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Trump pulled in at least $2 billion after returning to White House
New York Times: The release of a mandatory financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family’s holdings, particularly the president’s crypto businesses, were stunningly…
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Google ordered to pay Klarna $1.5bn antitrust damages
Financial Times: Google has been ordered to pay Klarna $1.5bn damages for lost revenue at the fintech’s price comparison site PriceRunner,…
Despite some losses for Trump, Supreme Court delivers enduring Conservative wins
New York Times: The justices pushed back on some of President Trump’s signature moves, but they also expanded presidential power and supplied…
Unchecked AI progress may pose catastrophic risks, UN panel warns
Reuters: A preliminary report by the UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence said policymakers face a…
Russia approved secret China military training at top level, sources say
Reuters: The officials said the involvement of such high-ranking individuals in training linked to the Ukraine war signalled the importance…
‘A mess’: EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy
Politico Europe: In an interview with POLITICO, Borrell said the increasingly overlapping roles of the Commission and the European External…
Germany woos Trump with plan to make US weapons in Europe
Financial Times: German officials are asking their US counterparts to agree a co-production deal ahead of next week’s Nato summit in Ankara,…
Trump briefed on all-out war options in Iran but opts to stick with talks. US and Iranian officials holding indirect, low-level talks in Qatar.
Wall Street Journal: The conversations have centered on whether the U.S. should abandon negotiations and resume full-scale attacks on Iran,…
Supreme Court gives Trump new tools to accelerate deportations
Wall Street Journal: The goal is to do so without causing a public backlash, the people said. Rather than sending a flood of immigration…
Inside egg price-fixing scandal that spiked American grocery bills
Wall Street Journal: Executive texts and emails show effort to sway market, Justice Department says; ‘bid like they vote in Chicago, early and often’…
Ukraine needs cash to keep Russia on the run, defense minister says
Politico Europe: Kyiv is asking its allies to seize what officials describe as a fleeting opportunity: fund a new wave of drones, missiles and…
Anthropic reaches deal with Trump admin to restore access to Fable AI model
Wall Street Journal: Under a deal announced Tuesday evening, Anthropic would address the workarounds that researchers at Amazon used to evade…
Birthright citizenship: Supreme Court upholds principle that almost all born on U.S. soil are American
Washington Post: The justices struck down an executive order by the president that said citizenship would not be granted to children born to…
Russia to import gasoline as Ukrainian strikes force Putin to use reserves
Politico: This acknowledgment marks the clearest sign yet that Moscow is struggling to stabilize its domestic fuel market after months of…
Chinese exile Miles Guo given 30 years in prison for $550mn fraud
Financial Times: Guo “preyed” on people who hoped for a democratic China but “dedicated himself to increasing his own wealth”, Judge Analisa…
US House committee opens investigation into Merck, AbbVie China drug trials
Reuters: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has opened national security investigations into whether drugmakers Merck and AbbVie have been…
US working on ban targeting Chinese energy inverters, sources say
Reuters: The rule being drafted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission would apply to new foreign models of inverters and could be…
Germany demands $450 billion cut to ‘unaffordable’ EU budget, document shows
Reuters: Because the EU budget, called Multiannual Financial Framework, requires unanimity among all 27 member states, Germany’s sharp…
US Supreme Court’s FTC ruling will affect cases related to other Trump firings
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s removal of a Democratic member of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission,…
WhatsApp to allow users to go by usernames, closing privacy blind spot
Associated Press: The app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames, which can be used to contact WhatsApp users when the…
Putin faces increased pressure as Moscow again attacked by drones
New York Times: The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea…
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