Pride Month starts this weekend. Here's what to expect Pride Month, a global celebration of LGBTQ+ people, is starting this weekend in many places The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025
Jamie Dimon warns that the US’s biggest problem is not China but ‘the enemy within’ ‘The amount of mismanagement is extraordinary. By state, by city, for pensions … and that stuff is going to kill us,’ JPMorgan Chase CEO says The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025
Trump drops Nasa nominee Jared Isaacman, scrapping Elon Musk’s pick ‘Prior associations’ appear to cost billionaire the chance to be Nasa administrator, as US president says new nominee ‘will be mission aligned’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025
‘We’ll determine our defence policy’: Albanese responds to US push for huge rise in spending as Hegseth stokes China fears Prime minister also reaffirms policy on Taiwan while hitting back at Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium imports The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025
Joni Ernst doubles down on bleak ‘We are all going to die’ comments in sarcastic non-apology ‘I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth,’ Iowa senator says The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Hegseth warns of ‘imminent’ China threat, urging Asia to upgrade militaries At Singapore summit, US defense secretary says Beijing could be preparing to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025
National accounts to reveal Australia's economic pulse Australia's economic growth rate for the first quarter will be revealed this week and investors will study minutes from the Reserve Bank's last board meeting. AAP · Jun 1, 2025
Trump’s birthday military parade could cause $16 million of damage to DC’s streets The June 14 parade, which will celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary, is being held on the president’s 79th birthday and will cost around $45 million The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025
New German leader Friedrich Merz will meet Trump at the White House next week German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet with the US President. The two will reportedly discuss topics such as Russia's war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and tariffs. Euronews · Jun 1, 2025
New army documents outline the plan for throwing transgender troops out of US military Soldiers are expected to identify fellow service members who are suspected of having gender dysphoria The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025
South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul’s foreign policy. Al Jazeera · May 31, 2025
'We Have The Workforce and Resources': Trump Wants iPhones Manufactured in the US, Not India Donald Trump shared his dissatisfaction after knowing that Apple CEO Tim Cook plans to manufacture iPhones in India. International Business Times UK · May 31, 2025
Why Trump's Tariff War Is Being Dubbed the 'TACO' Trade A US federal court has overturned Donald Trump's 'liberation Day' tariffs, declaring them unconstitutional. The decision triggered a stock market surge and drew renewed attention to Wall Street's nickname for his volatile trade policies: the 'TACO' trade — short for 'Trump Always Chickens Out'. International Business Times UK · May 31, 2025
Trump to withdraw billionaire Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead NASA, AP source says President Donald Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA The Independent UK · May 31, 2025
Space · May 31, 2025 Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA chief The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, saying that the next agency chief should be "in complete alignment" with President Trump's agenda.
Fortune · May 31, 2025 The 'revenge tax' buried deep in the budget bill could turn a trade war into a 'capital war,' analyst says Section 899 of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" moving through Congress has raised growing alarms on Wall Street.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 Nuclear jets, home guard and tensions over spending: What we know about Starmer’s defence review The Independent looks at what we know about the strategic defence review ahead of its publication next week
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 UK to spend £1.5bn on new weapons factories in response to threat posed by Putin Labour defence secretary John Healey and prime minister Keir Starmer to unveil new strategic defence review as war rages on the edge of Europe
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 Some ICE detainees unable to buy food after payment system goes down ICE detainees rely on Access Corrections’ systems — which are experiencing outages — to get money for basic necessities while they’re imprisoned
Latin Times · May 31, 2025 Supreme Court Allows Trump to Revoke Safe Haven for 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, and Nicaraguans The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration to end a Biden-era safe-haven program, putting more than 500,000 undocumented Americans at risk of deportation.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 TACO to FAFO: The secret insults investors are using to poke fun at Trump’s policies ‘That’s a nasty question. To me, that’s the nastiest question,’ Trump said when asked about TACO trade
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 Even Trump started to doubt Musk and DOGE’s promise to cut $1 trillion, report claims: ‘Was it bulls***?’ President reportedly expressed skepticism about Elon Musk's pledge to slash government spending
International Business Times UK · May 31, 2025 'We Deserve Better': RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Under Fire for AI-Generated Garbled Science RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report is under fire for AI-generated garbled science. Experts found fake studies, wrong authors, and 'oaicite' markers indicating OpenAI use.
Salon · May 31, 2025 PBS challenges executive overreach The network says Trump’s order to cut funds was unconstitutional and undermines public media
The Independent UK · May 31, 2025 Trump pulls NASA nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman just days before vote Senate Democrats have criticized Isaacman’s closeness to Elon Musk, who departed from the administration this week