USA

Business

Tesla earnings decline as anti-Elon Musk sentiment hampers sales

Tesla’s first-quarter automotive revenue dropped 20% year-on-year due to reduced deliveries affected by anti-Musk sentiment, factory retooling, and seasonal factors. The company also faces supply chain and cost challenges linked to the US–China trade war.

23/04/2025

USA

Detained student misses son's birth after ICE rejects release plea

Mahmoud Khalil, 30, has been held in detention since early March over his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian campus protests.

22/04/2025

Business

Swiss pharma giant Roche pledges to invest €47 billion in the US

The investment plans include new R&D sites in four US states and creating more than 12,000 jobs, according to the Swiss pharmaceutical company.

22/04/2025

Europe in Motion

Tourism boycott? Europe travel to US drops in wake of Trump presidency

Flight arrivals from western Europe plummeted by 17% in March, as part of a global negative US travel trend. Is there a tourism boycott going on?

22/04/2025

Markets

IMF warns Donald Trump's tariffs are darkening global economic outlook

The outlooks for the US and global economies have significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

22/04/2025

USA

Hegseth blasts media amid 'full blown meltdown' at Pentagon claims

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure over reports of a second Signal chatroom and turmoil in the Pentagon.

22/04/2025

Economy

Is Donald Trump threatening the US Federal Reserve’s independence?

US president Donald Trump has been increasingly calling for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, claiming that there is "virtually no inflation", as energy and grocery prices continue to decrease considerably.

22/04/2025

Art

Lichtenstein pop art masterpieces head to auction for the first time

Forty works spanning four decades of Roy Lichtenstein’s career will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in New York next month, expected to fetch over $35 million (€30.8 million).

22/04/2025

USA

Harvard University sues Trump administration over grant cuts

The Trump administration announced it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (€2bn) in grants and contracts after the Ivy League school refused to comply with its demands to limit activism on campus.

21/04/2025

Tech News

Countries are preparing for digital attacks. What are the risks?

Experts in the United States, in particular, are calling for a more muscular approach to protect their digital frontier.

21/04/2025

USA

Hegseth shared airstrike details in second Signal chat, media report

Citing sources close to the matter, multiple media have reported US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth created a Signal group chat where he shared details of a March military airstrike on Houthi militants in Yemen with individuals including his wife and brother.

21/04/2025

USA

Trump says US will 'pass on Ukraine' if talks don't progress soon

Washington mulls backing out of ceasefire efforts as Trump shares that negotiations between warring Russia and Ukraine are “coming to a head”.

19/04/2025

Tech News

OpenAI could ‘adjust’ its AI safety if a competitor makes high-risk AI

If a competitor releases an AI model that has a high level of risk, OpenAI says it will consider adjusting its safety requirements so that it might be able to as well.

18/04/2025

USA

Gunman kills two and wounds six on Florida State University campus

The shooter, identified as student Phoenix Ikner, used his mother's former service weapon.

18/04/2025

Economy

Trump suggests he could remove US Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

“If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office to reporters on Thursday.

18/04/2025

Healthcare

Scientists aim to vet claims that microdosing boosts well-being

Small studies on how microdosing affects people’s mental wellbeing have uncovered a powerful placebo effect.

18/04/2025

Europe News

Giorgia Meloni meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House

The two leaders discussed many issues in a warm meeting full of praise and 'common understanding'. Included in the agenda were talks on tariffs, defence, NATO and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

18/04/2025

Tech News

Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly in US ruling

A federal judge in the US ruled that Google holds a monopoly in selling ad technology and ad exchanges that it illegally exploited to make profit.

17/04/2025

Health news

Experimental daily pill shows promising results in aiding weight loss

Other weight loss drugs must be injected, meaning the new pill from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly could become patients’ top choice if it is approved.

17/04/2025

Space

Star Wars-like planet may be orbiting two failed stars, scientists say

Scientists believe that there's a planet like the desert planet Tatooine from 'Star Wars' that orbits a pair of failed stars.

17/04/2025

Business

The end of cheap clothes? Temu and Shein give tariff price warning

The fast fashion brands, known for selling particularly cheap clothes, cosmetics and accessories, are contending with the 145% tariff Trump slapped on most products made in China.

17/04/2025

Tech News

Everything you need to know about Meta’s ‘monopoly’ trial

If the case brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is successful, Meta could be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.

17/04/2025

Health news

Baby food recalled over fears it contains lead. Here's what we know

Lead poisoning in children can cause developmental delays and learning difficulties over time.

16/04/2025

USA

US judge says Trump administration likely acted in contempt of court

If the Justice Department declines to prosecute the matter, District Judge James E. Boasberg said he will appoint another attorney to prosecute the contempt.

16/04/2025

Culture news

The end of the op-ed: LA Times uses AI to counter its own views

As the LA Times unveils its AI Insights function on their opinion pieces, we look at how the feature undermines opinion journalism.

16/04/2025

Economy

WTO: Trump's tariff policies could force global trade slide in 2025

According to the WTO, US President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies could decline global trade by 0.2% this year.

16/04/2025