Aircraft carrier Shandong makes closest pass as Taipei seeks to strengthen preparedness
Policymakers in Beijing believe they will benefit from the destruction of America’s global credibility
Sir Keir Starmer may have to make concessions on Britain’s digital services tax and agriculture
It is not clear whether local exchanges are particularly useful
Specialists warn families face uphill battle in trying to overturn flagship policy
Agreement has security implications for joint military base with US on Indian Ocean archipelago
Also in today’s newsletter, the US president and Iran’s supreme leader approach a potentially dangerous escalation
Far-right leader has limited legal options as ruling fires starting gun on race to succeed Emmanuel Macron
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds warns of ‘very serious and significant moment’ for economy
On many fronts, and with deliberate haste, America is vaporising its soft power
Sentencing Council’s treatment of ethnic minority status as an unchanging fact of life was the wrong approach
Also in this newsletter: Has the EU become an institutional ‘monster’?
Meeting between Marco Rubio and Lars Løkke Rasmussen is latest diplomatic activity centred on control of Greenland
Private investment flows only where the right conditions exist and where there’s a clear probability of return
Brazilian authorities want justice over an alleged coup plot, but the case against the former president risks boosting his popularity — and dividing the country
Latest escalation against elite universities follows recent withdrawal of funding to Columbia
State department says individuals used Beijing national security law ‘extraterritorially’ to pursue rights activists
Far-right leader vows to contest verdict that jeopardises her ambitions to run for French presidency in 2027
Increases to water, energy and telecoms bills will push up inflation
Companies including Accenture and Deloitte identify at least $15bn worth of potential cuts
US president describes three people accused of painting pro-Palestinian messages at Turnberry resort as ‘terrorists’
Banning the far-right leader from standing for office will inflame French politics
UK government threatens to override independent body with fast-track legislation
Shares of the president’s company fell on the state’s market amid a broad sell-off fuelled by his trade agenda
Martin Hewitt says there is ‘no quick answer’ to problems of irregular migration to Britain
