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Kushner to Visit Israel Next Week for Talks on Gaza Peace Plan
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and peace envoy, is planning to travel to Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza as Washington continues to push for diplomatic progress on its long-delayed peace plan, according to a US official.

US says dozens of countries helped China dodge Trump's tariffs
A new US report said China had moved goods through nations with lower tariffs to dodge higher levies.

Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage swept to victory in the Clacton by-election that he triggered to stave off an investigation into donations he received shortly before returning to frontline politics. The Reform UK leader won with over 11,000 more votes than the novelty candidate Count Binface, who was the main opposition after every

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks dip as oil’s ‘slowing demand’ in focus; Iran threatens to extend war
Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Oil prices are holding up at $87 per barrel this morning as investors remain locked in wait-and-see mode while monitoring new updates coming out of US-Iran negotiations and efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian regime handed a major blow to peace

US defence secretary says drug cartels will be ‘targeted like ISIS’
US defence secretary says drug cartels will be ‘targeted like ISIS’

Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation in record IPO
Rapid revenue growth fuels hope Claude maker can overcome challenges to become the biggest listing in history

Z.ai to Rival Anthropic, OpenAI in Coding With New AI Model
Z.AI Co. is set to upgrade its flagship AI model, joining a series of Chinese open-weight offerings seeking to outcompete Anthropic PBC and OpenAI.