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China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit
CNN: The tit-for-tat sanctions come weeks ahead of an expected summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President…
August 5, 2026
China launches global tax hunt going back decades
Financial Times: China has launched a global hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes going…
August 5, 2026
Where are they now? Ex-Trump lawyers in plum US govt posts
Financial Times: Todd Blanche is the latest former member of the president’s personal legal team to snag a…
August 5, 2026
DC lobbyists helping African leaders survive Trump
Financial Times: “Given the way this administration behaves, you can bypass Congress and everyone else,” said Phillip van…
August 5, 2026
Big US hedge funds targeted by wave of cyber attacks
Financial Times: Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 and Ken Griffin’s Citadel were among the hedge funds that were targeted…
August 5, 2026
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
The Guardian: Cambridge had initially defended Arday – the youngest black professor appointed in the university’s history, with…
August 5, 2026
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
BBC: A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian…
August 5, 2026
Senate panel says it has obtained copy of Fauci’s Covid-era phone
Wall Street Journal: The copy of the phone was transferred by the Department of Health and Human Services…
August 5, 2026
Tehran denies talks with US. Iran-Oman deal would give Tehran control of inbound traffic. Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns—AND MORE
CNN: A senior Gulf official said there is a “50-50” chance Iran and Oman will reach a deal…
August 5, 2026
China using financial leverage to expand Pacific influence, analysts warn
Epoch Times: Newsham said that the Chinese regime always uses economic assistance and other forms of aid for…
August 4, 2026
Former Mossad Chief David Barnea joins defense technology firm in senior role
Haaretz: Barnea joined Ondas Defense Ltd. as global president and chairman, according to a statement from Florida-based Ondas…
August 4, 2026
Mamdani shunning New York business leaders who are used to calling shots
Wall Street Journal: The mayor this week fired dozens of corporate leaders from the advisory board of a…
August 4, 2026
“For your eyes only”: Israel’s mole inside United Nations
Drop Site: Hacked emails show Yahav Lichner, a UN official, repeatedly supplied Israeli diplomats with confidential UN reports…
August 4, 2026
Inside Oval Office showdown between Trump and Jeanine Pirro
New York Times: Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his…
August 4, 2026
Appeals Court says E.P.A. cannot block billions in climate grants
New York Times: In a split decision, 10 judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District…
August 4, 2026
Trump admin drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say
Reuters: The Federal Communications Commission, which oversees the U.S. telecom industry, is working on the measure to bar…
August 4, 2026
US consumer watchdog supervisor warned staff of ‘unpleasant’ fallout if they go too hard on firms
Reuters: The threat, which Reuters is reporting for the first time, was emailed on May 13 by Chief…
August 4, 2026
King who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez
Financial Times: Pol Morillas, director of Cidob, a Barcelona think-tank, said Ceuta was a clear example of the…
August 4, 2026
US cannot ‘stay isolated’ from Chinese EV competition, warns Lucid CEO
Financial Times: “Everyone is fighting for survival . . . the number of EV suppliers we have today is excessive and they…
August 4, 2026
Trump admin refunds $100bn in ‘liberation day’ tariffs
Financial Times: The sum, which is 60 per cent of the $165bn collected from the president’s “liberation day”…
August 4, 2026