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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. President Donald Trump has set a July 4 deadline for the European Union to ratify a tariff agreement between the two trading partners or else levies will “immediately jump to much higher levels,” according to a Thursday Truth Social post. “I’ve been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the Historic Trade Deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotland, the largest Trade Deal, ever!” Trump said in the post following a call with European Commission President Ursula von der…

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia and Ukraine would temporarily halt fighting for three days beginning Saturday, though Ukraine publicly framed the proposed ceasefire more cautiously as part of negotiations over a large-scale prisoner exchange. In separate statements, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the proposal would include a ceasefire running through May 11 and the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country. Trump described the ceasefire as the result of U.S. diplomacy, writing in a Truth Social post that the request “was made directly by me.” He then thanked both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy for…

The spiritpunk deckbuilder mixes short runs, mid-fight deckbuilding, battlefield hazards, explosive chain reactions, and a city built under soul-powered oppression. Crownbreakers will launch its Kickstarter campaign on May 12, 2026. The tactical card-combat deckbuilder by the developer Sharkbomb Studios (Nowhere Prophet) is now on its pre-launch page, where players can follow the project and get notified when the campaign goes live. A special limited-time offer is also planned shortly after launch. Crownbreakers takes the familiar deckbuilder structure and pushes it toward shorter runs, direct battlefield control, and mid-fight deckbuilding. Players use cards to shove enemies into better positions, trigger hazards,…

Rheinmetall backlog reaches €73bn in first quarter 2025. Credit: Alexander Fedosov via Shutterstock.com. Rheinmetall has reported increased sales and earnings during the first quarter of its 2026 (Q1 FY26) fiscal year, with the recently integrated Naval Systems segment making its first contribution to the group’s results. The group’s consolidated sales for the quarter reached €1.94bn, representing an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Rheinmetall attributes part of last year’s figures to significant pull-forward…

Last May, U.S. President Donald Trump paid a triumphant visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Over the course of a four-day tour, he admired the Gulf capitals’ “gleaming marvels,” cheered on their ambitious modernization plans, and showcased over $3 trillion in pledged Gulf investment and “mega-deals” between U.S. and Gulf businesses.What a difference a year makes. For weeks after the United States and Israel began their attack on Iran, on February 28, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates all faced barrages of Iranian missiles and drones aimed at military bases, airports,…

May 1, 2026, marked the 60th day of Operation Epic Fury in Iran – a symbolically significant date designating when a president who has mounted unilateral military operations must receive Congressional approval or wind it down. However, the complex history of the War Powers Resolution clock demonstrates it is a toothless milestone.The Trump administration signaled on April 30, 2026, that it would ignore that deadline, set by the War Powers Resolution. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that “we are in a cease-fire right now, which my understanding is that the 60-day clock pauses or stops in a cease-fire. That’s our understanding,…

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On the eve of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, 56 tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz. Two days later, Lloyd’s List, the maritime industry’s journal of record, counted just seven tankers and a single gas carrier — all small and three of them shadow-fleet vessels — with hundreds more drifting in the Gulf of Oman. One of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints had not been mined, blockaded, or seized by a navy. Rather, it had been priced shut by a handful of drone strikes and the insurance market.Within two days of the first U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28,…

Khamzat Chimaev seemingly went through a grueling weight cut for his first UFC title defense. Chimaev is slated to defend his middleweight title against former champion Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 328 on Saturday night inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The rivalry between Chimaev and Strickland has been fueled by nonstop verbal jabs and deeply personal shots throughout the buildup to UFC 328. Tensions boiled over once again during the pre-fight press conference, where both fighters traded heated insults and profanity in front of the crowd. Things escalated further during their faceoff, as “Borz”…

ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged European allies Friday to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican during a two-day visit following tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Speaking after meetings with Premier Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Rubio warned that Tehran was attempting to assert control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling the move “unacceptable” and a threat to global security. “Everybody says Iran is a threat. Everybody says that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon…