Business US restricts TSMC chip supply shipments to China as tech race heats up The Trump administration is revoking TSMC’s licence to ship products freely from the US to China, effective on 31 December. 03/09/2025
Tech News US Congress hearing set to tease tensions with EU over digital rules EU tech regulation came under fire as soon as the US administration of Donald Trump took office. 03/09/2025
USA Trump says US strike on Venezuelan drug boat kills 11 narco-terrorists The strike comes after Trump beefed up US naval presence in international waters near Latin America as his administration looks to combat the threats posed by drug cartels and curb the flow of narcotics coming into the United States. 03/09/2025
Ukraine Analysis: What happened to Trump’s deadline for Russia's reality check After summits with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Trump said he would wait for two weeks to see if there is any progress towards peace in Ukraine. This is not the first time the US president has set a deadline for Moscow — however, he has yet to sanction Russia. 02/09/2025
World News Maduro threatens 'republic in arms' if US forces attack Venezuela The Venezuelan leader accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to orchestrate a regime change in Caracas, warning him that any attack on his country would be immoral, absolutely criminal and pose a “bloody threat”. 02/09/2025
Markets European stock markets are up, Novo Nordisk is among the winners The major European stock indexes started the week in a positive mood, boosted by good news from the defence and pharmaceutical sectors. Meanwhile, new questions on Trump's tariffs are keeping traders around the world on edge. 01/09/2025
Economy Trump’s tariffs knocked down by federal appeals court. What now? The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies to justify imposing sweeping import taxes on almost every country on earth. 01/09/2025
USA US appeals court rules Trump's global tariffs are unconstitutional The decision leaves the tariffs Trump slapped on almost all US trading partners in place for now until October, including the levies he imposed before that on China, Mexico, and Canada. 30/08/2025
Europe News Is Trump's payback tour blowing over the Atlantic? Donald Trump is weaponizing the US government against his enemies - perceived and real, and his attacks are coming closer to Europe. 30/08/2025
USA Trump ends ex-Vice President Kamala Harris' federal security detail The Democrat received an automatic six months of protection after leaving office, which Joe Biden renewed for another year. 29/08/2025
Climate 20 years after Katrina, US disaster systems face new risks Experts warn that another Hurricane Katrina isn’t just possible, but it’s also likely. 29/08/2025
Venezuela Trump sends navy fleet to Venezuela — but does the Suns cartel exist? American vessels are expected to arrive off South America next week in an apparent attempt to stop drug trafficking. 29/08/2025
Tech News Amnesty urges governments to ‘break up’ with Big Tech The report said AI is ‘the next phase’ of tech giants’ global ‘dominance’. 29/08/2025
Tech News EU tech chief faces pressure to confront Trump over digital threats A spokesperson for the Commission has said that Henna Virkkunen will fight back against unfounded claims. 29/08/2025
Economy Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over move to fire her The case could become a turning point for the 112-year-old Federal Reserve, which was designed by Congress to be insulated from day-to-day political influence. 29/08/2025
Tech News EU tech chief to 'fight back’ against Trump’s allegations: Commission Lawmakers express criticism about Henna Virkkunen’s absence regarding the recent US government threats. 28/08/2025
USA What do we know about the Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman? Westman, 23, died at the scene from a self-inflicted injury after allegedly killing two children in an armed attack on Wednesday morning. 28/08/2025
Business Trump calls for billionaire George Soros to face federal charges The US President blamed the billionaire philanthropist, who is an important donor to the Democratic Party, for supporting ‘violent protests’ across the US and called for Soros and his son to be charged with racketeering. 28/08/2025
EuroVerify Debunking Trump's account of Russia's failed bid to seize Kyiv The US President says Russian troops would have captured the Ukrainian capital in hours in February 2022 had troops not got 'stuck in the mud'. War analysts tell a different story. 28/08/2025
Culture news Donald Trump vs Taylor Swift: A Bad Blood timeline Everyone’s talking about pop culture’s most famous couple getting engaged. Even Donald Trump, who wished described Taylor Swift as a “terrific person” and labelled three-time Super Bowl-winning star Travis Kelce “a great player.” Considering Trump's seemingly never-ending Swift bashing, what gives? 27/08/2025