European markets close higher, UK gilts volatile as pressure mounts on PM Starmer
European stocks bucked the negative sentiment seen in Tuesday’s session by closing higher on Wednesday.
Day: May 13, 2026
Hantavirus Outbreak: French Patient In Critical Care As Cases Grow To 11
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger.
China and US hold last-minute trade talks to ‘sound each other out’ ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Officials from both sides meet at South Korea’s Incheon airport after separate meetings with president Lee Jae Myung
Spotify now lets users view their all-time top artiste and first-ever song
For the first time, Spotify users can see their first day on the platform, total number of unique songs they listened to, first streamed song and all-time most-streamed artiste.
An analysis of Tokenomist.ai data: Trump family members made ~$1.55B from sales of World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens, lifting their total fortune by ~$660M (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
An analysis of Tokenomist.ai data: Trump family members made ~$1.55B from sales of World Liberty Financial’s WLFI tokens, lifting their total fortune by ~$660M — Trump family members made roughly $1.55 billion from sales …
Saudi Arabia Launched Covert Attacks On Iran Amid Middle East War: Report
The Saudi attacks, not previously reported, mark the first time that the kingdom is known to have directly carried out military action on Iranian soil and show it is becoming much bolder in defending itself against its main regional rival.
UK shadow fleet boardings: pledge made, no action taken
238 transits through UK waters. Zero boardings. CEPA experts warn that unenforced threats actively embolden the actors the West is trying to deter.
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Sandyaa: Open-source autonomous security bug hunter
Source code auditing has traditionally relied on static analyzers that flag long lists of potential issues, leaving engineers to sort bugs from noise. A new open-source project from offensive-security firm SecureLayer7 takes a different route, using LL…
CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Starmer’s EU push faces a harsh political reality
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has alighted on resetting relations with Europe as a way of reviving his flagging popularity.
UK commits jets, warship and drones to Hormuz mission
Britain has announced its contribution to a multinational mission to secure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Defence Secretary John Healey setting out a force package.
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