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Biden isolated at home as Obama, Democrats push him to reconsider 2024 race

Campaign officials said Biden was even more committed to staying in the race even as the calls for him to go mounted

Volvo's Q2 EBIT beats estimates, but cuts full-year forecast citing tariffs

Volvo Cars produced 211,900 cars in the second quarter, more than they sold, as demand for electric cars in Europe has dropped.

Blackstone Q2 results: Earnings rose 3% on private equity, credit gains

The New York-based investment firm's results underscore how a long spell of high interest rates has dragged down some aspects of its business while buoying others

China's Communist Party drops ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body

Li Shangfu, who headed the country's Rocket (Missile) Force before becoming Defence Minister, was being tried for alleged corruption

Prez Xi's big economic meeting shows party bracing for slower growth

The real estate sector, which at one point accounted for a quarter of China's gross domestic product, was mentioned just once in the nearly 4,000-word announcement

USFDA classifies inspection of Zydus unit as 'official action indicated'

The USFDA has determined that the inspection classification of this facility is Official Action Indicated (OAI)

Israeli officials consider letting EU, Palestinians control Rafah crossing

The US, United Nations and Arab states have urged Israel to reopen it to enable more supplies of food, fuel and medicine to get to Palestinian civilians in Gaza

Trump running mate JD Vance vows to fight for 'forgotten' workers

Vance has opposed military aid for Ukraine and defended Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden

Biden faces intensified calls to step aside after diagnosed with Covid-19

Nearly two-thirds of Biden's own party say he should withdraw from the race, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll released hours before Biden's Covid diagnosis

Ursula von der Leyen reelected to a second term as European Commission prez

The reelection ensures leadership continuity for the 27-nation bloc as it wrestles with crises ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change, migration and housing shortages

Israeli PM Netanyahu makes surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza

Netanyahu's visit to Rafah was announced hours after Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site

Most interesting guy: JD Vance's Indian-origin wife Usha recalls first meet

A lawyer by profession, 38-year-old Usha Vance recalled her first meeting with her husband JD Vance, who has been named the US vice-presidential candidate by the Republican Party in the upcoming polls

Torrential rains hit Canada's largest city, closing major highway, roads

Toronto Fire Services said it rescued 14 people from flooding on the highway

US weekly jobless claims jump amid seasonal volatility, loose labour market

A loosening labour market and ebbing inflation position the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, with financial markets anticipating additional cuts in November and December

ECB keeps interest rates unchanged, offers no guidance on next move

ECB came out with a balanced message following Thursday's meeting, arguing that corporate profits were absorbing some price pressures but risks remained

India issues travel advisory for nationals in Bangladesh amid quota unrest

The clashes in Bangladesh arose from calls to reform the nation's civil service quota system, which allocates positions for certain groups, including descendants of those involved in the 1971 war

Bangladesh student protest: Rally, deaths, nationwide shutdowns, and more

Explained: What is Bangladesh's new job quota and how student protests turned violent leading to nationwide school, university, and transport shutdowns

Jaishankar inaugurates first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius

Jaishankar was in Mauritius on a two-day visit from June 16 to 17

'Hit by client exits PwC asks China partners to take pay cut up to 50%'

Chinese authorities have been probing PwC's role in auditing China Evergrande Group after the securities regulator accused the troubled property developer in March of a $78-billion fraud

Renault's first-half sales rises on strong demand for hybrids in Europe

The company sold 1,154,700 vehicles globally compared to 1,133,478 units last year, with almost three-quarters of that volume going to Europe