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- QUOTE OF THE DAY’There are no winners in tariff wars or trade wars. Bullying or hegemonism only leads to self-isolation.’China’s President Xi Jinping taking a swipe at the Trump administration while speaking at a Beijing summit today, his first remarks since China and the U.S. agreed to lower the mounting tariffs on each other for 90 days
- IN THE SPOTLIGHTFDA plans to embrace AI agencywide
- Statistic of the day1078: The number of years that it will take the universe to decay, according to the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. This figure is equal to one followed by 78 zeroes. This is much sooner than previously believed, as other estimates anticipated the universe would decay in 101100 years…
- the explainerSyria’s Druze sect: caught in the middle of Israeli tensions
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The Explainer
- 6 of the scariest spiders in existenceThese 8-legged critters can cause serious harmThe Explainer
- Why are white South Africans emigrating?As the US welcomes Afrikaner refugees, the general exodus of South Africa’s white population continues to growThe Explainer
- UK-India trade deal: how the social security arrangements will workA National Insurance exemption in the UK-India trade deal is causing concern but should British workers worry?The Explainer
- Where the new Pope Leo XIV stands on various issuesThe first American pontiff is expected to continue some of his predecessor’s workThe Explainer
Talking Points
- The end of WeightWatchers?The diet brand has filed for bankruptcy in the US as it struggles to survive in era of weight-loss jabsTalking Point
- The fertility crisis: can Trump make America breed again?The self-styled ‘fertilisation president’, has been soliciting ideas on how to get Americans to have more babiesTalking Point
- Prince Harry’s ‘bombshell’ BBC interviewRoyal claims he is not safe to visit the UK and fuels speculation over King Charles’ health in ‘extraordinary’ BBC interviewTalking Point
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Under the Radar
- Why Turkey’s Kurdish insurgents are laying down their armsThe PKK said its aims can now be ‘resolved through democratic politics’Under the Radar
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX has created a new city in TexasStarbase is home to SpaceX’s rocket launch siteunder the radar
- The genetic secrets of South Korea’s female free-diversUnique physiology of ‘real-life mermaid’ haenyeo women could help treat chronic diseasesUnder The Radar
Speed Reads
- Trump seeks to cut drug prices via executive orderThe president’s order tells pharmaceutical companies to lower prescription drug prices, but it will likely be thrown out by the courtsspeed read
- Hamas frees US hostage in deal sidelining IsraelEdan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier, was the final living US citizen held by the militant groupspeed read
- White Afrikaners land in US as Trump-declared refugeesAn exception was made to Trump’s near-total ban on admitting refugees for the white South Africansspeed read
- Man arrested after ‘suspicious’ fires at properties linked to Keir StarmerPrime minister thanks emergency services after fire at his former family home in north LondonSpeed Read
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