated:…