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Trump's new tariff threats revived investor concerns about his trade policies after a recent deal with Britain and a truce with China

Equities stabilised

Stock markets fall as Trump threatens tariffs on EU, Apple

South Africa rescues all 260 miners stuck underground alive

Undeclared US dollars, in cash, amount to about five times the reserves of Argentina's Central Bank

Trafficking, corruption, smuggling?

Distrusting Argentines loath to bank their 'mattress dollars'

The plush toys have surged in popularity after endorsements from celebrities such as Rihanna and Dua Lipa

Thefts and queue violence

UK retailer suspends Labubu toy sales amid safety fears

The court ruled Meta is 'pursuing a legitimate end' by training AI with Facebook and Instagram user data

Injunction dismissed

German court says Meta can use user data to train AI

The draft law comes days after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met his US counterpart

After 'tense talks'

S.Africa moves to ease black empowerment law under Starlink pressure

Chinese President Xi Jinping pictured in southeast Asia in April

Amid widening division

Merz, Xi discuss Ukraine war, trade woes amid global 'chaos'

US-Emirati consortium RedBird IMI struck a deal for The Telegraph in 2023, but the then Conservative government forced a resale

RedBird Capital Partners

UK newspaper The Telegraph set for US ownership

Germany's economy grew by 0.4 percent in the first quarter, twice as much as previously estimated

Growth double than expected

German growth upgraded on pre-tariff export surge

The rocketing cost of a key part of Japanese people's diet is growing into a crisis for the government

Japan core inflation tops forecasts as rice prices almost double

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba responds to questions after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 23, 2025

Japan PM presses Trump on tariffs ahead of new talks

Trump flew by helicopter to the private event, where he stayed for just over an hour

Closed-door dinner

Trump attends memecoin gala as protesters slam 'crypto corruption'

First Lady Melania Trump said her audiobook is 'narrated entirely using artificial intelligence in my own voice'

'My story, my perspective, the truth'

Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls Claude 4 the San Francisco-based startup's most powerful generative artificial intelligence model to date

Their 'most powerful model yet'

Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models

Vehicles enter Banff National Park during the G7 Finance Ministers in Canada

Constructive talks

G7 finance talks end in show of unity despite tariff turmoil

Volatility in the US Treasury market points to unease over US deficits as Congress weighs President Trump's massive tax cut legislation

Stock markets sluggish as Trump tax cuts clear House

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Chevron must wrap up operations in Venezuela, without exception

Wrapping up operations

State Dept says Chevron must leave Venezuela, even as American freed

Disney has said the Venezuelan employees will be on leave without pay but with benefits 'to ensure they are not in violation of the law'

Disney suspends Venezuelan workers after protected status revoked

Leo XIV chose his papal name after Leo XIII who addressed the social issues raised by the first industrial revolution

Pope's call to tame AI sets tone for Christian leaders

Lei Jun, co-founder and CEO of Xiaomi, speaks in Beijing on May 22, 2025

Xiaomi launches new advanced in-house mobile chip

European farmers say Russian fertilizer is cheaper and easier to get

Despite farmers' fears

EU parliament backs Russian fertiliser tax opposed by farmers

As Google tests weaving ads into its new AI Mode online search it remains to be seen how well marketing messages will be clearly and smoothly worked into results

Financial bedrock

Ads pressured to evolve as AI changes Google search

The gathering of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in Canada could find less agreement this year amid economic worries stemming from US President Donald Trump's tariffs

'Tough discussions'

G7 finance chiefs seek unity as Canada talks near end

Donald Trump is considering selling off US mortgage-backing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac almost two decades after they were brought under government control during the global financial crisis

Mortgage-backing giants

Trump says mulling privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

The action by the consumer groups names easyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air

Misleading passengers

Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees 'distress'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reasons that a technology as powerful as generative artificial intelligence calls for a new device with the potential to transform lifestyles the way the iPhone did

From iMac to AirPods

Apple design legend Jony Ive joins OpenAI

The US dollar is under pressure from fiscal concerns surrounding Trump's tax bill

Dollar, US bonds under pressure as Trump pushes tax bill

Bitcoin investors see brighter days ahead with a US bill on cryptocurrency getting bipartisan support

Support for currency on the rise

Bitcoin hits record high amid optimism over US legislation

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