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Trump-Xi summit ends without any major deals. Major tensions unresolved—AND MORE
CNN: President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday afternoon local time without any immediate sign that the US and…
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How Iran’s energy exports are still headed toward China
Bloomberg: The U.S. blockade has intercepted dozens of vessels since mid-April. But a small number of ships with Iranian cargo are still…
Investors take fright as left-leaning candidate secures path to UK parliament
Reuters: The potential return of Burnham to Westminster alarmed investors on Friday. Sterling, down around 2% against the dollar this week,…
Orban’s media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat
Reuters: The tone of public service media changed overnight, with more opposition voices appearing even before Magyar formally took power,…
Geneva paying price of Trump’s retreat from UN
Politico: Indeed, the layoffs have already begun. In 2024, Geneva hosted about 12,000 of the U.N.’s 131,000 employees — around 9.3 percent of…
Iran is Europe’s war too, argues Trump’s former national security adviser
Politico: “I think Trump made a big mistake not consulting European NATO allies before the war,” Bolton told the podcast. “But the European…
Politics so broken it’s driving people to therapy
Politico: “This is the first time that we’re really seeing people initiating therapy because of political [anxiety],” says Veronica Calkins, a…
No mention of Jimmy Lai by Trump as Rubio says U.S. still hoping for ‘positive response’ from China
The Globe and Mail: There was no mention of Mr. Lai in any White House summary of the meetings, nor did Mr. Trump mention him in his…
US authorities prepare to end Adani fraud cases
Financial Times: They come after Adani’s legal team privately mentioned to SEC and DoJ officials that the billionaire had pledged in the wake…
Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids’ screen time
Reuters: Meta and Google enlisted trusted children’s brands such as Sesame Street, Girl Scouts and Highlights magazine to teach kids to…
Xpeng in talks with VW about buying factory in Europe
Financial Times: Xpeng, often known as China’s Tesla, is in talks with Volkswagen and other carmakers about buying a factory in Europe as it…
Iran war saps money from other Pentagon needs, leaders warn
Wall Street Journal: Pentagon leaders say they could start running out of money for operations this summer unless Congress passes a new…
U.S. ambassadors missing in action under Trump
Wall Street Journal: Veteran diplomats say unprecedented vacancies hamper American global power but Trump officials dismiss those criticisms…
ICE moving forward with warehouse detention plan despite lawsuits, probe
Washington Post: In an analysis of those purchases, CoStar found DHS paid an average of 13 percentabove market values. Most recently, DHS…
Supreme Court preserves access to mail distribution of widely used abortion pill
Washington Post: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that patients can, for now, continue to access by mail the most commonly used abortion…
Prepare for an AI jobs apocalypse
The Economist: This dystopian possibility is behind Silicon Valley’s admonitions that state intervention, and perhaps a universal basic…
Border Patrol chief resigns in latest DHS leadership shake-up
NBC: Bank’s departure is the latest leadership shake-up of officials implementing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and comes as…
Top U.S. Commander dismisses reports of civilian deaths in Iran
New York Times: Admiral Brad Cooper’s testimony suggested that he believed that the U.S. military’s record since that Feb. 28 strike had been…
Graduates boo commencement speech about A.I.
New York Times: “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution,” she said, addressing a sea of black caps, gowns and…
Inside secret mission to fly Taiwan’s President to Africa
New York Times: From satellite phone check-ins to a borrowed royal plane, new details show how Taiwan’s leader’s team outwitted China and…
Appeals court appears skeptical of Trump orders targeting law firms
New York Times: A three-judge panel showed few signs of siding with the president on his efforts to compel law firms to work for the…
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