Gains come after US president says he will not use military force to acquire territory and cites ‘framework deal’ European markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump cancelled plans to impose fresh tariffs on eight European countries, in what analysts said was a return of the “Trump Always Chickens Out” (Taco) trade. The FTSE 100 … Read more
During the first meeting of the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said it could be “one of the most consequential bodies ever created.” Trump added that he is honored to serve as the board’s chairman.
Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Katy Cilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face … Read more
OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs You’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at … Read more
In today’s newsletter: What began as a temporary mechanism to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction is quietly mutating into a permanent system of external control, raising urgent questions about who will govern in Palestine Good morning. Donald Trump wants to be the supreme leader of the world. That may sound hyperbolic, but it is difficult to read … Read more
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a potential White House hopeful for 2028, said on Wednesday that he wants a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president and people holding office in other branches of government. “You’re 75 years old: done,” Emanuel, a Democrat, said at a Center for American Progress event. “And that would … Read more
Trial of Adrian Gonzales in Corpus Christi was the first over the hesitant law enforcement response to the 2022 attack A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school … Read more
A judge ruled Wednesday that the configuration of New York City’s lone congressional district represented by a Republican is unconstitutional, ordering the state to redraw the district by next month. State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that the composition of New York’s 11th Congressional District — which covers all of Staten Island and parts … Read more
Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries EU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s World Economic Forum. In an incisive analysis of the new age … Read more
The House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for failing to testify in the committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
