British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood firm in his position on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland in talks with French, German and European Union leaders on Saturday, urging “pragmatism and compromise” to find a solution....

G7 leaders are on Saturday set to agree a joint declaration aimed at preventing another pandemic, as they resume wide-ranging talks at their first in-person summit in almost two years. The group of leading economies – Britain, Canada,...

UK is pushing for agreement to stop use of tax havens by companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon. The Guardian learns  A global tax deal that would impose a minimum 15% tax on the profits of big international tech companies could be given...

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said she is optimistic that the United States and Europe can settle a longstanding dispute over aircraft subsidies, leaving them free to focus on larger issues, including China’s nascent aircraft industry. Reuters...

British tourists will be allowed to enter Portugal from coming up Monday, the Portuguese authorities have announced by BBC news Portugal is on the UK’s “green” list for unrestricted travel from then, but there had been confusion...

Goldman Sachs has told its UK and US bankers they need to be ready to return to the office in June. BBC News reported That is the date on which the government hopes to lift legal limits on social contact in England. While for many working...

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday that she expects to engage with top Chinese trade officials “in the near term” to assess their performance in implementing the “Phase 1” trade agreement between the two countries....

China slapped a record 18 billion yuan ($2.75 billion) fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Saturday, after an anti-monopoly probe found the e-commerce giant had abused its dominant market position for several years. By Reuters News The fine,...

The Eurostar operator is currently running just two services out of London and two back on a daily basis because of COVID-19. The cross-Channel trains fight for survival. Sky News report The company admitted late last year that the continuing COVID-19 crisis,...

Markets respond as manufacturing in China and South Korea grows at fastest pace in a decade Hopes that the world will bounce back from the ravages of coronavirus in the new year have been buoyed by strong growth in output from Asia’s huge...