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William Lai's stopovers in New York and San Francisco on his way to Paraguay have riled China.

By Yoruk Bahceli Financial markets barely flinched when Fitch stripped the United States of its top credit rating,

By Ali Sawafta, James Mackenzie and Suleiman Al-Khalidi JENIN, West Bank Sitting in a bullet-scarred building in the

England are preparing to face Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-finals, with the hosts gripped by Matildas fever ahead of Wednesday’s crunch clash in Sydney. The Lionesses reached the semi-finals as they came from behind to beat Colombia on Saturday and will return to Stadium Australia to face the hosts, with Sarina Wiegman’s side looking to reach their first ever World Cup final. Australia defeated France on penalties in what was the most-watched sporting event in the country since the 2000 Olympics, with the excitement set to build even further ahead of facing rivals England. The World Cup semi-finals kick off tomorrow with Spain meeting Sweden in Auckland for a place in Sunday’s showpiece final. All four teams left in the World Cup are looking to win the tournament for the first time, with European champions England remaining slight favourites. Sweden were impressive in knocking out Japan in the quarter-finals, while Spain have a hugely talented squad and Australia have the momentum and backing of their home support. Follow all the latest World Cup news and updates ahead of the semi-finals in today’s live blog. Read More Who and when do England play next? Lionesses’ route to the World Cup final ahead of semi-final England reach familiar World Cup hurdle — but this time there’s a difference England embrace a new identity to reveal World Cup strength

Treasury yields began the week as they finished the last, edging up toward levels seen in November as

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a nervy start to

When Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States and European Union accelerated their pivot towards Serbia. Rather than juggling the contradictory demands of pluralistic and fractious Balkan states, Western capitals focused the bulk of their efforts on a singular target.

The UK film industry is reckoning with its streaming-fueled reliance on US media giants after Hollywood strikes have

Unmoved by recent signs that inflation pressure is abating, economists continue to predict that the European Central Bank

Economists expect the Swiss National Bank to raise interest rates for a final time in September, even as

Argentine assets look set for a rout after a primary vote showed a populist who vowed to burn

A rebound in the dollar has hit the peso harder than most of its peers and the losses