Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people. Continue Reading »

The capital and its surrounding areas have seen some of the worst damage from the 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which hit a minute apart. Continue Reading »

Influencer Brooke George, 23, from Kent, claims she acted in self defence in stabbing her partner. Continue Reading »

The airline had typically charged adults a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children. Continue Reading »

Two matches in the final round of group games present the chance for two teams to simply play out a draw to qualify. Continue Reading »

Tim Cook said last week that Apple would hike prices due to surging memory and storage costs. Continue Reading »

Glyphosate, used in Roundup weedkiller, is the most commonly used weedkiller in agriculture, and it has long been linked to cancer claims. Continue Reading »

The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to show a 4.1% annual increase. Continue Reading »

The new GMC Sierra trucks are crucial to GM's sales and earnings, especially highly profitable luxury Denali and off-road AT4 models. Continue Reading »

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Par Pierre Desorgues Si Yan Diomandé, l'ailier des Éléphants et attaquant du RB Leipzig, a fait la une des titres, un autre joueur ivoirien est une des révélations de ce tournoi. Le jeune milieu de terrain ivoirien de 20 ans, Christ Inao Oulaï, ancien joueur de Ligue 2 en France, a su s'imposer dans le onze titulaire d'Emerse Faé.  Si Yan Diomandé, l'ailier des Éléphants et attaquant du RB Leipzig, a fait la une des titres, un autre joueur ivoirien est une des révélations de ce tournoi. Le jeune milieu de terrain ivoirien de 20 ans, Christ Inao Oulaï, ancien joueur de Ligue 2 en France, a su s'imposer dans le onze titulaire d'Emerse Faé. C'est une statistique, symbole de son talent. Face à une équipe d'Allemagne talentueuse, Christ Inao Oulaï a tenté 5 dribles pour 5 dribles réussis. En 90 minutes, malgré une défaite frustrante face à l'Allemagne (1-2), le jeune milieu de terrain de 20 ans a ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Les marchés boursiers européens ont fini en hausse jeudi, au terme d'une séance marquée par les interrogations liées à la rentabilité des investissements dans l'IA et des valorisations des géants de la tech, après la publication des résultats du groupe américain Micron.Paris a pris 0,55%, Londres 0,65%, Francfort 1,03% et Milan 0,28%.Euronext CAC40 Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Le président sud-africain Cyril Ramaphosa a affirmé jeudi qu'aucune "tentative de déstabiliser" le pays ne serait tolérée lors des marches contre l'immigration illégale prévues la semaine prochaine, après de récentes violentes xénophobes.Des groupes anti-migrants ont fixé au 30 juin la date limite pour que les étrangers en situation irrégulière quittent le pays et ont appelé à des marches nationales, marquant le point culminant de plusieurs mois de manifestations xénophobes qui ont parfois tourné à la violence dans la nation "arc-en-ciel"."Nous ne tolérerons aucune tentative de déstabiliser le pays par qui que ce soit", a déclaré le président Ramaphosa. "Nos forces de sécurité sont prêtes et ceux qui enfreindront les mesures que nous mettons en place feront face à toute la rigueur de la loi", a-t-il précisé devant la chambre haute du Parlement."Nous prenons des mesures pour faire en sorte que le 30 juin soit une journée normale, où les gens pourront travailler, vaquer à leurs occupations", a souligné le chef de l'Etat.La police a annoncé un renforcement de la sécurité dans tout le pays pour le 30 juin.Dans le même temps, les responsables gouvernementaux ont intensifié leurs efforts pour garantir le calme, notamment ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Selim SAHEB ETTABA © 2026 AFP La Cour suprême américaine majoritairement conservatrice a accordé jeudi un succès à l'administration Trump dans sa politique d'expulsions massives d'immigrés en l'autorisant à révoquer sans contrôle un statut protégeant 350.000 Haïtiens et 6.000 Syriens.Dans une décision prise par les six juges conservateurs, contre l'avis de leurs collègues progressistes, la Cour considère que la loi n'habilite pas la justice à contrôler les décisions du pouvoir exécutif concernant le statut de protection temporaire (TPS), une décision qui pourrait impacter plus d'un million de personnes.Le TPS, qui protège ses bénéficiaires de l'expulsion et leur donne le droit de travailler, est accordé provisoirement aux immigrés dont la sécurité est menacée dans leur pays d'origine en raison de conflits, de catastrophes naturelles ou d'autres conditions "extraordinaires".La ministre de la Sécurité intérieure Kristi Noem, remplacée en mars par Markwayne Mullin, a révoqué le TPS pour une quinzaine de nationalités, faisant planer le spectre de l'expulsion sur plus d'un million d'immigrés. Mais ces décisions font encore l'objet de contentieux en justice.Tel était le cas pour le TPS accordé aux Haïtiens et aux Syriens, maintenu jusqu'à ce que les neuf juges de la Cour suprême se prononcent.Les juridictions ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Hugo RUAUD © 2026 AFP Entrepreneur novateur et figure majeure de l'industrie touristique depuis les années 60, Gérard Brémond, le fondateur de Pierre & Vacances, est mort à 88 ans, a annoncé jeudi le groupe dans un communiqué. Fils d'un promoteur immobilier, il avait débuté en concevant la station de ski d'Avoriaz, un projet que lui avait confié son père dans les années 1960.Avec Pierre & Vacances, Gérard Brémond a inventé le concept de la "nouvelle propriété": des particuliers achètent, à des prix réduits, des appartements qu'ils confient en location au groupe, tout en se réservant des droits de séjour. Un concept qu'il applique à la mer comme à la montagne, en rachetant des terrains aux Ménuires, à Val-d'Isère, Juan-les-Pins et Sainte-Maxime."Esprit libre, passionné et curieux, il restera comme l'un des entrepreneurs les plus créatifs de sa génération", ont déclaré Georges Sampeur, président du conseil d'administration, et Franck Gervais, directeur général du Groupe Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs (PVCP), cités dans ce communiqué. "Immense entrepreneur" Le PDG du groupe Voyageurs du Monde, Jean-François Rial, a salué jeudi auprès de l'AFP "un homme très fin" et un "immense entrepreneur". Son groupe, bâti au fil des années autour ... Continue Reading »

