Pizza Express, Lidl and Halfords named by Government for minimum wage failures The government has released a list of over 500 employers that underpaid workers The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Gaza ceasefire talks: What we know as US envoy meets Israeli and Qatari officials Israel and Hamas have given differing messages on the state of US-brokered negotiations The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Nvidia drives AI boom forward despite Trump-era tariff headwinds: Wedbush analysts The company is managing to navigate a volatile macro environment marked by shifting trade policy. Fortune · May 29, 2025
‘Don’t ever say what you said’: Trump can’t handle taste of his own medicine when asked about his ‘chicken’ strategy Trump calls it a strategy, Wall Street calls it chickening out. We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025
Capitol Lens | Waiting in the wings - Roll Call Sen. Mark Warner tours the Eden Center in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday while meeting with business owners about Trump administration tariffs. Roll Call · May 29, 2025
Mark Cuban and Wyclef Jean to headline Global Citizen's first Detroit summit on the future of cities Global Citizen is unveiling the lineup for its summer conference on urban revitalization in Detroit The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025
Global chaos and looming trade wars set the stage for a ‘global euro moment’ as trust in the EU surges Months of erratic policies have dampened the U.S. dollar’s status as a safe-haven currency—but it bodes well for the euro. Fortune · May 29, 2025
HP speeds towards China exit as tariffs bite "Almost no" China-made HP products will be heading to the US soon. TechRadar · May 29, 2025
‘He got fired’: Elon Musk exits from Trump administration – is this a breakup announcement? Elon Musk formally steps down from DOGE. We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025
‘Calm and measured dialogue’ required after Trump tariffs blocked, says Tanaiste Ireland’s deputy premier, Simon Harris, said his Government will ‘continue to monitor the implications’. Evening Standard · May 29, 2025
Voices: Who’ll draw first blood in the tariff wars: Trump or the US courts? COMMENT: Trump’s chaotic rampage through executive power is finally meeting an immovable force in the US courts and constitution, writes Mary Dejevsky. Let battle commence… The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
Trump court loss gives investors something to cheer about This time the trade wasn't TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) but CAST (Courts Also Stop Trump). Fortune · May 29, 2025
‘His brain is goo’: Does confused Trump even know what his administration is doing in his name? "He truly isn’t running the country. He’s just the face of it." We Got This Covered · May 29, 2025
Euronews · May 29, 2025 Ukraine and Russia set for Istanbul talks second round on Monday Moscow proposed to Ukraine to meet again in Istanbul for the second round of talks next Monday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he presented Russia’s "specific proposals" for the next round of negotiations to Washington, but has not shared Moscow’s "peace memorandum" with Kyiv.
International Business Times · May 29, 2025 Chinese Students Lament US Plans To Block Visas Chinese students lamented Washington's latest tirade against them on Thursday, accusing the Trump administration of acting "recklessly" and tarnishing their once-sparkling image of an American higher education.
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Long-shuttered US ambassador's residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria The U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus
Fortune · May 29, 2025 Trump tariffs help push U.K. auto sector to worst production figures in more than 70 years The last time the U.K. produced this few cars, Queen Elizabeth had just ascended to the throne and the Morris Minor was a bestseller.
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 How sexual violence survivors in South Africa are now collateral damage of Trump’s aid cuts IN FOCUS: Rape crisis services are suffering the knock-on effect of US funded HIV services being cut, writes Rachel Schraer
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 White House to challenge Trump tariff block as stock markets surge IN FULL
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Voices: In the robot wars of the future, human beings will be redundant – except as casualties COMMENT: The government has earmarked £1bn to pioneer new military tech powered by AI – which, says Sean O’Grady, is exactly how the Ministry of Defence should be preparing for the coming cyber conflicts
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Sen. Ron Johnson hints he won’t run in 2028, potentially setting up a showdown in Wisconsin The senator told a crowd that he was “just a guy from Oshkosh, just trying to — literally trying to save this country.”
The Conversation · May 29, 2025 Grattan on Friday: Trump, tariffs and the Middle East are looming challenges for Albanese Australia these days receives invitations to big-league international conferences. And so Anthony Albanese will be off soon to the G7 meeting in Alberta, Canada, on June 15-17.
Evening Standard · May 29, 2025 What does TACO mean? 'Nasty' Donald Trump jibe resurfaces The internet is calling out another ‘TACO’ moment
The Conversation · May 29, 2025 Germany steps up to replace ‘unreliable’ US as guarantor of European security Two statements from world leaders this week bear closer examination. On May 27, the US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media channel to proclaim that if it wasn’t for him, “lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia”. The following day the German…