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Trump’s 100% movie tariff threat risks dealing a heavy blow to Britain’s already struggling film industry
U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside of the country could upend the global industry — and deliver a heavy blow to Britain’s already fragile sector. The White House leader first announced duties on movies produced outside the U.S. in May this year. He than reiterated […]
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Coalition deal puts Takaichi on brink of Japan’s first female premiership
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s economic security minister, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership. […]
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X lawsuit vs. Apple and Open AI stays in Fort Worth, Texas; judge suggests they move there
A judge ordered that X and xAI’s lawsuit accusing Apple and OpenAI of trying to maintain monopolies in artificial intelligence markets must remain in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, despite “at best minimal connections” to that geographic area by any of the companies. Judge Mark Pittman, in a sharply ironic four-page order on Thursday, […]
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to cut a deal with Putin or risk facing destruction, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine in a White House meeting on Friday, warning that President […]
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Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the country
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production, in what […]
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Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Palestinians transport an injured man following what, according to medics, was an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 19, 2025. Mahmoud Issa | Reuters Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets on Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli […]
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Israel to keep border crossing closed as it trades accusations of ceasefire violation with Hamas
This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows an Israeli armoured personnel carriers driving along the separation barrier on August 20, 2025. Ahmad Gharabli | AFP | Getty Images The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
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Global week ahead: ‘Cockroaches’ crawling toward Europe?
Europe’s banks take center stage this week as earnings season gets underway, but with heavy losses across the sector on Friday, credit concerns appear to be making their way across the Atlantic at a particularly tricky time for the region’s lenders. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Credit concerns hit European banks Last week, the biggest […]
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U.S. warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire
A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack takes […]
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U.S. will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not pictured) over lunch in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and […]
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