Today
The real reason Trump’s egomania is so dangerous
The president has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandisement unlike any of his predecessors, making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.
Epstein boasted of his ties to Naomi Campbell
The supermodel previously claimed she was an acquaintance of the convicted sex offender. Emails shed new light on the extent of their interactions.
What China is really up to in the Arctic
China wants to create a “polar Silk Road” through the Arctic by developing its shipping routes and tapping its resources.
US attitude towards Vietnam remains imperialist, not capitalist
Hanoi’s relationship with Washington since the end of the war has been one of remarkable redemption, but trade negotiations with Donald Trump show the scars remain.
The age of the disposable CEO has arrived
Chief executive churnover is less visible than political head rolling, but it is increasing and can be just as disruptive.
Yesterday
US concludes BYD and Alibaba have links to Chinese military
The companies are among a number that the Pentagon believes could pose a threat to American national security.
Trump working on rollback of steel and aluminium tariffs
The president is poised to scale back more tariffs amid rising costs for US businesses and consumers, and in a bid to check his faltering approval rating.
This Month
Merz puts Europe’s nuclear arms at heart of Transatlantic reboot
Still, the German leader warned the audience at the Munich Security Conference not to “reflexively write off” the US, saying such positions were short-sighted.
Trump axes US power to regulate climate change
The US president has scrapped a key finding that underpinned the ability of regulators to curb emissions, as he steps up his assault on global warming policy.
Citigroup bumps CEO Jane Fraser’s pay to record $59m
The 22 per cent increase in remuneration makes her among the best paid Wall Street bank CEOs – and just shy of JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon’s package.
Trump’s border tsar ends Minnesota immigration crackdown
Tom Homan touted the operation as a success, with 4000 people detained – though many of them have no criminal records, including children and US citizens.
Hiroshima to hypersonics: A new nuclear arms race is triggered
For the first time since 1972, the world’s superpowers are operating without limits, spending billions to modernise arsenals as old treaties collapse.
Albanese stalls on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ as allies walk away
The government is privately grappling with how to say no to the Trump administration’s invitation without provoking a diplomatic fallout.
Pam Bondi lashes out in Congress over handling of Epstein files
The US attorney-general came under fire from legislators but defended the Trump administration’s release of the documents and its violent immigration enforcement.
Get ready for wild markets as earnings season kicks off with a bang
AMP and Temple & Webster are the latest stocks to be slammed by the market. Veteran fund managers warn the volatility is going to get even more extreme.
US House rebukes Trump and overturns Canada tariffs
Six Republicans broke with the president’s party to pass the measure to end the tariffs, which are part of the president’s signature economic policy.
America’s debt time bomb just got bigger. Here’s the near-term trigger
US national debt will surge over the next decade, but the picture would be worse if it weren’t for Donald Trump’s tariffs. And that’s why a new flashpoint looms.
Trump forces Zelensky to hold referendum on a peace plan
Trump’s administration has pressured Ukraine’s leader to hold a presidential election and a vote on a peace plan by May 15 or risk losing US security guarantees.
Trump to order companies to buy coal-fired power to revive industry
The Trump administration will evoke special wartime powers to force defence companies to buy power from coal plants in contracts with the Pentagon.
Why MAGA loathes ‘third-world sinkhole’ London
Donald Trump and his supporters see London as the symbol of a Europe facing “civilisational erasure”.
