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Crypto hype meets dollar drift: The method in Trump’s disruptive policies

June 4, 2025

Trump’s twin play—steep tariffs and a softer dollar—seeks to re-industrialise the US, but allies, capital and the dollar premium may flee. Donald Trump’s economic statecraft looks like the business end of a tornado—tariffs whirling, taxes slicing, the dollar wobbling, crypto memes barking in the background. Chaos, however, can be engineered. Read the fine print of […]

India says changed tactics worked well in conflict with Pakistan

June 4, 2025

Summary India switched tactics after initial air losses, says general Ceasefire declared after intense conflict involving jets and missiles No nuclear threat during conflict, Chauhan says SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) – India switched tactics after suffering losses in the air on the first day of conflict with Pakistan earlier this month and established a decisive […]

A video of the French president’s wife shoving him went viral. Here’s why it matters

June 4, 2025

A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters toggle caption Hau Dinh/AP French President Emmanuel Macron is downplaying a viral video that appears to show his wife shoving him in the face, describing it as part of a recent disinformation campaign against him. The footage, filmed by the […]

After a chaotic 6 months, South Koreans will elect a new president – and hope for bold leadership

June 4, 2025

On June 3, South Koreans will head to the polls to choose the country’s new president. The election may draw to a close one of the most chaotic and contentious periods in the country’s post-1987 democratic era. South Korea has been embroiled in a political crisis since December, when former President Yoon Suk Yeol disastrously […]

Court of International Trade blocks IEEPA tariffs

June 4, 2025

On Wednesday, May 28 2025, the Court of International Trade ruled that the tariffs imposed under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) are not legal, according to National Newspaper Association Executive Director Lynne Lance. Lance wrote that the unanimous decision by the three-judge panel found that IEEPA does not provide the authority for the […]

Why the Economy Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet on Tariffs After US Court Decision

June 2, 2025

The decision by the US Court of International Trade, which invalidates the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad tariffs, strikes down all of the country-specific tariff hikes implemented in 2025, which relied on IEEPA authority. This includes the 30% tariff increase on China and the 10% baseline increase […]

Macron chides Trump, China over trade, Ukraine, Gaza: policies ‘will kill global order’

June 2, 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron struck a serious note on Friday in his address to a Shangri-La security forum in Singapore, in which he hit on some of the biggest crises spanning the globe and appeared to issue an indirect warning to President Donald Trump and China. "I will be clear, France is a friend and […]

Trump diverts military valor to himself

June 1, 2025

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Trump spent some time with the people he called suckers and losers of both the future and the past. He delivered the commencement address at West Point, and rambled on for a good hour reprising the trophy wives and yachts story he told the Boy Scouts back in 2017 and […]

The Workforce Crisis Threatening America’s Economy | Opinion

June 1, 2025

The U.S. lost its last remaining perfect credit rating earlier this month as Moody's elected to downgrade U.S. debt from AAA to AA1. Historically, these downgrades, first enacted by S&P in 2011 and then by Fitch in 2023, have had little material impact on the U.S. economy because of its size, and the sheer global […]

UK turns to AI and drones for new battlefield strategy

May 30, 2025

UK turns to AI and drones for new battlefield strategy In February, the prime minister said cuts to the foreign aid budget would be used to fund the military boost. The funding will be one of the results of the government's long-awaited strategic defence review which is due to be published in full on Monday. […]