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Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down

The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".

abcnews.com | 1 min. ago NEW

Trump calls on Zelenskyy to halt Ukraine strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

Trump calls on Zelenskyy to halt Ukraine strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

euronews.com | 23 min. ago NEW

Trump accuses Ukraine of pushing up energy prices while on two-day visit to Ireland

US President Donald Trump says Ukraine should stop striking Russian diesel supplies as the impact is harming the global economy. Trump's comments come as he continued his two-day visit to Ireland which blend a bit of high-level meetings with personal leisure.

theguardian.com | 37 min. ago NEW

Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK

Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economiesEconomics viewpoint: perilous UK economic conditions trace back to TrumpCentral bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week, as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates.Policymakers in all three countries will set rates in the next seven days against the backdrop of turbulent global bond markets. Continue reading...

globalnews.ca | 41 min. ago NEW

Trump calls on Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian diesel citing global shortage

Ukraine has for months been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry with long-range strikes, prompting fuel rationing across the country.

theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 9 min. ago

Trump reiterates $5,000 ‘dividend’ pledge if Republicans win midterms

Plan to give US adults $5,000 has been greeted with incredulity across the political spectrum as well as outrageDonald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his controversial pledge to give US adults a $5,000 “dividend” if his Republican ⁠party keeps control of Congress after November’s midterm elections.The plan has been greeted with expressions of incredulity across the US political spectrum as well as outraged accusations of seeing to bribe voters. The plan – which would cost more than a trillion dollars – also comes amid huge concern over the US national debt, which topped $40tn for the first time in August.Reuters contributed to this article Continue reading...

theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 13 min. ago

Crossbench MPs launch push to stop Australian military exports being used in human rights breaches

‘Red lines’ legislation would forbid defence equipment technology or services being used, includes parts for F-35 fighter jetsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrossbench MPs including David Pocock and Sophie Scamps will put pressure on the Albanese government to ban Australian goods from being used by the Israeli military – including for F-35 fighter jets – by introducing a bill designed to force it to adhere to international obligations.The group’s “red lines” legislation, to be presented on Monday, would outlaw defence equipment, technology or services being used where they could breach Australia’s international human rights obligations. Continue reading...

dailymail.com | 1 hrs. 22 min. ago

American scholar who was invited to China suddenly vanishes as his haunting final text message is revealed... and Trump is set to confront Xi about his fate

Min Zin, a Myanmar scholar, was invited to Yunnan by a professor to attend a workshop on economic cooperation. But after landing on June 3, he suddenly disappeared.

theguardian.com | 1 hrs. 25 min. ago

Crossbench MPs launch push to stop Australian military exports being used in human rights breaches

‘Red lines’ legislation would forbid defence equipment technology or services being used, includes parts for F-35 fighter jetsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrossbench MPs including David Pocock and Sophie Scamps will put pressure on the Albanese government to ban Australian goods from being used by the Israeli military – including for F-35 fighter jets – by introducing a bill designed to force it to adhere to international obligations.The group’s “red lines” legislation, to be presented on Monday, would outlaw defence equipment, technology or services being used where they could breach Australia’s international human rights obligations. Continue reading...

kyivindependent.com | 1 hrs. 26 min. ago

Trump tells Zelensky to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure

"He's causing a shortage of diesel," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

dailymail.com | 1 hrs. 44 min. ago

Trump slams Zelensky for war tactic claiming Ukrainian leader is 'hurting the world' and causing fuel shortage

President Donald Trump unleashed on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking to reporters on Sunday morning.

bbc.co.uk | 2 hrs. 32 min. ago

Trump doubles down on united Ireland comments

The US president said that it would be natural to unite the two countries while at the Irish Open in Doonbeg.

axios.com | 2 hrs. 34 min. ago

Trump's $5,000 checks require Congress to approve, Johnson says

President Trump's proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday.Why it matters: Trump and his top officials claim they can send the checks without Congress — even with the prospect of them costing upward of $1.3 trillion.This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

thebulwark.com | 2 hrs. 49 min. ago

Here’s How You Know Trump’s Canada Tariffs Are Bombing

They’re costly, voters hate them, and they threaten supply chains vital to the U.S. auto industry.

mirror.co.uk | 2 hrs. 51 min. ago

Trump responds to backlash over support for united Ireland and 'loves' what he said

Donald Trump, who is in Ireland this weekend, said that a unification between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland 'is going to happen eventually"

thebulwark.com | 3 hrs. 53 min. ago

Here’s How You Know Trump’s Canada Tariffs Are Bombing

They’re costly, voters hate them, and they threaten supply chains vital to the U.S. auto industry.

