World news: Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons, Brazilian sta...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/0QSDPP/523EA7/7U1AHV/72FH4Q/   World news briefing: Thursday June 20 2013 World News   Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons US president uses the occasion of his first official visit to Berlin to call for a push on disarmament and a new global combat on climate change http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/Z89W5G/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Brazilian states in U-turn to defuse protests Thousands of people in the city of Fortaleza protested at a football match in the Confederations Cup, the warm-up tournament for the World Cup http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/JQVHL3/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Brazil's BBQ protesters turn up the heat The inability of earlier, more festive protests to bring about social change over the past couple of years has also encouraged Brazilians to take a more direct approach http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/FD6U3Q/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   EU struggles to unlink banks from states Making bank rescue packages the responsibility of the EU rather than its member states has proven harder than many anticipated http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/SUX2CT/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   China cash crunch deepens as PBOC stalls A battle of wills is developing between China's central bank and some of the country's lenders as short-term interbank rates hit new record highs http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/WHIMZ0/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Karzai suspends talks with US and Taliban Efforts to revive Afghanistan peace talks have hit an obstacle, with Kabul refusing to meet the Taliban and suspending separate talks with the US http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/3CFYK7/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   US eyes prosecution of foreign cyber thieves Any charges would mark an escalation in the US response to what it has said is a growing number of attacks by foreign hackers on US businesses and government http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/T1KAV1/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Dolce and Gabbana guilty of tax evasion Two Italian fashion designers have been handed suspended sentences and a nearly €500m fine by a court in Milan for evading taxes http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/SUX2CL/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   IMF warns Spain against slowing reforms Fund praises Madrid but insists it needs more changes to the labour market to reduce the country's 27 per cent unemployment rate http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/GYO1PI/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Fears rise over Portugal and Ireland bailouts Rising bond yields and long-term interest rates are adding to worries of how two countries will exit their programmes to tackle sovereign debt http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/Q34COF/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   The World Blog with Gideon Rachman   A Kremlin sacking – or just a 33-minute wonder? For 33 minutes on Wednesday, it appeared that Vladimir Yakunin, the powerful head of Russia's state railway corporation, and a close personal friend of President Vla ... http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/YGQ47N/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   Abe backs up big action with big talk Shinzo Abe didn't tell his British audience at London’s Guildhall anything new about Abenomics, his programme to reflate Japan's economy back to http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/JQGC1B/UU4QGA/16BKLS/9MLJQ2/PJ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=20   In depth - FT.com Austerity Europe Libor scandal Great tax race Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..