Britain has taken a major step to joining a £12 trillion international trade bloc in what would be the biggest Brexit prize yet. Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said the new Trade (CPTPP) Act has now become law – paving the way for
A war over Taiwan would cost the world about $10 trillion, according to one estimate. The steep global price tag could keep China from escalating its actions against the island nation, which continues to fear for its sovereignty as Chinese planes and
Kemi Badenoch attended her first meeting today with members of a bumper Indo-Pacific trade bloc since the UK joined. The Business and Trade Secretary met ministers from countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in San Francisco, California.
Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a sharp rise in Europe, chiefly due to Russian and Ukrainian expenditure, a Swedish think tank said Monday. Spending globally increased by 3.7%