Biden warns Europe is losing confidence in US under Trump and it could change course of modern history – US politics live

Former president accuses Trump stance towards Russia is a form of ‘modern-day appeasement’ and fears for global consequences

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet China’s economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland this weekend for talks that could be the first step toward resolving a trade war disrupting the global economy.

News of the meeting announced by Washington late Tuesday, and later confirmed by Beijing, sent US equity index futures sharply higher, while stock markets in China and Hong Kong also rose as Asian trading began on Wednesday, Reuters reported.