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China supply threat shadows Trump trade gains

Washington’s defence establishment is confronting a sharper supply-chain warning after President Donald Trump left Beijing claiming major trade progress, while China kept key controls on materials vital to US weapons, aircraft, satellites and advanced electronics. Trump ended his two-day visit by declaring that he had reached “fantastic trade deals” with President Xi Jinping, saying the understandings would benefit both economies. The commercial package pointed to tariff discussions, […]

Moscow ruling intensifies Euroclear asset fight

Moscow’s Arbitration Court has ordered Euroclear to pay about €200 billion to Russia’s central bank, sharply escalating a legal confrontation over sovereign reserves immobilised in Europe since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The ruling gives Moscow a formal domestic judgment against the Brussels-based clearing house, although enforcement outside Russia is expected to face major legal and political barriers. Russia’s central bank filed the case […]

OpenAI governance fight reaches jury test

Jurors in Oakland are set to begin deliberations on Monday in a closely watched trial over whether OpenAI’s leadership broke charitable-trust obligations as the maker of ChatGPT shifted from its nonprofit origins into a profit-seeking artificial intelligence powerhouse. The nine-person jury will consider claims brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman after three weeks of testimony that exposed deep divisions […]

Kyiv reels under heavy night assault

Kyiv came under a large Russian missile and drone attack before dawn on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, dozens wounded and rescuers searching through the ruins of a damaged residential building where residents were feared trapped. Explosions shook several districts of the Ukrainian capital during an air raid alert that lasted more than four hours, as air defences attempted to intercept a mixed barrage of […]

Ceasefire strain raises Gulf stakes

Washington’s fragile ceasefire with Tehran moved close to collapse after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest response to a US peace proposal and described the arrangement as being on “massive life support”. Trump’s remarks on Monday marked one of the sharpest public assessments of the 10-week conflict, which has already disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, lifted energy prices and strained diplomacy across the Gulf. Speaking […]

Plea sharpens Trump gala shooting case

Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old man from Torrance, California, has pleaded not guilty in a Washington federal court to charges arising from what prosecutors describe as an armed attempt to kill President Donald Trump and senior administration figures at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Allen appeared on Monday before U. S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, wearing an orange jail uniform and restrained at the waist. He […]

Stablecoin fight sharpens before Senate vote

Washington’s push to regulate digital assets has entered a sharper phase after Senator Bernie Moreno accused major banks of trying to block stablecoin competition as Congress prepares for a decisive test of the CLARITY Act this week. Moreno, a Republican from Ohio and one of the Senate’s most vocal crypto advocates, said the “banking cartel” was “in full panic mode” over legislation that could reshape the relationship […]

Gold retreats as oil shock unsettles markets

Gold prices fell on Monday as President Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest peace proposal deepened concern that a prolonged squeeze on the Strait of Hormuz will keep energy costs elevated and complicate the fight against inflation. Spot gold dropped 0.8 per cent to $4,678.39 an ounce, while US gold futures for June delivery declined 0.9 per cent to $4,686.20. The fall came despite renewed geopolitical strain, […]

Iran reply leaves Hormuz diplomacy exposed

Iran has handed Washington its formal response to a US peace proposal, but the exchange has deepened uncertainty over whether a 10-week war can be halted before the Strait of Hormuz crisis inflicts wider damage on energy markets and regional security. The response was delivered through Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator between Tehran and Washington. Iran’s position centres on an immediate cessation of hostilities […]

Ceasefire bid falters under drone fire

Russia and Ukraine traded large-scale drone attacks as a Moscow-declared Victory Day ceasefire took effect, deepening doubts over whether either side would observe the temporary halt in fighting around one of Russia’s most politically charged national commemorations. Moscow said its air defences destroyed 264 Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Friday, including aircraft aimed at the capital and targets in Russia’s Perm region. The claims followed […]

Mbappé backed to lift France

France have been tipped to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup by defeating Spain in the final, with Bank of America analysts placing Kylian Mbappé at the centre of their forecast for the expanded tournament in North America. The projection, based on a survey of 65 respondents across the bank’s Global Research department, gives France its third World Cup title after triumphs in 1998 and 2018. Mbappé […]

Mamata’s Defiance Makes A Mockery Of Constitutional Propriety

Army raid tests Hezbollah’s Beirut grip

Lebanese soldiers entered Beirut’s southern suburbs and detained suspected gunmen after celebratory fire and rocket-propelled grenades were discharged during a Hezbollah funeral, an unusual assertion of state authority inside one of the group’s most sensitive urban strongholds. The operation in Kafaat followed gunfire during a procession for Hezbollah supporters killed in Israeli strikes, with residents reporting panic as bullets rang out across densely populated neighbourhoods. Army units […]

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UBS faces decisive Swiss capital test

Swiss lawmakers are opening a politically charged debate in Bern that could determine how much capital UBS Group must hold after its takeover of Credit Suisse, setting the stage for a confrontation between financial stability concerns and fears over Switzerland’s competitiveness as a banking centre. A 13-member parliamentary panel is meeting on Monday to begin work on proposed changes to the Banking Act, a legislative package shaped […]

False claims shadow Washington dinner attack

Conspiracy theories swept across social media after gunfire disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton, turning a security emergency into another test of America’s fragile information system. The April 25 attack, which led to federal charges against 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, unfolded near the main screening area outside the ballroom where President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, senior officials, […]

Ballroom filing puts Justice Department on edge

Justice Department lawyers have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit blocking parts of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, using language that legal critics say closely mirrors the president’s combative social media style and marks a striking departure from the department’s traditional courtroom tone. A motion filed in federal court argues that the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which brought the case, has no […]

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Ceasefire strain deepens after Trump cancels Pakistan talks

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by two of his senior envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, leaving a fragile ceasefire under deeper strain and casting doubt on the next phase of diplomacy aimed at halting a war that has unsettled energy markets and widened security risks across West Asia. Trump told Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, and special […]

Trump’s threats stall Iran dialogue

  Washington’s push for renewed face-to-face talks with Tehran has slowed as President Donald Trump’s combative social media messages and continuing naval blockade of Iranian ports deepen distrust around a fragile ceasefire. Officials familiar with the negotiations say the tone of Trump’s Truth Social posts, combined with military pressure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, has complicated efforts by Pakistan and other intermediaries to bring the […]

Narendra Modi And Amit Shah’s Vicious Attacks On Mamata Catapult Her To National Stage

The Onion revives Infowars takeover

Parody outlet The Onion has unveiled a fresh attempt to take control of Infowars, recasting a long-running legal and commercial fight over Alex Jones’s media platform into a new phase driven by state-court liquidation rather than the failed bankruptcy auction that stalled the deal in late 2024. The latest proposal, filed in Texas, would give The Onion an exclusive temporary licence over key Infowars intellectual property while […]

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