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Spyware firms 'blacklisted' by Biden hoped Trump would end policy ■ NSO lawyer seemingly admits sale to Saudi Arabia as Meta wins in court, exposing firm ■ NSO founder Hulio, Kurtz met Trump team for talks on AI, geopolitics

Cryptocurrencies have rallied as Trump has unveiled a “maxed-out” U.S.–UK trade deal showing a softer tariff stance. Bitcoin has topped $100,000 and altcoins have followed, though analysts note low volume may bring short-term swings as markets await more details. The post Bitcoin Rockets Past $100K on Trump’s ‘Maxed-Out’ UK Deal – Volatility Ahead? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A March social media post announcing the president's plans for a strategic crypto reserve reportedly came from an employee of a lobbying firm tied to Ripple Labs. US President Donald Trump was reportedly manipulated by a lobbyist tied to Ripple Labs into announcing the XRP token would be part of his plans for a national cryptocurrency reserve. According to a May 8 Politico report, an employee of pro-Trump lobbyist Brian Ballard gave the president the text to a social media post she recommended he write announcing a US strategic crypto reserve that would include XRP, Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA). After he posted the message to his social media platform on March 2, Trump learned Ripple was one of Ballard’s clients, infuriating the president, who felt like he’d been used, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the incident. “He is not welcome in anything anymore,” said Trump, referencing Ballard, according to the report. Read more

United States President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a “breakthrough deal” on trade that leaves in place a 10 per cent tariff on goods imported from the UK, while Britain agreed to lower its tariffs to 1.8pc from 5.1pc and provide greater access to US goods. The agreement announced by Trump from the Oval Office marked the first since Trump triggered a global trade war with a barrage of levies on trading partners following his return to the White House in January. “It opens up a tremendous market for us,” Trump said. “This is a really fantastic, historic day,” Starmer said by teleconference. The United States has been under pressure from investors to strike deals to de-escalate its tariff war after Trump’s often chaotic policymaking upended global trade with friend and foe alike, threatening to stoke inflation and start a recession. Top US officials have engaged in a flurry of meetings with trading partners since the president on April 2 imposed a 10pc tariff on mo...

Premier Dick Schoof is in Oslo voor een top van de JEF. Weinig mensen zullen die afkorting kennen. Toch wordt dit verbond van tien Noord-Europese landen steeds belangrijker, nu de Amerikaanse president Trump ons in de steek dreigt te laten. In Oslo liggen prangende kwesties op tafel. Zoals: zijn de JEF-landen in staat om Oekraïne te beschermen tegen de Russen?

De Verenigde Staten en het Verenigd Koninkrijk hebben een handelsakkoord afgesloten. Dat bevestigt de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump donderdag op zijn sociale media Truth Social. ‘Het is een volledig en alomvattend akkoord, dat de relatie tussen beide landen voor vele jaren vastlegt’, schrijft Trump.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao confirmed he applied for Donald Trump to pardon his money laundering conviction after denying earlier reports that he’d done so. Binance founder and convicted felon Changpeng Zhao says that he applied for a pardon from US President Donald Trump shortly after denying reports that he was seeking one. Zhao, also known as CZ, said on a Farokh Radio podcast episode aired May 6 that he “wouldn’t mind” a pardon and that his lawyers have already filed the paperwork on his behalf “I got lawyers applying,” Zhao said, adding that he submitted the request after Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported in March that he was seeking a pardon from Trump amid discussions of a business deal between the Trump family and Binance.US. Read more

US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for India and Pakistan to immediately halt their fighting, and offered to help end the worst escalation between the nuclear-armed countries in two decades. “It’s so terrible,” Trump said at the White House. “I get along with both, I know both very well, and I want to see them […]

Producătorul păpuşilor Barbie a anunţat că va majora preţurile la unele produse vândute în SUA, în condiţiile în care tarifele extinse anunţate de Administraţia Trump i-au majorat costurile cu input-urile.

