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To an outside eye, English cities might seem deliberately designed to foment a housing crisis. Unconstrained by craggy topography or fortified ramparts, their Victorian developers built endless streets of low-rise terraces. Cities that expanded during the Industrial Revolution are less dense than their European equivalents and have far fewer flats. Their private rental sectors are fragmented, dominated by small-time landlords for whom property ownership is often a second career.In recent years, large investors have begun bankrolling high-rise apartment blocks that promise to create the type of housing that English cities need. These “build-to-rent” developments are transforming the skylines of Manchester…

New Delhi: South Korea’s steel exports to the United States tumbled 26 per cent in July from a year earlier, hit by Washington’s doubled tariffs, a trade association said on Sunday. In June, U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, up from the 25 per cent imposed in March. Korean steel shipments to the U.S. fell to $283 million last month from $382 million a year earlier, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), reports Yonhap news agency. The value marked the lowest level in four years and…

Security guaranteesLavrov addressed Russian demands that it should be a part of any international talks on Ukraine’s security after defense chiefs from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine and NATO met Wednesday to hash out protections that Kyiv’s allies could offer in a deal.“Security guarantees must be subject to consensus,” he said, claiming Russia had presented security guarantees “several times.”Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy “when the agenda is ready,” Lavrov said. But he suggested that Putin would not sign a peace agreement with Zelenskyy, whose legitimacy Moscow has questioned since Ukrainian elections were postponed last year…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump has the golden touch — and nowhere is that more evident than in the Oval Office, where gilded accents now adorn the nation’s most famous workspace, reflecting his signature style.The gold additions throughout the Oval Office were on full display last week as global leaders met with Trump to discuss a path to ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. A White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the gold Trump added to the Oval Office “is of the highest quality,” declining to provide further details. The spokesperson also said that…

It was a sun-soaked weekday in the West Country, and all I could think about was the flags. Around the sedate Wiltshire town of Devizes, they fluttered from trees and upstairs windows, with crude versions sprayed across roundabouts. In my adopted home town in Somerset, meanwhile, local desperadoes had vandalised a pedestrian crossing close to a school, which had sparked an online row, partly because they had jettisoned their paint cans down a nearby alley. “Apart from the paint being dumped, I applaud them,” said one Facebook post. There was talk of more St George’s crosses appearing at the car…

New Delhi: Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission. It is set to be implemented from January 1, 2026. However, the process seems to be moving slowly. So far, no chairman or members have been appointed. This raises doubts about whether the commission will be ready on time. This has also sparked questions about who will be covered under the new pay structure particularly whether employees of government banks will be included. Let’s take a closer look. Will salaries Of Government Bank Employees Increase? The 8th Pay Commission applies to all Central…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Saturday endorsed Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, after the conservative congressman announced his candidacy to become the Lone Star State’s next attorney general.Roy, who announced his run on Thursday, is seeking to replace the state’s current attorney general, Ken Paxton, who decided not to run for re-election in 2026 and is instead running for U.S. Senate against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.In his endorsement of Roy, Cruz said there were several excellent candidates running to be the state’s next attorney general. Other declared Republican candidates include state Sens. Joan…

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine said they were very disappointed by the reaction from the Foreign Office.Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her home in Silverton, near Exeter in Devon in late May to deliver supplies packed into a green Toyota Rav4 in a mission arranged by the non-profit organisation Aid Ukraine UK. She was to take the vehicle in convoy with a British volunteer to Kramatorsk in the contested Donbas region.She arrived in Ukraine on 4 June and reportedly sustained “injuries incompatible with life” in a Russian drone strike…

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of eight of the country’s top-10 most valued companies rose by Rs 1,72,148.89 crore last week, helped by a strong trend in domestic equities. The BSE benchmark index gained 709.19 points, or 0.87 per cent, during the same period. Among the gainers were Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and Bajaj Finance. Their market values saw sharp increases, boosting overall investor wealth. Hindustan Unilever’s valuation jumped by Rs 34,280.54 crore to Rs 6,17,672.30 crore. (Also Read: Bank Holiday Alert: Know Which Days Banks Will…

HONG KONG — An English-dubbed version of the Chinese blockbuster “Ne Zha II,” the world’s highest-grossing animated film ever, has been released in the United States, with a voice cast that includes Michelle Yeoh.The film, inspired by Chinese mythology, opened in more than 2,500 American theaters on Friday. It is the latest in a wave of successful animations featuring Asian culture, such as Netflix’s recent hit “KPop Demon Hunters.”The sequel to a hit movie released in 2019, “Ne Zha II” tells the story of a child demigod named Ne Zha who rebels against his innate devilry and chooses to use…