There are still influential voices in Europe who say that a EU without Britain is incomplete.

Like Boris Johnson, Liz Truss trades on optimism that the usual terms of economic life are bound to return.

Prices at the gas pump have drifted down a bit in the last month but are still eye-popping. At the same time, Exxon just reported second-quarter profits of $17.9bn, more than three times what it earned a year ago.

President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart, Joe Biden, in a phone call on Thursday against “external interference” in Beijing’s dealings with the island.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told an Arab summit in Cairo that Moscow’s goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its ‘unacceptable regime’

Proportion of people travelling by bicycle in central Beijing hit a near-decade high of 47.8 per cent last year, with some spending up to 100,000 yuan (US$14,800)

More than 150 Chinese companies are currently on the SEC’s provisional line-up of firms up for delisting

Their campaign reflects renewed optimism after China’s exports beat expectations in June, growing 17. 9 per cent year on year to US$331.3 billion

The service sector has been badly hit by the country’s Covid policies, threatening to derail the annual growth target of 5.5 per cent

Hong Kong reports 4,683 new Covid-19 infections, 193 of which were imported, and four more deaths