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European Union’s 27 Nations Weigh Emergency Steps to Curb Energy Price Surge

 Energy ministers from the European Union’s 27 nations met in Brussels to discuss urgent measures to control rising energy costs triggered by the ongoing conflict involving Iran. The talks aim to prepare for a broader summit where EU leaders will address the growing burden...

Qatar PM Discusses Lebanon Stability With French President’s Envoy

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with French President’s Envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian during his visit to the country on Wednesday. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between Qatar and France, along...

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A 70% Government Slice: The TikTok Fee That Defies Every Financial Convention

By any standard financial benchmark, the $10 billion fee the Trump administration will collect from TikTok's new investors defies explanation. With TikTok's US operations valued at approximately $14 billion by Vice President JD Vance, the government's share equals roughly 70% of total deal value. Investment banking advisory fees on comparable transactions are typically around 1%. The gap between market norms and this arrangement is...

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Trump Blasts Iran’s Negotiating Tactics as ‘Strange’ in Fierce Social Media Attack

President Donald Trump unleashed sharp criticism of Iran's negotiating behavior on Thursday, labeling its representatives "strange" and accusing them of sending contradictory signals to the...

‘As Long as It’s Necessary’: Trump’s Open-Ended War Alarms Global Markets

President Donald Trump's declaration that the US campaign against Iran would last "as long as it's necessary" continued to alarm global financial markets on Saturday...

The Bureaucratic Failure That Cost American Lives in the Iran War

When Trump told his team to follow up on Ukraine's drone defense proposal after the August White House meeting, he likely assumed the instruction would...

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Nightmare Ends: $80 Billion Gone and Almost Nobody Noticed

The metaverse is shutting down, and almost nobody who was supposed to be using it will be affected. Meta has announced the closure of Horizon...

Meta Ends Instagram DM Encryption Citing Low Usage — Critics Disagree

Meta's explanation for removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages is simple: not enough people used it. The company confirmed the change for May 8,...

Google Health AI: The Controversial Rise and Quiet Fall of Peer Advice Feature

  One of Google's most controversial health AI features, a tool that gathered and presented medical advice from internet strangers, has been discontinued. "What People Suggest"...

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Liverpool and Salah Part Ways: A Farewell Nine Years in the Making

Liverpool Football Club and Mohamed Salah will go their separate ways at the end of this season, the club confirmed following the player's own heartfelt public announcement. The 33-year-old forward, who became one of the Premier League's all-time greats during his time at Anfield, will depart on a free transfer this summer. Despite 12 months remaining on his contract, the club and player mutually...

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