Sat 31 May 2025: US President Donald Trump announced a major increase on Friday in tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, doubling the rate from 25% to 50%, in what he described as a move to further protect American industry. “Today, I have a major announcement,” Trump said during a rally at a US Steel […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the creation of an independent Europe on Thursday after receiving the prestigious Charlemagne Prize in the western German city of Aachen. “An independent Europe – I know this message sounds scary to many people. But this is essentially about our freedom,” von der Leyen said. She […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France. A French court has sentenced a retired surgeon to 20 years in prison for raping or sexually abusing nearly 300 victims, many of them children under anaesthesia, over 25 years of his career in […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: Musk announced the news on X, where he declared his controversial government cost-cutting measures a victory. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he is leaving the administration of United States President Donald Trump, where he led a months-long project to cut costs in the federal government. “As my scheduled time […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The Canadian province of Manitoba declared a state of emergency late Wednesday in response to several rapidly spreading wildfires. “With the wildfires in northern Manitoba intensifying, our government has triggered a provincewide state of emergency to help us through this crisis,” Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew told a news conference. “The safety of Manitobans is, and will […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Not giving up on his idea of acquiring Canada, President Donald Trump has once again said that the country is “considering” to become the 51st state of the US in exchange for free participation in its Golden Dome missile defense system. “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: The layoffs come days after US President Donald Trump threatened 50 percent tariffs on EU goods. Swedish automaker Volvo is set to cut 3,000 white-collar jobs amid restructuring efforts as prices begin to rise due to tariff-driven uncertainty. The company announced the news on Monday. The layoffs come as the Swedish […]
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Tue 27 May 2025: The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance. The United States Supreme Court has declined to weigh a bid from a Native American advocacy group to block the construction of a large copper mine on […]
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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Tue 27 May 2025: ECB President Christine Lagarde argues the US economic policy shifts have created inroads for the euro to the standard currency for future global trade. The euro could become a viable alternative to the US dollar as the global standard currency for international trade, […]
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Mon 26 May 2025: The ruling coalition led by President Nicolas Maduro, known as the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), emerged as the winner in Venezuela’s general and regional elections held Sunday. According to preliminary results released by the National Electoral Council (CNE), the GPP secured 82.68% of the vote. The coalition claimed a majority of […]
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