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Donald Trump touted his very successful two-day summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing. China's leader described it as historic, but few deals were announced.

America's president said China had agreed to order 200 Boeing planes, 500 were expected.

Deals on farm goods were also announced. Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry warned

against mishandling Taiwan and said the Iran war should never have happened.

Britain's borrowing costs rose after Andy Burnham, Manchester's mayor,

secured a path to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for leadership of the Labor Party.

Mr. Burnham will stand in a by-election after the incumbent resigned to make way for him.

Challenges to the Prime Minister must be MPs. Political uncertainty has helped

push yields on 30-year guilts close to their highest level in almost 30 years. The director of the CIA

visited Cuba to discuss economic stability and security issues, but the intelligence agency insisted

America would only work with Cuba if it stopped being a safe haven for adversaries in the

Western Hemisphere. America also offered $100 million worth of aid to the country to help tackle

a fuel shortage, which America, in no small part,

caused thanks to a blockade.

American officials settled a case against Gautum Adani over charges that he made false

representations regarding Adani Green Energy, the renewables firm that his family runs. Mr. Adani and his

nephew agreed to pay $18 million to America's securities regulator. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported

that the Justice Department will drop charges against the Indian billionaire in a separate case.

In exchange, Mr. Adani has promised to invest

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