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When Loui Ridi hugged his young daughter goodbye at Detroit Metro Airport, she clung to his arm and refused to let go. The 46-year-old businessman said she then asked the question he wanted to avoid: “Are you going to be safe?”

Ukraine offered Russia a truce on attacks against ships carrying agricultural commodities through the Black Sea, but Moscow rejected the deal because it wanted guarantees against strikes on its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Andy Burnham has tried to instill positivity into a downbeat British public during his first month as prime minister, with some success. Labour’s fortune in opinion polls has begun to turn around and there are even signs of good vibes reaching the economy.

Voters in Kazakhstan go to the polls to elect a new single-chamber parliament on Sunday, the latest stage of a constitutional overhaul pursued by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

A Republican lawmaker questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to cut short a joint military exercise with South Korea, saying the US should show more allegiance to a longtime Asian ally.

President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.

The US Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, pressing ahead with one of President Donald Trump’s priorities even as court orders keep the push on hold.

Trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed Friday in part amid a last-minute standoff over cutting US tariffs on Canadian medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, people familiar with the matter said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will apply counter-tariffs on $20 billion of US products on Sept. 8, escalating the feud rocking one of the world’s biggest trading relationships.

Russia’s government is planning a series of measures to support grain producers, include crop procurement, preferential loan extensions and sales subsidies, Interfax reported, citing Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut.

President Donald Trump is betting new sanctions, a naval blockade and ramped-up economic pressure against Iran’s trading partners can accomplish what thousands of bombs and missiles could not: force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms.

US-Canada trade talks collapsed late Friday, triggering 50% US tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods and a pledge from Prime Minister Mark Carney to retaliate dollar for dollar. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend are Bloomberg White House Correspondent Jeff Mason and Bloomberg Markets and Economic Columnist Jonathan Levin to discuss how the dispute could deepen a lasting rupture between the allies while tariff-driven inflation, rising Treasury yields and the $40 trillion US debt load compli

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson canceled a campaign speech for next month’s general election after a sword attack at a school left a 17-year-old girl dead and three others injured.

President Donald Trump’s envoy for Syria and Iraq issued a stern warning after Israel’s recent strike on a long-shuttered military base near the Turkish border, invoking the downing of a Russian jet more than a decade ago that escalated regional tensions.

Vladimir Putin lauded the “heroes” of his military in stepping up a campaign on Ukrainian targets, calling the strikes effective and timely while acknowledging that reciprocal attacks by Ukraine have caused economic damage.

US-Canada trade talks fell apart just before a midnight deadline, with 50% tariffs hitting billions of dollars of Canadian goods and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to retaliate in a dispute that looks poised to intensify.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella asked US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods as the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 300 people.

Zambia’s president maintained an early lead in elections in which he’s seeking to extend his rule of the copper-rich southern African nation.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US is getting ready to squeeze Iran with unprecedented economic pressure, a claim critics greeted with skepticism given the country is already subject to a naval blockade and thousands of sanctions.

Iran and Oman appear to be edging closer to a deal on how the Strait of Hormuz should be managed, agreeing on routes through the key waterway that’s proved a major stumbling block in efforts to end almost six months of war between the Islamic Republic and the US.