Russian arms maker Kalashnikov will supply anti-drone shotguns and anti-drone cartridges and pistols to Indian partners Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Meta’s massive funding of Cred could reshape Indian fintech, but the move has triggered concerns over data privacy and sovereignty Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Officials in Saxony-Anhalt in eastern Germany have demanded a lakeside beach operator scrap a rule requiring visitors to understand German Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Bangladesh and China have signed pacts during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

South African investigators have charged a former apartheid-era police operative with 15 murders Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Он предоставляет предпринимателям возможность самостоятельно заранее прописывать в договоре фиксированную плату за односторонний отказ от исполнения обязательств, которая при добросовестном исполнении и незлоупотреблении правом не будет снижаться судами Continue Reading »

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По словам официального представителя Международного валютного фонда Джули Козак отметила, что сейчас стоимость нефти снизилась с пиковых значений Continue Reading »

ФИФА разрешила российской команде среди игроков до 15 лет сыграть на чемпионате мира в Азербайджане в октябре Continue Reading »

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Supreme Court clears way for restrictive immigration policy... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Allows White House to Block Asylum Seekers at Border...Ends Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron Continue Reading »

Allows White House to Block Asylum Seekers at Border... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Supreme Court clears way for restrictive immigration policy...Ends Deportation Protection for Haitians and Syrians... Continue Reading »

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In a World Cup for everyone, as it has been dubbed by FIFA, players carry historic stories of war and displacement. Continue Reading »

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports three people killed after an Israeli attack on a car in Nabatieh. Continue Reading »

Al Jazeera’s Robert McBride brings you the latest from Beirut as people return to the south of Lebanon. Continue Reading »

NATO boss tries to convince Trump that European allies were there for the US during war on Iran. Continue Reading »

Experts say disagreements over shipping routes and transit fees could complicate efforts to reach a permanent agreement. Continue Reading »

After Jerusalem became home to Somaliland’s first embassy, Abdirahman Dahir Adam tells ynet that Israeli tourists and businesses are welcome as the African country looks to deepen ties; 'Ready to cooperate in any field that serves the interests of both countries' Continue Reading »

Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion killed with three other soldiers in southern Lebanon, told ynet last month the IDF was carrying out major operations to protect northern residents; 'They will be discussed in the future,' he said Continue Reading »

Seniors from Kiryat Shmona graduated near the Lebanon border after years of upheaval disrupted their studies, celebrating with pride and loss as one asked: 'Who would want to stay?' Continue Reading »

Efi Talbi was rushed from a squad commanders’ course to the battlefield on the first day of the First Lebanon War; after his APC was hit and his commander was killed, he was captured, survived 10 days in captivity and escaped to nearby IDF troops Continue Reading »

IDF responds with heavy overnight strikes after drone hit troops near Kfartebnit, killing Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, commander of the 52nd Battalion, and three other soldiers Continue Reading »

President Trump has pushed to rescind Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of people from countries convulsed by humanitarian crises. Continue Reading »

A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control. Continue Reading »

Two powerful quakes shook the South American country, causing death and destruction. Continue Reading »

Crowds are filling the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, as temperatures soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Forty people drowned while swimming in other waterways. Continue Reading »

Temperature records have been broken in several European countries this week. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

After romping in New York City, progressives are staring down more key primary tests. Continue Reading »

