BLOOMBERG US President Joe Biden will host India’s Narendra Modi for a state dinner on June 22, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, marking his third such formal event after dinners for the leaders of France and South Korea. “The upcoming visit will affirm the deep and close partnership between the United States and India and the warm bonds of …

BLOOMBERG Italy has signalled to the US that it intends to pull out of a controversial investment pact with China before the end of the year. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reassured US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a meeting in Rome that while a final decision hasn’t been taken, her government is favouring an exit from its role in …

BLOOMBERG Ukraine said troops pushed back Russian forces near Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region, though the Russian Defense Ministry said its units were advancing in the west and northwest of the devastated town. Ukraine advanced 2.6 kilometres into Russian-held areas near Bakhmut along a 3 kilometre stretch of front line, according to Andriy Biletskyi, a commander of the brigade …