Concerns rise over starvation in Gaza
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 30 July 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The potential US-China trade war truce depends on US President Donald Trump’s approval, and a UN-backed food security group says a famine is unfolding in Gaza. Plus, China’s AI expo gives the international community an alternative to American technology, and the IMF’s new global growth forecast reflects that the fall of the dollar has lessened the impact of Trump’s trade war.
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US says extended trade war truce with Beijing hinges on Trump approval
‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor
China lays out its AI vision in foil to Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ plan
IMF upgrades global growth forecast as weaker dollar aids world economy
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| 0:32.2 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Wednesday, July 30th, and this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:37.5 | The US and China are talking about a little more briefings. Financial Times. Today is Wednesday, July 30th, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:42.1 | The U.S. and China are talking about a little more breathing room. |
| 0:46.6 | And a U.N. panel says there is a famine unfolding in Gaza. |
| 0:52.1 | Plus, China wants to unseat the U.S. as the world's biggest player in artificial intelligence, but it wants to do things its own way. |
| 0:55.5 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:06.4 | The U.S. and China could extend their tariff truce. The current pause is set to expire on August 12th. |
| 1:12.8 | The two countries met yesterday to work on a solution, |
| 1:15.6 | and the Chinese delegation said both sides agreed to pause tariffs on each other for an additional 90 days. |
| 1:21.9 | But during the U.S. press conference, |
| 1:25.3 | Treasury Secretary Scott Besson had a different take. |
| 1:28.0 | Nothing is agreed until we speak with President Trump. |
| 1:31.9 | Bessent did say, however, the negotiations were very constructive. |
| 1:35.3 | I think we had great momentum going into the meeting thanks to the president's trade deals. |
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