The group is asking members across all 250 chapters to weigh who they want to back in the next presidential election and why, according to a plan first shared with POLITICO. Continue Reading »

Her victory in the Democratic contest for the 6th District blocks former Rep. David Trone from returning to Congress. Continue Reading »

The Democratic state delegate defeated a crowded 24-person field in the race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer in the 5th District. Continue Reading »

The president narrowly avoided another primary endorsement blunder after he initially only backed Wilson’s opponent. Continue Reading »

An impasse sparked by the stalled SAVE America Act could keep the chamber in recess well into next month. Continue Reading »

Republicans as well as Democrats want certainty the effort is officially dead. Continue Reading »

The president’s insistence Congress pass controversial election security legislation has ground both chambers to a halt. Continue Reading »

There’s a far-left, three-lettered firebrand with an eye on Congress — and some Democrats are worried she could drag them down. Continue Reading »

The Senate Commerce Chair says he’ll hold a markup next month on AI legislation, but his members say they don’t know what he has planned. Continue Reading »

The decision marks a win for the states that have challenged the president’s effort to crack down on mail-in voting ahead of a consequential November midterm. Continue Reading »

The president abruptly ditched plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill that would have been a boon to Republicans desperate for campaign trail affordability wins. Continue Reading »

The administration is trying to reframe the conversation while batting down the critics. Continue Reading »

The vice president is optimistic about diplomacy even as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire threatens to unravel. Continue Reading »

Republicans are increasingly turning to the Capital Research Center’s work in their investigations into nonprofits. Continue Reading »

Deadly quakes: At least 164 people have been killed and 971 injured after Venezuela's most powerful earthquake in more than a century, according to the country's acting President Delcy Rodriguez. The 7.5 magnitude quake struck just 40 seconds after a 7.2 magnitude foreshock. Capital in crisis: A resident who survived a quake that hit Caracas in 1967 said the disaster was unlike anything he had experienced. Another resident who escaped a damaged building said "the scene was like a horror movie." Continue Reading »

Back-to-back earthquakes have killed at least 164 people in Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodríguez says In the capital Caracas, rescuers are searching through the rubble and people have been heard calling for help Earlier, Rodríguez said the most affected state is La Guaira, north of Caracas, where "dozens" of buildings have collapsed Continue Reading »

Venezuela was rocked Wednesday afternoon by its strongest earthquakes in over a century — causing widespread destruction with fears of as many as 100,000 casualties. A magnitude-7.2 quake struck roughly 100 miles west of Caracas, followed just 39 seconds later by an even bigger 7.5-magnitude temblor, according to the US Geological Survey. "High casualties and extensive damage are probable, and the disaster is likely widespread," the USGS warned — estimating that the death toll could climb to at least 10,000, and potentially 100,000. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump and other conservatives have accused artificial intelligence chatbots of being politically biased against them — and an executive order he signed that said they must be "neutral, nonpartisan tools" triggered fears from Democrats that AI could start tilting to the right. So, are chatbots politically biased? The Washington Post tested the AI models behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and others using political questions designed by researchers to gauge how chatbots respond to hot-button political issues. The results suggest that chatbots have clear political leanings that can conflict with promises made by the companies behind them. Continue Reading »

The first Englishman to reach the New World brought home chips and fags. Or so we were told: many of us will remember primary-school lessons on Sir Walter Raleigh, fresh from Virginia, presenting Elizabeth I with potatoes and tobacco. In particularly colorful versions, his servants chuck the tubers and cook the poisonous leaves, or a gardener burns the plants only to discover edible potatoes. While these accounts may be little more than Victorian folklore — conquistadors probably brought these products to Europe decades earlier — it is nice to imagine the British getting their priorities straight from the start. Continue Reading »

Hungary has delayed a key procedural step in the EU membership bids of Ukraine and Moldova, complicating Kiev's plan to open all six accession clusters by mid-July, Politico has reported. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said fast-tracking Ukraine's EU accession would be premature. Kiev has repeatedly demanded a faster path into the bloc, with Vladimir Zelensky insisting on full membership no later than 2027 despite opposition from multiple EU members. Continue Reading »

While serving as former Mayor Eric Adams' right-hand man in City Hall, Frank Carone steered a multi-million dollar shelter contract to a Queens hotel owner in exchange for $120,000 in bribes concealed as "sham" legal fees, according to a corruption indictment unsealed by federal prosecutors Wednesday. The indictment, brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, marks the latest bombshell to rock Adams' inner circle after his single term in office was marred by scandal. Continue Reading »

Ukraine has received €3.2 billion as the first disbursement under the European Union's €90 billion support loan, Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The €3.2 billion will help cover Kyiv's budgetary gaps and guarantee financial stability. A second disbursement dedicated to drone production and worth about €6 billion is expected to be unveiled in the coming days. Continue Reading »

