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Jun 4, 2026 - World

Business secretary to meet European counterpart on Friday as EU industry leaders worry about retaliatory measures by UKBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on Friday.The UK steel industry has previously warned of “devastating” consequences from the new quota system being planned by the EU, which will cut overall tariff-free imports from non-EU countries by 47% on 2024 levels from 1 July. Continue reading...

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese Embassy seen by The Associated Press on Thursday.

Jun 4, 2026 - World

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to block the importation of robots made in China, as experts sound the alarm over security risks from advanced robots made by U.S. rivals.

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Government hopes to rush NDIS and tax changes through parliament but opposition and crossbench push for more scrutinyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens want Labor to halt its plans to rush NDIS cuts through the Senate later this month, urging a longer inquiry process as the government seeks the minor party’s support for its contentious tax and housing changes.It opens the possibility of the Greens and Coalition teaming up in parliament to support extending separate Senate inquiries into both the changes to the national disability insurance scheme and tax proposals, thereby delaying Labor’s hopes of passing those bills before the end of June. Continue reading...

Jun 4, 2026 - World

A British lawmaker said Thursday she is suing Elon Musk's company xAI for invasion of privacy, alleging that fake images of her were created using the Grok chatbot.