Scots face waiting twice as long for police to arrive during Trump’s visit The US president will arrive on Friday for four days, during which time he will meet Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Scottish policing will be ‘seriously affected’ by Trump visit, says police body The US president will arrive on Friday for four days, during which time he will meet Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Tariffs are beginning to look like the ‘dog that didn’t bark’ to Wall Street, with inflation expected to take a one-time hit and Trump unlikely to enforce letter threats As markets shrug off the Aug. 1 deadline, analysts warn that investor calm could embolden the White House to follow through—especially if economic data remains strong. Fortune · Jul 23, 2025
China Blocks US Patent Official From Leaving Mainland Days After 'Exit Ban' On Wells Fargo Executive, Beijing Says It's Lawful Chinese authorities have barred a U.S. Department of Commerce employee from leaving the country, deepening concerns over the use of exit bans on American citizens. Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025
Bitcoin boom: Trump's policies create 15,000 new millionaires in 2025 The number of cryptocurrency owners who have become millionaires has risen significantly since US President Donald Trump took office, according to a new report by Finbold. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of trade deals that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers from sharply higher tariffs on imports from Japan and a handful of other Asian countries The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Pam Bondi Orders DOJ To Meet With Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell As House GOP Prepares For Her Testimony Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, to discuss her potential cooperation with prosecutors. This move comes amid the Justice Department’s (DOJ) renewed interest in the Epstein case amid public backlash. Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025
Footsie up to new all-time high after Donald Trump reveals 'massive' US-Japan trade deal US deal with its fifth biggest trading partner will see tariffs set at 15% compared with a previously threatened 25% Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Pedro Pascal vows never to go clean-shaven again after his ‘appalling’ Wonder Woman 1984 appearance Actor played villain Maxwell Lord in the DC Comics movie The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Row as Reform councillors back spending £150,000 on political advisers The spending plans raised questions about Reform’s vow to cut costs at councils The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Asian markets rise, Toyota up by 14% after US tariff deal Asian shares rallied on Wednesday, with Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index up more than 3% after Japan and the US announced a deal on President Donald Trump's tariffs. Euronews · Jul 23, 2025
Kevin O'Leary Calls Trump's No Tax On Home Sales Plan 'Common Sense': Shark Says, 'Families Can Grow Without Getting Punished' Kevin O'Leary has seemingly thrown his support behind President Donald Trump's proposal to eliminate capital gains tax on primary home sales, calling it a "common sense" move to help American families build wealth. Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba dismisses reports that he will step down next month The 68-year old leader said media reports that he had already decided to resign were ‘completely unfounded’ The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Afternoon Update: Australia facing $500m Chevron cleaning bill; Obama breaks silence on Trump; and the blowback against office air Deal struck in 1980s refunds about half of what the US multinational fossil fuel company paid in royalties, documents show
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Philippines president hails ‘significant achievement’ after 19% tariff deal with Trump Tariff rate is just shy of the 20 per cent American president threatened earlier this month but higher than the 17 per cent set in April
Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025 GM Says Chevy Is Now The No. 2 EV Brand In US —$4 Billion Factory Push To Offset Trump Tariffs General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) has said that Chevrolet is the second-largest electric vehicle brand in the U.S., with Cadillac coming in at the fifth spot despite leading luxury EV sales.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Two City traders win appeals against rate rigging convictions after ‘Kafkaesque nightmare’ – as it happened Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo have convictions for rigging benchmark interest rates quashed by Supreme Court
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Japan's Ishiba says he will decide on resignation over election loss after studying US tariff deal Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, under growing pressure to step down over the historic loss of his ruling party in a weekend election, says he will decide on whether to resign after closely studying the tariff deal just struck with the United States
Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025 Adam Schiff Says Your IRS Data May Have Been Breached — And Not By A Hacker, But Donald Trump: 'Consider This Your Warning' Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is urging Americans to treat their tax records as already compromised, blaming what he calls an "unprecedented" data grab engineered by President Donald Trump.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 23, 2025 Iran says it will not halt nuclear enrichment ahead of European talks Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear programme, including uranium enrichment, despite the "severe" damage caused by US strikes to its facilities, the country's foreign minister said ahead of renewed talks with European powers.
Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025 Bill Pulte Is 'Crushing It' And Would Be An 'Exceptional Pick,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya — Backs Trump Ally As Jerome Powell Replacement Chamath Palihapitiya has endorsed William "Bill" Pulte as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, calling him an ideal candidate with deep expertise in housing and strong alignment with the Donald Trump administration.
International Business Times · Jul 23, 2025 Japan PM Plans To Resign After Election Debacle: Local Media Having done a trade deal with US President Donald Trump, Japan's prime minister will soon announce his resignation, reports said Wednesday, after his latest election debacle left his coalition without a majority now in both houses of parliament.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025 Trump administration asks tiny Pacific nation of Palau to accept migrants deported from US Palau, a country of just 18,000, is considering a draft agreement to resettle ‘third country nationals’ from the US