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US envoys arrive in Qatar for talks with mediators about Iran—AND MORE
CNN: Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Doha to meet with Qatari mediators, according to Reuters, citing the country’s…
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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,…
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…
Chinese mega-embassy in London ‘could be used as prison’
Telegraph: Taiwan has warned that chambers beneath China’s planned mega-embassy in London could be used to imprison dissidents. …Vincent…
Inside intelligence agencies, a fight over building master list of spies
New York Times: The Trump administration is demanding that American intelligence officials turn over the names of all foreign espionage…
Not sure about realty shares
Blacklock’s Reporter: Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a Commons ethics committee probe on whether he stands to personally benefit from a…
French parliament passes fast fashion bill targeting Shein and Temu
France 24: It imposes a per-item fee for producing textile en masse that will increase over time, and a ban on advertising for ultra-fast…
Major Supreme Court decisions in 2026
New York Times: The Supreme Court term that began in October was once again dominated by President Trump’s boundary-pushing policies. Over the…
Supreme Court expands Trump’s power to fire independent agency officials but lets Lisa Cook remain at Fed
CNN: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to immediately fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, further…
Apple accuses India of ‘copy-pasting’ rivals’ claims in antitrust investigation
Reuters: Apple has accused Indian antitrust investigators of “copy-pasting” its rivals’ claims and failing to properly conduct its own…
Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into separate media business
The Guardian: When Comcast acquired Sky for £31bn in 2018 the company guaranteed to keep funding Sky News for a decade, increasing its funding…
Volkswagen’s brutal jobs cull sparks prospect of sale of crown jewels
Financial Times: Volkswagen has signalled that it could offload more non-core assets including stakes in battery unit PowerCo and its…
China targets more Japanese companies with export controls
Financial Times: Monday’s move, which restricts Chinese exports of “dual use” items that may serve both civilian and military purposes, is the…
US and Iran will ‘stand down for now’ after strikes with talks ‘on track,’ US officials say—AND MORE
CNN: The US and Iran will “stand down for now,” and talks remain “on track”, two US officials have said, after both sides traded fire near the…
Not all depts will enforce July 6 return-to-office deadline for public servants
The Globe and Mail: The federal government is moving ahead with its July 6 deadline for public servants to return to the office at least four…
How master of deception conned investors out of $50 million—in his own words
Wall Street Journal: “We’ve laughed about how overwhelming it is to have to deal with this level of ignorance, this level of stupidity,” he…
‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: Redesign of US govt websites stokes surveillance fears
The Guardian: The NDS built and now operates four public federal websites: ndstudio.gov, trumprx.gov, realfood.gov and trumpaccounts.gov. All…
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