A North Carolina tax return preparation business owner has joined seven former colleagues in pleading guilty to a scheme that sought almost $25 million in false COVID-19 relief tax refunds. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced that the company's owner, Nejlai Mitchell, filed fake tax returns based on a paid sick and family leave credit — which Congress passed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic — from April 2022 through May 2023. Continue Reading »

Wednesday morning in Washington began with a typical mix of visitors along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: joggers, bikers, school groups, foreign tourists, a dancing majorette troupe from Carbondale, Pa. The Washington Monument, skinny and straight as six o'clock, was shimmering in the water. Continue Reading »

AI models capable of launching major cyberattacks that could overwhelm the defenses of governments and businesses are months – not years – away, an international alliance of intelligence agencies warned in a joint statement. The Five Eyes grouping, comprising the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, urged governments and corporate leaders to "act now" to improve their defenses against sophisticated cyber threats. Continue Reading »

U.S. President Donald Trump faced pointed criticism over the Iran war in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans on Wednesday, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions ​of dollars to pay for the conflict. Several Republicans who attended said Trump engaged in a shouting match with Senator Bill Cassidy, who said the administration needed to explain a framework deal Trump signed last ‌week that gives Iran financial incentives but falls short of the goals he laid out at the war's beginning. Continue Reading »

President Trump on Wednesday night said that the U.S. could have more military operations on the way. "How good is our military?" Mr. Trump said at a rally to kick off the Great American State Fair to honor the 250th anniversary of America's founding. "One week – Iran was essentially finished in one hour. Venezuela was finished and I guess we have other things in store, but we don't want to get carried away," he said. Continue Reading »

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday not to veto a bipartisan housing bill, noting the overwhelming vote it got in the Senate earlier this week. Continue Reading »

The president posted on social media that the signing was off until the Senate passes his bill on elections. It is unclear whether he intends to kill the housing bill. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump stunned lawmakers on Wednesday with the announcement that he would not be coming to Capitol Hill as planned to sign the much-discussed housing bill. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump made a lot of promises on the 2024 campaign trail. Which have been kept, and which are unfulfilled? Continue Reading »

Folarin Balogun, star striker for the United States Men's National Team, helped to lead his country into the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday. He could just as easily have been trying to knock them out. Born in New York to Nigerian parents and raised in England, he was eligible to represent three nations. He's not the only one. Twelve additional members of the 26-man US roster were also eligible to represent other countries. And the US is far from unique. Nearly one-quarter of the players at this World Cup are representing a country other than the one in which they were born, up from roughly 9% in 2006. Continue Reading »

This Supreme Court term has no shortage of high-profile immigration-related cases. But as the justices wait until the last minute to rule on the more controversial ones—namely birthright citizenship—on Tuesday, they delivered a decision in a sleeper case that could have implications for millions of green card holders living in the United States. Continue Reading »

The Supreme Court on Tuesday in Blanche v. Lau cleared the way for immigration officers to more freely deny lawful permanent residents – also known as green card holders – admission into the United States. By a vote of 6-3, the court, in an opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas, held that federal immigration law does not require border officers to have "clear and convincing evidence" that green card holders have committed a disqualifying crime before preventing them from reentering the country for an indefinite stay. Continue Reading »

Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin To Remove Deportation Protections For Syrians & Haitians Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times, The Supreme Court has allowed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) attempt to remove deportation protections for nationals of Haiti and Syria. In a 6–3 decision on June 25, a majority of the court said federal law barred judicial review of non-constitutional arguments against the department’s determinations. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion, which said the sole constitutional argument in the case would likely fail. “Citing statements made by President Trump and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, one set of respondents advances an equal protection claim that Haiti’s TPS [Temporary Protected Status] designation was terminated because of the racial makeup of that country’s population,” Alito wrote. “But, ironically, one of respondents’ other arguments undermines the equal protection claim by offering a strong, race-neutral explanation for Haiti’s termination: namely, that the current administration, which has terminated every TPS designation that has come up for renewal, simply opposes the TPS program, at least as it has been implemented in the past.” During oral argument in April, the Justice Department argued that lower court ... Continue Reading »

75% Of US GDP Growth In The First Quarter Was Due To AI On the surface, today's final revision (aka 3rd estimate) of the US Q1 GDP print was unremarkable: Real GDP grew 2.1% annualized in the first quarter, a reversal of last month's downward revision of 1.6%, but back to where the original print was when it was reported in April, when the BEA reported 2.0% growth.  The print reflected a downward revision to imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, that was partly offset by a sharp downward revision to consumer spending. Taking a closer look at the components, net exports contribution being revised sharply higher to -0.4% from -1.3% previously drove the improvement while consumption was much weaker. Real personal consumption expenditures revised sharply lower to 0.5% (saar) from 1.4% (saar). This is unexpected as virtually everyone was convinced that bumper tax rebates from Trump's OBBBA "stimulus" would push Q1 personal spending; in retrospect, spending in Q1 was far weaker than expected.  That said, real spending in May climbed 0.3% (3.2% annualized), while April was revised to 0% from 0.1%. This suggests an okay pace of ... Continue Reading »