ft.com | 3 hrs. 59 min. ago

[$] The calculated desperation of Trump-a-palooza

Whatever happens in midterm elections, the president wants the world to know that he is the only person who matters in the Republican Party

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 19 min. ago

Zelenskyy ready to meet Putin at Miami G20; Kremlin refuses

Russia will send officials to a G20 energy meeting in Houston next week; Trump’s special envoy said they hoped to announce the “next steps” of talks to end the war within “a couple of weeks”

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 4 hrs. 32 min. ago

Pakistan PM Sharif to meet Trump on September 23 during UNGA in New York

ft.com | 4 hrs. 43 min. ago

Will the Fed defy Trump and raise rates?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

axios.com | 5 hrs. 3 min. ago

The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge

Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.The big picture: Long-term interest rates are surging, as are consumer prices.It's a toxic mix of near-term inflation pressures and years of fiscal imbalance.Driving the news: The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 4.97% Friday, up a full percentage point since the end of February, and only a hair below its high since 2007.The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen in lockstep, reaching 7.08% Friday, per Mortgage News Daily — the highest in more than a year.State of play: The immediate catalyst Friday was an inflation report that showed consumer prices surging higher in August, with gasoline prices accounting for more than a third of the gain. Gasoline is now at a national average of $4.29 a gallon, while the price of diesel has climbed to over $6 a gallon.All this means that the Federal Reserve is now expected to raise its target interest rate this week.But longer-term borrowing rates are set in global markets — and determined by bigger forces.The U.S. government is spending about $2 trillion a year more than it raises in taxes at a time the cumulative debt is already roughly 100% of a year's GDP.Long-term bond yields have been rising worldwide, reflecting both high government borrowing and demand for capital from the AI buildout.The intrigue: The recent spikes have taken place in spite of interventions by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to try to smooth turbulent bond markets — efforts that haven't succeeded in making borrowing cheaper.And rather than focus on the deficit reduction the bond market wants, President Trump has floated the notion of $5,000 payments to all U.S. adult citizens if Republicans win midterm elections.The U.S. government is already spending around $1 trillion a year in interest on the debt, on track to rise to $2 trillion over the next decade, a new high as a share of the economy. If the recent surge in rates is sustained, those numbers will grow even higher.The bottom line: The combination of near-term energy-driven inflation and the long-term debt trajectory means that it will cost more to borrow money for the foreseeable future.

theguardian.com | 5 hrs. 15 min. ago

‘Trump accounts’ promise to mint child millionaires. Experts have their doubts

President has hyped growth of federal investment accounts to help US children – for his own political gainSince returning to the White House, Donald Trump has scrapped rules that made childcare more affordable and pushed to cut funding for the nation’s public schools. But with midterm elections fast approaching and his approval ratings very low, the US president has repeatedly trumpeted a two-month-old program designed to help the nation’s children. That program, unhumbly named “Trump accounts”, calls for the federal government to give a one-time $1,000 seed deposit to every newborn whose family applies.In campaign speeches this summer, Trump has sought to milk these accounts for maximum political advantage, making big promises about how much these accounts will help the nation’s children. In a speech in Las Vegas last month, Trump hailed the program, saying: “It’s really giving [children] a head start on the American dream… They start off with $1,000 … and they can end up with $100,000, $200,000, $300,000” and if the stock market booms, “you’d end up with $1m”. Continue reading...

kyivpost.com | 5 hrs. 23 min. ago

China Threatens to Cancel US Summit Over Taiwan Arms

China warned the US that it intends to cancel a planned leaders’ summit this month if Washington approves new arms transfers to Taiwan beforehand, Kyodo reported. Beijing reiterated that the status of Taiwan remains an inviolable “red line,” following heightened friction after Donald Trump previously described arms sales as a “bargaining chip”.

ft.com | 5 hrs. 25 min. ago

[$] Trump’s vision of Alaska as LNG superpower confronts an $80bn test

Alaska LNG and Polar LNG face a series of financing, logistical and legal hurdles to tap massive gasfields

thehill.com | 5 hrs. 28 min. ago

State of Texas: Paxton and Talarico in their own words

At the Republican party’s first-ever midterm convention, President Donald Trump called upon attendees in Dallas to support Ken Paxton in the upcoming Texas senatorial race.

theguardian.com | 6 hrs. 12 min. ago

‘It’s just straight bigotry’: Trump leads wave of Islamophobic rhetoric as midterms loom

As Muslims win historic victories, experts describe rise in anti-Islamic sentiment that rivals post-9/11 climateWithin hours of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary, Republican senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama declared that the party had “just voted to send a TERRORIST” to Washington.El-Sayed – or “Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed”, as Tuberville called him on X – was a “RADICAL ISLAMIST” who would “do everything he can to destroy America”, he claimed. Continue reading...

