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Tensions rise as Iran’s hard-liners flex muscle with U-turn over Hormuz and ship attacks
New York Times: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on Saturday declared it was closing the Strait of Hormuz,…
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Brussels pushes remote working to ease energy crisis
Financial Times: The Commission will present member states with a string of measures next week to reduce demand, improve energy efficiency and…
Allies fear rushed US–Iran framework deal could backfire, leaving technical deadlock
Reuters: European allies fear an inexperienced U.S. negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline‑grabbing framework deal with Iran that…
Top client of Peter Mandelson’s firm linked to Chinese military
Times UK: Last year Global Counsel, in which Mandelson retained shares while he was the UK ambassador to Washington, received £2.24 million…
Digital ID & the slippery slope
Reiners: J Treek argues that digital ID, sold as convenience, entrenches a centralised system. That system, once brought to fruition through…
Justice Dept rebuffs French on X probe, Musk interview
Wall Street Journal: The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, in a two-page letter dated Friday, accused the French of…
Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture faces investor backlash
Financial Times: The WLFI token issued by the company, which counts Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump as co-founders, has fallen nearly 16 per…
‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office
Politico: It is a warning sign for Republicans that has continued to flash across the country every few weeks. Consistent overperformances in…
As wars throttle gas, Japan is embracing nuclear
Politico: The country is rapidly moving to restart reactors as artificial intelligence increases electricity demand and foreign wars choke gas…
Indian weight-loss market becomes ‘bloodbath’ as drugmakers pile in
Financial Times: Analysts at Jefferies said the semaglutide patent expiry in India had seen the launch of “brands galore” by about 10…
Trump’s new approach to picking judges: A tighter circle and a personal touch
Wall Street Journal: The president has complained that some of the judges recommended to him last time haven’t served him well. Now, he is…
U.S. officials visited Havana to lay out proposals for Cuban reforms
New York Times: The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes…
Trump loosens restrictions on psychedelic drugs
New York Times: President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order seeking to hasten research into the therapeutic benefits of LSD,…
The coming global food crisis
Financial Times: Hunger and even famine are foreseeable consequences of the war on Iran. Now the world must act to shield the poorest from…
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
Reuters: India’s IT ministry reviewed the proposal and “is not in favour of mandating the pre-installation of the Aadhaar App on…
EU to game out bloc’s mutual assistance clause in case of attack
Politico Europe: The EU is to game out how it would respond if one of its countries was attacked. In the first operation of its kind, chief…
Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026
Reuters: The Facebook and Instagram owner will lay off about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, in that initial round,…
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz sparks ‘tremendous interest’ in alternate routes
CBC: But the choking off of the waterway — and the resulting spike in oil prices — may now also force some serious consideration of oil export…
Trump says Iran has agreed to suspend nuclear program indefinitely as Strait of Hormuz declared ‘completely open.’ Optimism and confusion—AND MORE
New York Times: Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was “completely open” for all commercial ships, but…
Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks
Washington Post: Trump has suggested that he would donate any funds received as part of restitution in cases against the federal government to…
Embassy cables detail how Iran war hurting US abroad
Politico: The cables, dated Wednesday, described the fallout of the war for America’s standing in three countries in different parts of the…
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