Iran Still Eyes Multi-Billion Dollar Hormuz Toll Scheme, With China's Help, As Rubio Says Gulf Allies Won't Let It Happen Update(11:05ET): Despite Rubio's warning while meeting with GCC allies in Bahrain, Iran is planning to move forward on charging hefty fees for vessels wishing to transit the Strait of Hormuz under its protocol, which is to be enforced by the IRGC. What's more is that it's seeking Beijing's approval and help. Iran’s chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, asserted during a prior visit to Oman this week: "Everyone needs to know that management of the strait will never return to the way it was before." According to fresh reporting in The Wall Street Journal: Iran is pushing to make billions of dollars from the Strait of Hormuz as the regime positions itself to manage the global oil artery it severed at the start of the war.  The Islamic Republic estimates that charging for security, safety and environmental services in the strait would bring in $40 billion a year in revenue for states involved, according to officials familiar with the matter. The idea, if implemented, would bring Tehran cash flow and control that it ... Continue Reading »

Bayer Stock Soars After Supreme Court Guts Core Legal Theory Behind 1000s Of Roundup Cases Bayer AG shares soared in Frankfurt on Thursday morning after the Supreme Court sided with the German pharmaceutical and life sciences giant in a major Roundup ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn consumers that the weedkiller could cause cancer. Bloomberg reported that the Supreme Court voted 7 - 2 to throw out a $1.25 million jury verdict won by Missouri resident John Durnell, who blamed years of Roundup exposure for his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The first opinion is in Monsanto v. Durnell. The court holds that the federal law governing pesticide labels bars a lawsuit against Monsanto, the maker of Roundup weedkiller, for failing to include a warning on the label about the risks of cancer.https://t.co/cPzdF5lgH5 — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) June 25, 2026 Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority that federal law "demands" uniform pesticide labels and that the state-law "failure-to-warn" claim at issue in the case "would require a cancer warning on Roundup's label, a requirement 'in addition to' and 'different from' the label required by EPA." Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil ... Continue Reading »

Bitcoin Tumbles As Strategy Slammed, Faces Massive $10 Billion Option Expiry Moments after the cash market opened, bitcoin plunged almost $3,000 in a matter of seconds to $58,000, on no news, sending the price to the lowest level since Sept 2024.  This was a strange move for bitcoin because while stocks do tend to move rapidly at cash open as that's when options restart trading (as we have noted, in recent months most investors are trading almost exclusively in options and avoiding the underlying securities completely), bitcoin trades within its own ecosystem that is open 24/7 and is - or rather should be - far less reliant on key stock market time triggers.  Instead, the trigger for the drop was not bitcoin but rather its biggest treasury sponsor, Strategy, which plunged as much as 8% in what now appears to be a coordinated effort to send MSTR stock sharply lower using puts (hence the move at exactly 9:30am when option trading started), which in turn has led to lower prices on its various tranches of perpetual preferred stocks, and ultimately, lead to more bitcoin selling on fears Michael Saylor will have ... Continue Reading »

Trump Says US "Ready To Help" After Twin Quakes Level Apartment Towers In Venezuela, USGS Warns Death Toll Could Hit 100K Summary Buildings collapsed in several districts of Caracas Venezuela declared a state of emergency after the earthquakes  Secretary of State Marco Rubio Deploys First Responders  Trump Says "U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help"  USGS Says Quakes May Prompt "International Response"  USGS Fears Death Toll Ranging Between 10k - 100k  Stunning Aerial Footage Of Quake Damage  WATCH: Aerial footage shows extensive damage across La Guaira, Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/I0OxESLs6C — Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) June 25, 2026 Chevron Says Venezuelan Oil Operations Continue  Chevron said its oil operations in Venezuela remain operational as of Thursday morning and all employees are accounted for after twin quakes overnight.  "As a longtime employer and partner in Venezuela, we stand in solidarity with the country and its people during this difficult time," the oil/gas giant said in a statement Thursday, quoted by Bloomberg. "We remain committed to supporting our employees and the communities surrounding our facilities and ensuring the continued safe operation of our assets." The outlet noted: Venezuela's key refining hub near the quake's epicenter in Paraguaná and the Jose export terminal in Anzoátegui are operating normally, according to ... Continue Reading »

