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February 6, 2024

Janet Yellen warns China of ‘significant consequences’ if its companies support Russia’s war

...Janet Yellen’s warning comes after secretary of state Antony Blinken told EU and Nato foreign ministers that Beijing was assisting Moscow “at a concerning scale”, and providing “tools, inputs and technical...

April 6, 2024

FT Live

US Decarbonization and Industrial Transition Summit

Securing the resources to build and finance America's clean energy future

Israel-Hamas war

UK proposes plan to end Israel-Hamas war

...Separately, Arab states have been working on a US-backed initiative to secure a ceasefire and the release of hostages as part of a broader plan that could offer Israel a normalisation of relations if it...

January 27, 2024

Climate change

US pushed behind scenes for approval of corporate carbon offset plan

...Kerry said at a US state department event on Friday that he was “encouraged to hear” that SBTi leaders had signalled “openness” to companies using carbon credits to address some of their indirect emissions...

April 21, 2024

Letter

Letter: Collapsing Sumerians or standing-firm Pharaohs

...Niccolo Caldararo Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State University, CA, US...

April 12, 2024

Boeing Co

Boeing to pay $51mn US penalty over arms export violations

...The deal with the US aerospace manufacturer will resolve nearly 200 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations laws, the US state department said on Thursday...

March 1, 2024

FT Live

Future of Asset Management Europe

New fund firm models for Europe's resurgence

US-China relations

Blinken to warn China over weapons-related exports to Russia

...The US state department declined to comment. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen raised the issue during a visit to China this month, but Blinken intends to press the matter in stronger terms....

April 20, 2024

Israel-Hamas war

US set to impose sanctions on Israeli military unit over alleged human rights abuses

...“You can expect to see them in the days ahead,” US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Friday when asked about recommendations he had received to impose sanctions based on the Leahy law....

April 21, 2024

Cyber warfare

US and UK accuse China of cyber attacks on politicians and companies

...The US Department of Justice on Monday indicted seven Chinese nationals whom it said were members of APT31, a Wuhan-based hacking group run by China’s main spy service....

March 26, 2024

Palestine

US votes against move to give Palestinians UN membership

...Arab states and the Palestinians have been pushing the US and other western nations to recognise a Palestinian state and grant full membership of the UN as a sign of their commitment to a two-state solution...

April 18, 2024

Climate change

John Kerry to retire as top US climate negotiator

...The state department did not respond to request for comment....

January 13, 2024

US foreign policy

Blinken pushes for ‘enduring’ Gaza peace deal on regional tour

...,” said a state department spokesman....

February 6, 2024

Israel-Hamas war

Qatar reconsiders mediator role between Hamas and Israel

...state over the weekend....

April 18, 2024

Israel-Hamas war

Middle East violence tests US effort to avert regional conflagration

...US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in the Middle East this weekend and next week for his fourth trip since October, seeking to mitigate the risk of a wider conflict....

January 6, 2024

ObituaryHenry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, US diplomat, 1923-2023

...Their meeting of minds meant that they took note of the Sino-Soviet split before most members of the state department and US academics had grasped its potential significance....

November 30, 2023

FT Live

Future of the Car

The technology and new business models shaping the next decade in automotive

UK foreign policy

David Cameron warns US politicians against ‘appeasement’ of Russia

...He is not expected to meet President Joe Biden, who is separately hosting Fumio Kishida, prime minister of Japan, for a state visit....

April 10, 2024

Letter

Letter: Look to the ancient past for new ideas on peace

...Niccolo Caldararo Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA, US...

December 15, 2023

Inside BusinessSujeet Indap

Delaware, Inc agonises about Musk backlash as its lawyers seek changes

...That has unnerved the lawyers who believe the state’s reputation for predictability is eroding, potentially risking its status as the premier place for US businesses to incorporate....

April 23, 2024

Middle East conflict

Israel to retaliate against Iran, warns Cameron

...“They have all kinds of suggestions and advice, I appreciate it, but I want to make it clear — we will make our own decisions, and the State of Israel will do everything necessary to defend itself.”...

April 17, 2024

Letter

Letter: Did Trump meeting with Orbán breach Logan Act?

...Donald I Baker Assistant Attorney-General (1976-77), US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, US...

March 20, 2024

Northern Ireland

Belfast-based band mounts legal challenge after UK government blocks grant

...it “state-sponsored censorship”....

February 9, 2024

US-China relations

Janet Yellen warns China against clean energy dumping

...US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has warned China not to flood the world with cheap clean energy exports, saying they would distort global markets and harm workers....

March 27, 2024

US-China relations

Janet Yellen says US will protect green tech from China competition

...Washington will not allow a glut of Chinese production to wipe out American manufacturers of green technology, US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has warned ahead of a trip to China....

April 4, 2024

Boeing Co

US justice department investigates door blowout on Alaska Airlines flight

...The US Department of Justice is investigating the mid-air door panel blowout that terrified passengers of an Alaska Airlines flight two months ago....

March 9, 2024

News updates from November 27: Israel-Hamas truce extended by two days, Qatar says, Fast-fashion group Shein files confidential IPO paperwork in US

US secretary of state Antony Blinken to visit Israel and West Bank this week

...US secretary of state Antony Blinken plans to visit the Middle East this week to push for the freeing of hostages held by Hamas and more aid for Gaza, and attend the COP28 climate summit....

November 27, 2023

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