US and Saudi Arabia agree to $142bn weapons sale during Trump visit The White House says an agreement with Saudi Arabia includes investments in weapons and technology totaling $600bn. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2025
Israel PM Says Army Entering Gaza 'With Full Force' In Coming Days Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military will enter Gaza "with full force" in the coming days, despite ongoing ceasefire efforts and the release of a US-Israeli hostage from the war-ravaged territory. International Business Times · May 13, 2025
Iran proposes partnership with UAE and Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium A consortium would help Tehran deal with US objections and tie in Gulf states to its enrichment programme The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025
Cassie testifies in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial. What to know about the star witness Who is Cassie The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Pam Bondi Has a Mostly Performative Role As AG With Decisions Made At The White House: Report Attorney General Pam Bondi has a mostly performative role as Attorney General, a new report claims Latin Times · May 13, 2025
Democrats take a break from going after Trump to go after Pepsi Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Rep. Jerry Nadler are demanding that PepsiCo explain its pricing strategy after being sued by FTC earlier this year for allegedly ‘rigging soft drink competition’ The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
New iOS 19 feature can clone your voice in just one minute A suite of new accessibility updates coming to iOS 19 have just been announced ahead of WWDC The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Fear and surveillance in the US-Mexico borderlands: ‘There’s a lot more open hate’ The president’s migrant crackdown has fueled an increasingly angry atmosphere – and some border agents are praising ‘Daddy Trump’ The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025
Elon Musk and billionaire CEOs join Trump in Saudi to court oligarchs for AI investments White House announces flood of cash into artificial intelligence as a rabid funding race kicks off in Riyadh The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Solicitor General Is Still Waiting For An Actual Ruling In A.A.R.P. v. Trump Nearly a month has elapsed since the ACLU's very good Friday. Reason · May 13, 2025
Why Boeing May Be Ready to Take Off After Latest Developments China has just resumed its new orders for Boeing planes as trade tariffs take on a 90-day pause with the United States, creating upside for the stock. MarketBeat · May 13, 2025
JPMorgan lowers its recession odds as Trump strikes a temporary deal to drop tariffs on China The investment bank had previously predicted a 60% chance of a recession in 2025. Fortune · May 13, 2025
Washington Post CEO in a ‘state of hiding’ as staffers joke about his rumored drinking amid low morale ‘Since last June, Lewis has gone into what a number of Post staffers described as a state of hiding,’ the New Yorker reported this week, adding that Will Lewis appears to have also had a falling out with his executive editor The Independent UK · May 13, 2025
Zelenskyy repeats vow to wait in Turkey for face-to-face talks with Putin Ukrainian president says if Russian leader does not arrive it will indicate ‘that he does not want to end the war’ The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025
Latin Times · May 13, 2025 Cuban Woman Voted for Trump Thinking He Would 'Only Deport Criminals.' Now Her Husband Was Deported While Seeking Asylum Alían Méndez Aguilar, who has a 3-year-old daughter and helps care for his wife's disabled son, was detained during an interview to become a U.S. citizen.
Bored Panda · May 13, 2025 Student Loan Collections Are Back And They’re Hitting Harder Than Expected Missed payments might feel like a small slip but in the world of student loans, collections can hit fast and hard.
Euronews · May 13, 2025 Zambia rebukes envoys after US goes public with medical aid cut over 'systemic theft' US ambassador to Zambia called a press conference to reveal a $50 million (€45 million) cut in health aid to the African country over alleged corruption.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration President Donald Trump's administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations it’s a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism
The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025 Jon Stewart on Trump’s $400m Qatari jet: ‘He’s like the reverse Oprah’ Late-night hosts discuss outrage over president accepting a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar as the new Air Force One
International Business Times UK · May 13, 2025 Trump Hosted Crypto Tycoons at £1.2m MAGA Fundraising Dinner: Is He Gearing Up for a Third Term? Donald Trump is hosting a crypto-focused fundraiser on 5 May at his Virginia golf club, deepening ties with tech donors as he positions himself at the center of digital finance and political influence.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ proposes a MAGA bank account for kids. What does it mean? Tax-advantaged account can be opened for children aged eight and under born between 2025 and 2028
We Got This Covered · May 13, 2025 ‘Both sides blinked’: Even fox business admits Trump ‘forced to back off’ on China tariffs Fox News's own Gasparino has a shocking opinion about the US-China tariff deal.
Tom’s Hardware · May 13, 2025 Nvidia to send 18,000 AI GPUs to Saudi Arabia's state-backed AI data centers in wake of cancelled export rules Nvidia is set to send 18,000 AI GPUs to Saudi Arabia to help boost the state's Humain AI operation.
Fortune · May 13, 2025 Ken Griffin says Trump won the election by promising lower inflation—so he needs to think 'long and hard' about how to protect Americans' standard of living Citadel founder Ken Griffin added that Americans may not even want the jobs that rebalancing the trade deficit may open up.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 Bill to make pornography a federal crime introduced by GOP senator Republican Mike Lee seeks to redefine ‘obscenity’ in order to empower prosecutors to punish those who make and distribute ‘extreme’ content online