Trump suggests 25% tariffs on autos, pharma and semiconductors that could go even higher
In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Trump said the duties would be around 25% and “go very substantially higher over a course of a year.”
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Google launches an AI co-scientist, a new Gemini 2.0-based system to help scientists create novel hypotheses and research plans, available to select testers (Melissa Heikkilä/Financial Times)
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Google launches an AI co-scientist, a new Gemini 2.0-based system to help scientists create novel hypotheses and research plans, available to select testers — Lab assistant powered by artific…
U.S. overtook China, was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year
The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined, official figures showed Wednesday.
State department orders cancellation of media subscriptions around world
Foreign posts told to end all ‘non-mission critical’ news subscriptions in Trump directive that will ‘endanger lives’The state department has reportedly ordered its outposts around the world to cancel all subscriptions to news and media outlets that ar…
Vladimir Putin breaks silence on Ukraine peace talks and Donald Trump phone call
Russian and US officials met on Tuesday to discuss a possible deal to end the Ukraine war – much to the dismay of Western superpowers.
Whatsapp faces strictest EU platform rules, but not Telegram
Whatsapp will be the 26th online platform to face transparency requirements under the EU’s platform rules.
Female rapper, 32, cooked alive in her own scalding hot bath after fainting under stream of piping hot water
A RUSSIAN rapper and TikToker was cooked alive in her scorching bath after fainting under the stream of piping-hot water.
Victoria Lerman, 32, was found dead with severe scold burns in the bathroom of her apartment in Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk …
Australian IVF Clinic Suffers Data Breach Following Cyber Incident
Australia-based Genea said it is investigating the cyber incident to determine whether any personal data was accessed by an unauthorized third party
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘slashes Kyiv repayments bill’ to open up minerals deal
Zelensky said negotiations on minerals deal is “positive” as Trump’s administration reportedly reduced estimate of US aid provided to Kyiv to about $100 billion from $300 billion
Moscow launches drone attack on Odesa – as it happened
This blog is closing now but you can find our latest full story on the falling out between the US and Ukraine here and all our Ukraine coverage here. Lavrov also speaks about Russia’s alliances with Belarus, North Korea, China and Iran, and countries i…