A Golden Opportunity Just Appeared Authored by Matt Badiali via DailyReckoning.com, The headlines are screaming that gold is falling. And it’s true. The price dipped below $4,000 per ounce for the first time since November 2025. This seems backward. There are multiple wars going on in the world. Fuel prices are high. Gold is supposed to be the “safe haven” asset. Why isn’t it going up? Well, as analysts from LPL Financial, the largest broker-dealer in the U.S. said, gold is doing what it’s supposed to do. It’s acting as financial insurance. Analysts at giant bank, Goldman Sachs estimated that if the war lasted into April, it would cause economic contractions. UAE: -3% Saudi Arabia: -5% Kuwait/Qatar: -14% Iran: -15% (IMF estimate) In addition, countries like Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq, and Turkey have fragile economies. They can’t afford to have fuel costs spikes. Because oil is priced in dollars, something these countries don’t have enough of, higher prices create severe economic disruptions. Turkey faced soaring inflation due to high fuel costs. The country’s central bank sold gold to offset the impact. Turkey sold $3 billion’ worth of gold in a single week in March. This is gold as an insurance policy. When ... Continue Reading »

Apple Price Shock: Macs And iPads Jump $200 Or More As Memory Crisis Worsens Readers were warned as early as late January to front-run the coming memory shortage by purchasing their favorite electronics, whether PCs, laptops, TVs, smartphones, or anything else dependent on high-end memory chips, as unprecedented data-center demand was already beginning to emerge. Fast forward nearly five months, and just two weeks after Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that "price increases are unavoidable" for laptops and other devices, a Wall Street Journal report has confirmed that those hikes have now been passed along, potentially delivering sticker shock to customers. Here's what happened earlier: The Apple Online Store briefly went down, and when it came back online, prices for Mac computers jumped 15% to 20%, while iPad prices increased 15% to 25%. The company briefly took down its Apple Online Store early this morning as it typically does when announcing new products. When it came back online, the price tags for Mac computers rose roughly 15% to 20% and iPad prices rose 15% to 25%. Among the price increases, the base MacBook Air rose $200 to $1,299; the base MacBook Pro ... Continue Reading »

Afghan Asylum Seeker Sentenced For Raping Goats And 6-Month-Old Lamb Via Remix News, A 19-year-old Afghan man, Massoud S., was tried Monday at the Aix-en-Provence court for sexual assault against six goats, one of which died, and a 6-month-old lamb at an educational farm. He has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison and a ban from French territory. Afghan migrant Massoud S. was initially charged with “serious abuse or act of cruelty against a domestic, tame, or captive animal.” He continued to deny the rapes in this case despite DNA evidence and being caught redhanded raping a goat. He even told a court psychologist that anyone who did rape the animals only did it to “not rape a woman” since “a goat could not identify him afterward.” The sexual assaults occurred between February and April and on top of the DNA evidence, his phone location also had him pinged to the crime scene. “I don’t know how to explain it,” he told the magistrates regarding the ample evidence against him. Massoud S. reportedly repeatedly raped the animals, which all belonged to an animal shelter and educational farm “Un moment” in Les ... Continue Reading »

Trump Requests $88 Billion Supplemental Funding Package Focused On Iran War Funds, Farm Aid, And Ebola Response President Donald Trump formally asked Congress on Wednesday for $87.6 billion in supplemental appropriations - your tax dollars (for our American readers) - to cover urgent needs stemming from the U.S. military campaign against Iran, provide economic relief to American farmers, and respond to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The request, sent in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, comes as the administration seeks to replenish military stocks and address operational expenses from Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military effort launched on February 28, 2026. Breakdown of the Funding Request According to the White House letter and reporting from multiple outlets, the package allocates funds across several priorities: Department of War (Pentagon): $67.146 billion - the largest share. This includes approximately $21 billion for munitions to rebuild stockpiles, substantial funding for operations and readiness, $2.4 billion for drones, $5.1 billion for cybersecurity and autonomy, fuel costs, and $12.1 billion for classified programs. American Farmers (USDA): $11.1 billion - $10 billion in temporary economic assistance for row and specialty crops in 2026, plus $1.1 billion to ... Continue Reading »

Continuing Jobless Claims At 3-Month-Highs, Initial Claims Tumble Back To 2021 Levels The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell last week to 215k (after hitting four month highs last week), well below the 225k expectations and back to the same levels it was at in 2021... New Jersey and Oregon saw the biggest WoW rise in initial jobless claims while Minnesota and Pennsylvania saw the biggest decline... At the same time, continuing jobless claims picked up to 1.821 million Americans - the highest in 3 months... The bottom line is that initial claims remain low by historical standards and continue to run below year-ago levels, reinforcing the more hawkish 'labor market is resilient' framework introduced last week. Tyler Durden Thu, 06/25/2026 - 08:55 Continue Reading »

