Viral video sparks outrage over light assault charge...

...the AI thematic is too big to ignore...

Delayed publication of his record so as not to provide "propaganda" opportunities for Iran.

Some have been crossing borders just to access...

US President Donald Trump will appear at an event for holders of the TRUMP memecoin after the White House previously said it wasn’t locked into his schedule. 

...power as the AI pinch-point has traded as a very clean theme into, and out of, the Iran conflict...

Donald Trump’s hint at Russia’s return to SWIFT signals a new phase of dollar centered geopolitics...

"There’s less techncial impulse to buy here, and the asymmetry is starting to tilt the other way...so I have been and remain cautious at these levels." - Goldman Delta One

Germany’s Federal Court of Auditors warning of a loss of control in fiscal policy goes unheard in Berlin, where policymakers have boxed themselves into an ideological corner...

"I held off raising prices for as long as I could in March, but in the end I had no choice..."

Markets crown Taiwan king—just as Beijing’s incentive to take it has never been higher.

Spain has cited Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement for more than two years to take action against Israel and attempt to invalidate it.

"The interceptor can be guided by a pilot and, through AI, automatically lock the target during its final phase." 

If the EU succeeds in its censorship regime, "democracy will quickly become a grim dictatorship hidden behind a facade of apparent diversity and tolerance."

Meanwhile third US carrier finally arrives in region...

Chips go vertical as AI enters blow-off phase. 12 insane charts on flows, fundamentals and that 2000 analogy.

...consensual same‑sex relations remain criminalized in a significant number of countries, with a small but deadly minority still prescribing the death penalty...

"The world is changing. Technology is accelerating. Our principle remains constant. People come first. Our goal is a government that is faster, more responsive, and more impactful"

"The sharp rally in prices curbed jewellery demand. In volume terms, buying was lower as consumers ​held back, though in value terms spending was higher due to ​elevated prices."