World news: Obama’s gambit to forge rapport with Xi, Relaxed sum...

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/VKY5JJ/EKG8UG/YQ9BRT/FXHVQP/   World news briefing: Friday June 07 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Obama's gambit to forge rapport with Xi Core idea behind summit is that looming competition between the countries can be better managed if their leaders can have an open discussion http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/B4THOQ/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Relaxed summit at 'Camp David of the west' The Sunnylands estate, where presidents Obama and Xi will meet this weekend, has hosted US presidents and Hollywood royalty for decades http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/RP4WYJ/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   US agencies logged calls and internet Reports that the National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation are tapping into the servers of nine of the biggest US internet companies follow the confirmation the administration had compelled Verizon to hand over records http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/WHYIJC/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   China tells EU to admit decline in power Beijing warns that Europe's condescension and failure to recognise its fading power invite it to retaliate, as the trade row escalates http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/HIO0ZY/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Gul makes his mark in Turkey's uprising President Abdullah Gul is seemingly in a power play as he seeks to exploit Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's receding popularity http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/7ZPUBM/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Putin and his wife announce divorce Russia's president and his wife Lyudmila appear on state television to say that they are to split after almost 30 years of marriage http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/Z8Q9FN/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Guriev warns of growing Russian oppression Sergei Guriev, the Russian political exile, points to high corruption levels in his country that are prompting capital flight and low stock prices http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/9M1LGO/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   ECB action calmed markets, Draghi says Bank president Mario Draghi defends controversial outright monetary transactions scheme as legal action over the programme looms in Germany http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/SUWXIQ/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   German court backs gay-union tax rights Ruling by constitutional court on tax discrimination will embarrass the conservative coalition headed by Angela Merkel http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/20JRP3/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   Ghana arrests 124 Chinese illegal miners Accra's detention of 124 workers is part of its biggest clamp down yet and is likely to anger China, which has been extending investment in Africa http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/T1XKQ0/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   News by Email The World   FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/LS87HG/RN7YTC/7A0818/4VFN1J/MQ/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=7   In depth - FT.com Great tax race Austerity Europe Libor scandal 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..