Services Costs Drag Fed's Favorite Inflation Signal To 3-Year Highs, Savings Rate Holds Near Lows After accelerating in March and April, The Fed's favorite inflation indicator - Core PCE (a measure of price changes in consumer goods and services that excludes volatile food and energy costs) - was expected to rise once again in May. And it did with the crucial inflation signal up 0.3% MoM (as expected) and up 3.4% YoY (as expected) and at the highest level since Nov 2023... Services costs picked up again with Durable goods flat and non-durable goods inflation decelerating... The headline PCE jumped 0.4% MoM (slightly less than the 0.5% exp) and up 4.1% YoY (as expected) - highest since April 2023... The impact of the war is evident in crude prices and the PCE's energy index, but arguably, this is as bad as it gets in terms of inflation... But PCE signals that the soaring cost of semiconductors (the software and accessories component receives about 30 times the weight in PCE as it does in CPI) - has stalled... Higher prices were met with higher spending (+0.7% MoM notional) and higher income growth (+0.7% MoM)... While Spending has been ... Continue Reading »

Futures Jump As Micron Revives AI Euphoria, Oil Erases War Gains Global stocks and S&P futures are higher while Nasdaq futures are on a tear after Micron’s sales forecast blew the lights out, brushing aside fears over a near-term pullback in the AI trade, while Qualcomm set aggressive targets at its investor day in New York. As of 8:00am ET, a revival of the AI demand theme is sending contracts on the Nasdaq 100 up 2.1% while S&P 500 futures are up a more modest 0.7%. MU is +18% pre-market, pushing Semis higher (SOXX +5%, DRAM +12%) while Mag7 - the companies which enable all this chip spending - are mostly lower. As Goldman's Delta 1 desks asks, how much longer will they be willing to see their stock languish while funding semiconductor outperformance? Korea's KOSPI rallied 5.5% overnight (closing well off the highs) and remains ~2.4% below pre-Flash Crash levels. While the AI theme is bid pre-market, this is not an ‘Everything Rally’ with Cyclicals seeing a mixed performance with Banks flat, Regional Banks lower, Energy down with crude, Discretionary mixed, and Materials flat. Within Defensives, Staples are weaker, HC ... Continue Reading »

Another OPEC Exit? Iraq Warns It Could Abandon Oil Cartel If Quota Hike Rejected Iraq is sending a warning shot to OPEC: raise Baghdad's oil production quota to better reflect its capacity and fiscal needs, or risk yet another defection from the oil-producing cartel. "The ministry currently has no intention of withdrawing from OPEC, and we remain committed to operating within the organization's framework and mechanisms," Oil Ministry spokesman Salim Al-Rikabi told Bloomberg via a text message. Al-Rikabi warned, "Of course, taking into consideration that the Ministry is moving forward with increasing its production to align with its capabilities and needs, the organization should raise Iraq's production level. Otherwise, a decision will have to be made regarding whether to remain in or withdraw from OPEC." Iraq's threat to leave OPEC comes two months after the UAE formally left the oil cartel, which now comprises 11 members, including Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. The UAE ranks among the top producers in OPEC (4.05 million bpd) and left the group due to its growing capacity ambitions (targeting 5 million bpd by 2027). We noted at the ... Continue Reading »

The AI Race Will Be Won Or Lost On Power Infrastructure By Amanda Simonian, chief marketing officer at TerraFlow Energy, first published in UtilityDive Over the past several months, moving between conversations on Capitol Hill, industry conferences, and meetings with operators, developers and policymakers, I have been struck by how often very different discussions keep circling back to the same underlying concern: power. In congressional offices, it comes up through the language of energy security, industrial policy and what it will take to keep infrastructure ahead of rising electricity demand. Across the industry, it surfaces through a more operational vocabulary: interconnection bottlenecks, volatile load growth, transmission constraints and the practical question of where the next gigawatt comes from. Data centers in Stutsman County, N.D.  What made those conversations interesting wasn’t simply that policymakers and operators were focused on the same issue. It was that many of the proposed answers still seemed rooted in an assumption that deserves more scrutiny. Much of today’s discussion treats AI-driven load growth primarily as a supply challenge. Demand is rising sharply, so the answer must be to build more generation. That’s true, but only partially. I’ve come away increasingly ... Continue Reading »

Heat Dome Sends European Power Prices Soaring An intense heat wave continues to bake France and parts of Europe, with temperatures surging well above the 30-year average for this time of year. Welcome to summer.  They think we are stupid, that our memories cannot stretch back to when life was normal, and when our lives were not based on fear... Summer, it gets hot, Winter it gets cold... It's NORMAL. https://t.co/hYHvZ3dI2w — 🇨🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿InLucysHead🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇭© (@InsideLucysHead) June 24, 2026 In France, the average daily temperature reached 85.6F on Tuesday, according to Météo-France, while Pissos in southwest France hit 111.7F. The heat dome parked over Western Europe is set to fade by the end of the week, but temperatures will remain well above the 30-year seasonal average. French evening power prices on Tuesday soared to their highest level since the 2022 energy crisis, while German power prices hit two-year highs. In Belgium, peak-hour power prices for Wednesday evening jumped to 933.28 euros per megawatt-hour on EPEX Spot. French grid operator RTE is preparing for possible heat-related disruptions, including de-energizing power lines. The heat is also straining climate-friendly power grids because of low wind generation, while heat-related restrictions at French nuclear plants ... Continue Reading »

