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United States President Donald Trump's trade policies are raising the chances that the next financial crisis will occur "sooner than expected," Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned.

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Putting up a few thoughts on the latest tariff swerve paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

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Has this happened to you or anyone you know? Please let the folks at @sydmorningherald.bsky.social know here: [email protected] (PS anyone thinking about travelling to the US should read this and spend their money elsewhere)

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Litigation was instrumental in damaging Big Tobacco’s grip on the market in 1990s. A similar approach is probably needed to stigmatise social media.

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Trump may be triggering the fastest nuclear weapons race around the world since the early Cold War. Read more👉 politi.co/3RdjQrD

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Trump Releases Skull Measurements From Phrenology Exam theonion.com/trump-r...

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The UK Parliament has passed an emergency bill giving ministers control over British Steel, allowing them to direct staff and operations to keep production going.

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A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:

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Guerre commerciale : Trump recule face à la Chine et retire ses surtaxes sur les smartphones et les ordinateurs

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The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.

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The artificial intelligence race is heating up https://go.nature.com/42mdQBX

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NATO is concerned that Russia is seeking to deploy nuclear weapons in space, a development that could threaten the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth that are crucial to defense as well as people's daily lives, the alliance's chief said.

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Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science—and in turn jeopardizing the AI boom he purports to champion, writes Matteo Wong:

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Donald Trump’s championing of Afrikaner grievances sparks backlash in South Africa https://www.ft.com/content/fbc10289-1b59-4945-ab4f-a6d82698739a

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On the European tech dependency: “By tackling its technological dependencies, protecting democratic governance, and upholding fundamental rights, it can foster the kind of competitiveness it truly needs” @marietjeschaake.bsky.social @maxvonthun.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/e...

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The United Nations' emergency and disaster response agency will reduce its global workforce by 20% and scale back operations in nine countries, as it confronts a severe funding crisis and escalating global needs.

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