thehill.com | 6 hrs. 20 min. ago

Student loan borrowers race for lower payments as changes come to a head

Student loan borrowers are in a race against the clock to keep their payments as low as possible as they navigate upcoming deadlines to get out of old repayment plans, choose a new one and potentially receive a temporary reduction in their loans’ interest rate. The Trump administration's standard repayment plan and Repayment Assistance Plan...

kyivindependent.com | 6 hrs. 21 min. ago

Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says

"Ukraine right now does not want to do that," U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner said.

nytimes.com | 7 hrs. 13 min. ago

[$] Trump’s Canadian Tariffs Tear at Bond Between Twins Towns in Ontario and Michigan

A 50 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian steel is crippling a major Ontario mill, driving mass layoffs and rupturing a century of cross-border life with Michigan.

nytimes.com | 7 hrs. 14 min. ago

[$] As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers

President Trump has been in the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.

foxnews.com | 7 hrs. 15 min. ago

Black conservative reveals how GOP can lock down minority voters without Trump on ballot

T.W. Shannon says Donald Trump transformed the GOP into a working party, pointing to job creation and lower crime as keys to winning Black voters.

scmp.com | 7 hrs. 57 min. ago

Mild-mannered Canada shows the world how to take the fight to Trump

For anyone who has spent time living in Canada, the country’s default posture towards its southern neighbour has long felt almost hard-coded: polite, deferential, almost allergic to confrontation. I saw this first-hand as a visiting scholar in the country in the early 1980s, when I met locals who embodied the national stereotype of moderation in all things. Canadians preferred compromise even when they had a right to push back, treating their far larger ally as a partner to be accommodated, not...

thedailybeast.com | 9 hrs. 34 min. ago

Trump Goons Unload on ‘Freak’ Journalist Over Natalie Harp

Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesNatalie Harp was in Ireland with Donald Trump. Naturally.The president’s 35-year-old aide—who has become a near-constant presence at his side—followed her boss on his two-day trip, prompting journalist Aaron Rupar to post a photo of her with the simple observation: “Look who made the trip to Ireland.”That apparently was enough to set off the White House’s Rapid Response 47 team.Read more at The Daily Beast.

thedailybeast.com | 10 hrs. 22 min. ago

Pentagon Pete’s Desperate Push to Sell His Warrior Image Exposed

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERSPete Hegseth wanted the cameras.The defense secretary and some of his cronies reportedly pushed two American airmen rescued after their F-15 was shot down over Iran to appear on Sunday’s season premiere of CBS’ MAGA-curious 60 Minutes, according to multiple sources who spoke to CNN.But the airmen weren’t eager to participate. One reportedly worried he could be ordered to do the interview, while military officials were concerned that revealing details of the dramatic rescue could expose classified information during an ongoing war.Read more at The Daily Beast.

smh.com.au | 11 hrs. 9 min. ago

It’s not ending with Trump. Now we’re under attack from his clones

Since Trump’s re-election, no-one appears to know any more what the basic standards of character are to hold elected office.

dailymail.com | 11 hrs. 34 min. ago

President Trump reveals biggest change in his son Don Jr since marrying wife Bettina in luxurious Bahamas wedding

Don Jr. tied the knot with 39-year-old socialite and model Bettina Anderson at a Palm Beach ceremony late May before heading to the Bahamas for a luxury reception.

thestar.com | 12 hrs. 24 min. ago

Trump loves the game of golf and takes pride in his relationships with some of the pros

FILE - Donald Trump, left, talks with Annika Sorenstam, of Stockholm, Sweden, during the LPGA Tour Championships ProAm round as they wait to tee off on the 15th tee at the Trump International Gulf Club, Nov. 20, 2002, in West…

smh.com.au | 12 hrs. 58 min. ago

Putin will not win: My encounter with Europe’s new-found optimism

Despite Trump’s America retreating from its role as protector of the free world, a weekend conference in Kyiv showcased Europe’s solidarity and rising confidence in the face of the Russian leader’s aggression.

mirror.co.uk | 13 hrs. 41 min. ago

Donald Trump's united Ireland comments spark fury and strains UK-US relations

Donald Trump has said he would 'love to see' a united Ireland as he spoke to reporters in Dublin, sparking fury in the UK and prompting Prime Minister Andy Burnham to respond

abc.net.au | 13 hrs. 44 min. ago

Trump would 'love to see' reunified Ireland and Northern Ireland

The US president made the contentious comments during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course.