The Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Donald Trump could cost the world a trillion dollars | Editorial

The US president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos Wake up! When the most sober of global institutions, the International Monetary Fund, abandons its usual technocratic calm to sound the alarm on the political roots of global financial instability, it’s time to pay attention. The … Read more

Vance says 21st century could be ‘dark time for humanity’ without close India-US alliance

The US vice-president contrasts India’s potential with west’s ‘self-loathing’ in speech in Jaipur JD Vance has described the US-India partnership as the cornerstone of global progress, warning that the 21st century could be “a very dark time for all of humanity” if the two countries fail to cooperate. In the keynote policy speech of his … Read more

‘Let us be the parents’: Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues

Counsel representing a coalition of parents fighting for the choice to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the case is about letting parents “be the parents.” “We’re just saying if the school board is going to make that decision, let us have the chance to leave the classroom,” Colten Stanberry, counsel at Becket … Read more

Reeves flies to US to push Trump to sign trade agreement

UK officials say text is agreed on deal to cut president’s tariffs on British steel, aluminium and cars Rachel Reeves was due in Washington on Tuesday evening for what could be a pivotal week for a proposed US-UK trade deal. Officials say an agreement is ready to sign but may have to be ripped up … Read more