More than half of the top 25 TRUMP tokenholders — those eligible to apply for a "VIP tour" with the president — reportedly used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based users. At least some of the top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin who apply to attend a private dinner with the president could be based outside the United States. According to a May 7 Bloomberg report based on an analysis of the top TRUMP tokenholders, 19 of the top 25 wallets on the leaderboard used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based customers, suggesting either foreign nationals or Americans living abroad. In addition, more than half of the top 220 holders — the group eligible to apply for a dinner with the president — also used exchanges in other countries. As of May 7, the identities of the top tokenholders and those who might choose to apply for the May 22 Trump dinner and “special VIP tour” were unknown. However, the project stated that anyone who applied could not bring guests, had to pass a background check, and “can not be from ...

Desperate to declare achievements, Trump announced he'd halt strikes on the Houthis in exchange for their promise not to attack ships. Jerusalem was taken by surprise, but that's just a preview for next week, when Trump is due to visit the Gulf states – but skip Israel

‘Canada is niet te koop’, waren de woorden van premier Carney tijdens een bezoek aan Trump in het Witte Huis. En het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de Verenigde Staten staan op het punt een handelsakkoord te sluiten, zegt een zakenkrant. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in Amerika in ons liveblog.

The Houthis later clarified that it would not stop attacks on Israel ■ Trump also teased a 'very important' decision to be announced before his Middle East trip later this month

De gevolgen voor Nederlandse multinationals van de importheffingen ingesteld door de regering-Trump beginnen steeds duidelijker te worden. Philips geeft aan de effecten van de hogere tarieven te gaan merken.

ISRAEL: Smotrich says 'Gaza will be destroyed,' civilians to emigrate after Israeli victory declared in coming months ■ GAZA: 37 people killed in Israeli strikes since Tuesday morning, Gazan medical sources say ■ YEMEN: IDF struck Sanaa Int'l Airport, causing shutdown; U.S. and Houthis announce cease-fire ■ EGYPT: Source says Egypt has received new U.S. proposal for Gaza cease-fire ahead of Trump visit

Since 1948, successive U.S. presidents have granted Israel a special exemption from the norms imposed on friends and foes alike, especially regarding the Palestinians. Trump is no exception - but he is also following precedent when he reminds Netanyahu who the real superpower is

De grenzen tussen politiek en persoonlijk gewin lijken opnieuw te vervagen nu president Donald Trump binnenkort een officieel bezoek brengt aan Saoedi-Arabië, Qatar en de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten. Critici zien eerder een zakenreis ten behoeve van de familie Trump.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she had rejected an offer from United States President Donald Trump to send American troops to Mexico to help combat drug trafficking. “I told him, ‘No, President Trump, our territory is inviolable, our sovereignty is inviolable, our sovereignty is not for sale,’” she said at a public event, referring to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal that described a tense exchange between the leaders. During the recent call, Sheinbaum said, Trump had asked how he could help fight organised crime and suggested sending troops. She said she declined, telling him that “we will never accept the presence of the United States Army in our territory”. Sheinbaum said she offered to collaborate, including through greater information-sharing. Trump himself said in an interview last week with conservative outlet The Blaze that he had offered to help Mexico fight the drug cartels, but that he had been turned down. Without providing details, Trump told his interviewer: ...

Hubris-filled, Netanyahu and his right-hand man, Ron Dermer, searched for an insider when Trump finalized his team – a traditional GOP hawk – through whom they could maneuver their way into the Oval Office and shape its Middle East strategy

United States President Donald Trump said in a television interview airing on Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution. He also said he is not seriously considering running for a third White House term, after musing publicly over an idea clearly barred by the nation’s founding legal document. “I don’t know,” Trump responded when the host of NBC News programme ‘Meet the Press’, Kristen Welker, asked directly whether he believes he needs to uphold the supreme law of the land. Asked specifically whether American citizens and non-citizens alike deserve the due process of law, as the US Constitution states, Trump said: “I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know.” The president’s aggressive moves to deport undocumented migrants — some without the benefit of a court hearing — have drawn widespread criticism, but Trump insists it is necessary in the face of what he has declared to be a “national emergency”. The suggestion of possibly seeking a third term in office has been sharply questioned by le...