2 h. ago MSP demands Donald Trump pay up to cover costs of policing for Scottish visit

EXCLUSIVE: The ex-Nat MSP said there is "no justifiable reason for the public to subsidise the commercial activity of the President".

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15 h. ago Zelensky makes key demand to Trump and Putin ahead of crunch peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that any peace deal discussed between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their upcoming Alaska summit on Friday (15 August) must include Ukraine.

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16 h. ago Women and children are told to FLEE Ukrainian region where Russian forces have made rapid gains as Putin pushes for territory ahead of Trump meeting

Critics say the offensive is a last-minute push by Vladimir Putin to grab territory before his high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump this week, where it is feared he will demand Ukrainian territory.

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22 h. ago Europe begs Trump not to sell out Ukraine: Zelensky and other leaders urge Donald not to give in to Putin's demands... as Russia surges through frontlines and Hungary's PM says 'they've won the war'

The uncertainty over what the Alaska talks could produce has raised fears in European capitals that Trump and Putin might take major decisions without Kyiv's involvement.

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36 h. ago Ukraine will not cede land that could be Russian springboard for new war, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian leader sees no sign of Russia preparing for ceasefire after reports of frontline breach in DonbasVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine could not agree to a Russian proposal to give up more of his country’s territory in exchange for a ceasefire because Moscow would use what it gained as a springboard to start a future war.The Ukrainian president said he did not believe that Donald Trump supported Russia’s demands, and he expressed hope the US leader would act as an honest mediator when he meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. Continue reading...

Events

44 h. ago Beijing puts pressure on Chinese tech giants over purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips

Alibaba and ByteDance among companies who have received questions from regulators

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44 h. ago Beijing demands Chinese tech giants justify purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips

Alibaba and ByteDance among companies who have received questions from regulators

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50 h. ago Inflation likely moved higher last month as tariffs bite, putting the Fed in bind

Inflation likely ticked up in July for the third straight month as tariffs lift the cost of imported goods such as furniture, appliances, and toys, which could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates as President Donald Trump has demanded

Economics

55 h. ago Trump softens stance on Intel boss after demanding resignation

Lip-Bu Tan to offer ‘suggestions’ on how government can work with group as it struggles with chip manufacturing

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60 h. ago Chip makers Nvidia and AMD agree to pay 15 percent of Chinese revenue to America in deal to make Trump happy

Tech giants Nvidia and AMD agree to highly unusual terms as part of requirements to help them obtain export licenses for China

Economics

66 h. ago Trump demands homeless leave Washington DC ‘immediately’ ahead of street crime press conference: Live

President to unveil plan to stop violent offences on the streets of Washington, despite official figures suggesting unlawful behavior actually on the decline

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3 d. ago Trump demands homeless ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC to make nation’s capital ‘more beautiful’

‘We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,’ president tells Washington’s homeless

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3 d. ago Google sends red alert to 1.8billion users over AI scam it can't stop

A new Google scam is reportedly being used by cyber criminals to steal data, with the tech giant issuing a red alert to its 1.8billion users over the fraud

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4 d. ago ‘It’s missing something’: AGI, superintelligence and a race for the future

As US and Chinese tech giants chase artificial general intelligence, experts warn the hype may be outrunning the scienceA significant step forward but not a leap over the finish line. That was how Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, described the latest upgrade to ChatGPT this week.The race Altman was referring to was artificial general intelligence (AGI), a theoretical state of AI where, by OpenAI’s definition, a highly autonomous system is able to do a human’s job. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Russian nationalists have long demanded the return of Alaska. Now Trump has invited ICC

The Last Frontier state was purchased from the Russians by the U.S. for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867

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5 d. ago Trump administration demands $1bn from UCLA to restore federal funding

University of California president says ‘a payment of this scale would completely devastate’ public university systemThe Trump administration is seeking a $1bn settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said on Friday.The person was not authorized to speak publicly about the request and spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Democrats respond to FBI agreement to locate Texas lawmakers: ‘We will not be intimidated’ – live updates

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries accuses Trump administration of attempting to ‘weaponize law enforcement to target political adversaries’Vance urges Republicans in Indiana to redraw map to help tighten House gripDonald Trump on Wednesday celebrated a commitment by Apple to increase its investments in US manufacturing by an additional $100bn over the next four years.Apple’s plan to up its domestic investment comes as it seeks to avoid Trump’s threatened tariffs, which would increase the tech giant’s costs as it relies on a complex international supply chain to produce its iPhones. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, warned during an earnings call in May that the tariffs could cost the company up to $900m that fiscal quarter alone. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Trump demands new census using ‘2024 election information’ and to weed out migrants in population totals

A “mid-decade census” is permitted under US law but not for the purpose of redrawing House districts or apportioning House seats

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6 d. ago Tech giant's stock plummets after Trump demands CEO resigns over China links

Once America's crown jewel tech company, a struggling producer has drawn the ire of the President.

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7 d. ago Trump border czar reacts after Indy 500 track boss demands end to ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker for new migrant detention center

Penske Entertainment said it preferred that its ‘IP not be utilized moving forward in relation to this matter’

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