President Donald Trump accused China of interfering with US elections in 2020, threatening to upend ties with the world’s second-biggest economy as he focuses on securing a victory in the midterms in November.
Speaking in a prime-time address from the White House, Trump said the Chinese government stole 220 million voter files, including names, addresses and other sensitive data in what is “believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history” — claims that US intelligence agencies have previously debunked. More here: bloom.bg/4ppanhh
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In his prime-time address, Trump repeated some of the unsubstantiated claims he had made in the past and said he was declassifying a tranche of documents to support his allegations of foreign influence in U.S. elections. Here are the takeaways: on.wsj.com/4hiEy7C
After training as a physicist, Andrey Melnichenko became Russia’s biggest industrialist. Now, he tells @ArkadyOstrovsky he has a plan for the crisis facing his country economist.com/1843/2026/07/0…
Payments start-up Stripe and private equity group Advent International have launched a joint bid to acquire New York-listed PayPal in a deal that would value the company at about $53bn ft.trib.al/5Ok1qsE
President Donald Trump downplayed the idea that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death was a result of any nefarious activity, saying the FBI is “wasting their time” if they’re pursuing conspiracy theories about the matter. cnn.it/4feZGJc
This year’s Bastille Day celebrations aren’t just about France. Troops and warplanes from around Europe are joining Tuesday’s pomp-filled parade through Paris, in what’s meant to be a showcase of support for Ukraine and proof of European military strength.
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A form of radical socialism that mixes vintage class warfare with modern critical race theory is thriving in France. But there are limits to Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s appeal economist.com/europe/2026/05…
The world’s most-envied retirement plan has another high-profile booster: President Donald Trump.
Riding high off public enthusiasm for the Trump Accounts for children, Trump last week renewed his focus on their parents and grandparents. And he said he’s looking to Australia’s private pensions, known as superannuation funds, for inspiration to reform the ailing US retirement system. Read more: bloom.bg/3STfpGE
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Ask a doctor about vitamin supplements and they will probably tell you that all they do is help you produce “expensive urine”. But the evidence is more positive than that advice might suggest economist.com/science-and-te…
Around 40% of voters in the 2024 election said the economy was their top issue, far outstripping any other. The Wall Street Journal talked to Trump voters about his performance on the economy. on.wsj.com/4bldalD
France proved once again that no one in world soccer can control a game quite like they do. A pair of goals in the space of six minutes earned Les Blues a spot in the semifinals. on.wsj.com/4aMeEoP
Poland unveiled a new production line for a domestically designed long-range strike drone, part of a government-backed push to expand the country's deep-strike military capabilities
Apollo has trumped Castlelake to secure an agreement to buy easyJet in a £5.7bn deal, in a last-minute twist in the month-long takeover battle for the low-cost airline.
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Kalshi and Polymarket claim that prediction markets only work because there is real money on the line. That's not true (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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