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Trump’s recent insults show just how strained his relationships with G7 leaders have become

With President Donald Trump’s arrival this week at the French spa resort Évian-les-Bains for a summit of top world leaders, the placid lakeside setting may disguise a somewhat more stormy atmosphere.Trump has repeatedly insulted most of his Group of 7 counterparts over the last several months, reopening old grudges and igniting new feuds with leaders he once seemed to respect.The root of his latest ire has been the leaders’ unwillingness to join in the US-Israeli war against Iran, which will be in the spotlight at the summit after Trump announced an agreement with Tehran over the weekend.

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SpaceX IPO haul rises to $85.7 billion after underwriters exercise greenshoe

SpaceX said on Monday that its underwriters had exercised the "greenshoe" option to purchase additional shares, increasing the total proceeds from its initial public offering to $85.7 billion from $75 billion that it raised last week.Elon Musk's rocket, AI and internet conglomerate, which sold 555.56 million shares at $135 apiece to raise the record $75 billion, became the largest IPO in history even before the greenshoe option was exercised.The 'greenshoe' is a standard feature of most U.S. stock market listings that acts as a safety valve, helping underwriters support the stock and limit sh

Ugandan forces arrest lawyer of opposition figure facing treason charges, party says

India's GenZ leader slapped at protest

AI-referred US shoppers browse longer, spend more per visit, data shows

U.S. shoppers who use large language models, including Google's Gemini or OpenAI's ChatGPT, for purchase recommendations are lingering more on retailers' websites and are more likely to spend, according to May data from Adobe Analytics.Consumers who are referred to retail websites from LLMs generated 53% more revenue per visit than shoppers from non-AI sources, the data firm said, emphasizing the need for brands to invest in AI-readable webpages.Retailers whose products show up in LLM suggestions are able to "drive more personalization" to shoppers who leave the platforms to complete their p

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Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal involving lengthy detention of certain immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump's administration in a case involving the legality of subjecting certain convicted immigrants with pending deportation proceedings to lengthy detention without bond hearings allowing them to seek a release on bail.The administration appealed a lower court's ruling that said the U.S. Constitution's right to due process bars "unreasonably prolonged" detention without a hearing of non-U.S. citizens who face deportation after being convicted of certain crimes. That ruling involved two immigrants in New York - one w

Vance says funds won't be transferred to Iran in exchange for signing deal to halt war

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that no funds would be released to Iran in exchange for signing an agreement to halt the war and open the Strait of Hormuz and that text of the framework deal would be shared this week.In an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America" program, Vance said signing the memorandum of understanding with Iran, expected to take place in Switzerland on Friday, would not trigger the release of frozen assets. Vance said the agreement was already signed digitally on Sunday and no funds were released."There's been no money released, and that won't change," he sa

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Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz

The U.S. and Iran said they have agreed terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, news that brought relief to markets worldwide, although the pact may hinge on events in Lebanon and defers tricky talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The framework deal marks the biggest breakthrough towards resolving a war that began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February before escalating into a wider regional conflict that has killed thousands, upended energy markets and stoked recession fears for the global economy."The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," U.S.

Oil falls 5% to three-month low as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices slumped 5% to a three-month low on Monday amid a broad selloff after the U.S. and Iran said they agreed terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $4.38, or 5.02%, to $82.95 a barrel by 10:54 a.m. EDT (1455 GMT) and U.S. West Texas Intermediate was at $80.28, down $4.60, or 5.42%. Both contracts fell to their lowest levels since March 10 on Monday after tumbling more than 3% on Friday. WTI futures fell as much as $5 during the session. The U.S. and Iran will sign a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland on Friday, said the prime minist

World Cup bus set alight as chaotic celebrations erupt in Manhattan after Knicks win

Former Senate leader Mitch McConnell is in the hospital, but little more information is known

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Ukrainian man found guilty of setting property linked to UK PM Starmer on fire

A Ukrainian man was found guilty on Monday of carrying out arson attacks on property connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May last year on behalf of a mystery figure he knew only as "EL Money". Over five days last ‌May, police were called to fires at a house in north London connected to Starmer, another at a property nearby where he previously lived and where his sister-in-law still resided, and to a blaze involving a Toyota car that also used to belong to the British leader.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, was found guilty at London's Old Bailey Court of two counts of committing ar

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Why an Iran peace deal won't pull the yen back from the brink

War in the Middle East pushed the yen to the brink of multi-decade lows and prompted the government to prop it up -- a peace deal, however, won't pull it back from the precipice.Stocks and bonds soared on Monday on news of the planned Iran-U.S. halt to a war that has inflamed global inflation expectations, particularly in energy importers like Japan. But the yen barely budged, holding above the 160 per dollar level that invited official intervention just last month.The fragile yen now enters a challenging week with a crucial central bank meeting that is expected to lift interest rates to a 31

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Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future

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Supreme Court to decide if migrants detained for months must receive bond hearings

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide if the government may hold noncitizens in detention for prolonged periods without a bond hearing, a case that could have significant implications for the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.At the center of the dispute are two green card holders who had been convicted of aggravated felonies that immigration officials sought to deport to the Dominican Republic in one case and to Jamaica in the other. One of the men was held for seven months and the other for nearly two years as their removal cases were pending.Neither received a hearing

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Lebanon fighting eases after US-Iran deal but displaced warned not to rush home

Fighting in southern Lebanon eased on Monday after the U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict was announced, but an Israeli drone strike killed one person and authorities warned displaced people not to rush home as Israel said it would keep troops in the south.Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with nearly 3,800 people killed and some 1.2 million people uprooted by an Israeli offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which opened fire on Israel in support of Tehran on March 2. Pakistan, a key mediator between Tehran and Washingt

US energy shares slump as Iran deal lowers Hormuz supply disruption risk

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Oil prices hit three-month lows on US-Iran agreement

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SpaceX is coming to your 401(k) — maybe

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Global leaders react to announcement of US-Iran peace agreement

U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to

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US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to end war, signing set for Friday

U.S. and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and

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Britain announces sweeping social media ban for under-16s

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows in Geneva anti-G7 march

Geneva police on Sunday fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a United Nations agency as they vented

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Pakistan PM says US and Iran reach peace deal after talks

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said early on Monday that the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal.

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Trump holds phone calls with Putin and Zelensky on his 80th birthday

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls