Merz Makes First Trip To London Amid Warming Post-Brexit Ties

Merz Makes First Trip To London Amid Warming Post-Brexit Ties

[ad_1] German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London Thursday to sign a “friendship treaty” with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, as Britain seeks to improve post-Brexit ties with its neighbours. They will also discuss continued support for Ukraine, with both London and Berlin expected to play a role in US President Donald Trump’s plan to…

Read More

Girelli Fires Italy Past Norway And Into Euro 2025 Semis

Girelli Fires Italy Past Norway And Into Euro 2025 Semis

[ad_1] Cristiana Girelli shot Italy into the semi-finals of Women’s Euro 2025 on Wednesday with a brace, including a last-gasp winner, in the Azzurre’s historic 2-1 triumph over Norway. Italy will play one of holders England or Sweden in the last four next Tuesday after Girelli headed home the decisive goal in the final minute…

Read More

Trump Says Coca-Cola To Switch To Cane Sugar In US

Trump Says Coca-Cola To Switch To Cane Sugar In US

[ad_1] Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media. The company currently uses high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its domestic beverages — a sweetener that has long drawn criticism from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make America Healthy…

Read More

Three Quarters Of US Teens Use AI Companions Despite Risks: Study

Three Quarters Of US Teens Use AI Companions Despite Risks: Study

[ad_1] Nearly three in four American teenagers have used AI companions, with more than half qualifying as regular users despite growing safety concerns about these virtual relationships, according to a new survey released Wednesday. AI companions — chatbots designed for personal conversations rather than simple task completion — are available on platforms like Character.AI, Replika,…

Read More

Gavin Newsom’s Chances of Clinching 2028 Dem Nomination See Spike While Publicly Feuding With Trump Officials

Gavin Newsom’s Chances of Clinching 2028 Dem Nomination See Spike While Publicly Feuding With Trump Officials

[ad_1] California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chances of clinching the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination are seeing a spike as he feuds with Trump administration officials and MAGA influencers. Ever since President Donald Trump came into office in January, Newsom has not hesitated to call out Trump officials or Republican lawmakers for sharing what he perceives as…

Read More

The US Dollar Just Got an Upgrade—and It’s Called A Stablecoin

The US Dollar Just Got an Upgrade—and It’s Called A Stablecoin

[ad_1] Until recently, stablecoins were the plumbing of crypto markets—useful, technical, and largely invisible to most of the financial world. Now, in 2025, they are stepping onto the global stage, reshaping how money moves and who controls it. These digital assets, typically pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, are processing more than $650 billion in…

Read More

Trump Says Not Firing Fed Chair — But Not Ruling Out

Trump Says Not Firing Fed Chair — But Not Ruling Out

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but added that he did not rule it out. Trump’s mixed messaging, after months of escalating attacks on the independent central bank chief, sent the yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond surging above five…

Read More