Chinese Humanoids Take On Penalty Challenge As Messi, Ronaldo Light Up FIFA World Cup Authored by Jijo Malayil via Interesting Engineering, As the World Cup fever grows around stars like Messi and Ronaldo, Shanghai hosts a unique penalty shootout featuring humanoid robots. Humanoid robots are stepping up for a penalty shootout.Boston Dynamics/YouTube At MWC Shanghai 2026, humanoid robots are stepping up to the spot in the Humanoid Robot Football Penalties Challenge, testing the limits of robotics, AI, machine vision, and real-time motion control. According to Chinese media outlets, the event showcases how embodied AI performs under pressure, highlighting next-generation autonomous technology through football-inspired challenges. Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai Motor recently launched a football-themed campaign featuring Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot. Humanoid football test On its opening day at MWC Shanghai 2026 on June 24, the spotlight quickly shifted from keynote speeches to a live demonstration of embodied AI in action: the Humanoid Robot Football Penalties Challenge. Held within the Mobile AI Innovation Frontiers Zone at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, the event is designed as a controlled stress test for real-time autonomous decision-making, where humanoid robots must read the goal, judge angles, ... Continue Reading »

European Rearmament Efforts Snuffed By Chinese Control Of Critical Materials Yesterday we reported that, in a tit-for-tat move, China announced it is targeting US rare earths firms in response to a Pentagon list of Chinese firms: this, as Rabobank noted, is largely a symbolic move, but it still underlines the tensions in this area. So does the Nikkei reporting that ‘China minerals control threatens EU rearmament, as bloc seeks new sources’: because, as Rabo's Michael Every notes, even if you can afford a dagger, you can’t make it without rare earths, and Europe still hasn’t secured enough supply.  Taking a closer look at the report, Nikkei writes that the European Union's aggressive plans to boost defense capabilities are hampered by China's export controls and sales restrictions on critical raw materials, with the bloc's leaders now calling on countries to accelerate the diversification of their supply chains. The European Commission last week said that it will propose a new law that will require companies in the bloc to expand their suppliers to address economic imbalances, although it did not name China. Russia's war in Ukraine and growing uncertainty over Washington's security guarantees have pushed governments ... Continue Reading »

EU Commissioner Claims That Ukraine Is Gaining The Upper Hand On The Battlefield, In the Air, And At Sea Via Remix News, Ukraine is gaining the upper hand on the battlefield, in the air and at sea, while Ukrainian drones have stopped Russia’s ground advance and are causing serious disruptions to Russian logistics, EU Commissioner for Defense and Space Policy Andrius Kubilius said on Tuesday in Brussels. In his speech launching the European defense and security summit, the commissioner pointed out that Ukrainian drones can paralyze the supply of the Russian army up to 300 kilometers from the front lines. According to the EU commissioner, Ukraine is no longer just a beneficiary of international subsidies, but also contributes to the protection of other countries. Kubilius said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reacting to Ukrainian successes with increasingly desperate attacks. He cited last week’s attack on the Kyiv monastery as an example, which he called an attack on culture, religion and civilization. According to the commissioner, Russia continues to pose a threat to Europe’s security, and Moscow may be able to test NATO’s Article 5, which establishes collective defense. At the same time, he ... Continue Reading »

India's Imports Of Russian Oil Set For New Record High India is set to import a record-high volume of Russian crude in June as the Hormuz crisis and the U.S. waivers on Russia’s barrels have pushed the world’s third-largest crude importer to gorge on Moscow’s oil again, OilPrice reported. India has imported 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude oil so far in June, according to preliminary vessel-tracking data from commodity analytics firm Kpler cited by Indian media. So far this month, Russian crude has accounted for as much as 53.5% of all Indian oil imports, per the data.    Russian crude now makes up HALF of India’s oil imports in June! India is importing 2.66 million barrels per day of Russian oil — which is nearly 40% higher than May. This has strengthened Russia’s position as India’s largest oil supplier. Key Points: • Russian oil share has… pic.twitter.com/A5zWie3U4B — Dr. Rakesh Bansal (@iamrakeshbansal) June 22, 2026 India’s full-month imports of Russian crude are set for a record-high of 2.35 million bpd in June for any month ever, Kpler has estimated. This would exceed the previous record of 2.2 million bpd from May 2023.  Going forward, Russian crude will ... Continue Reading »