US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that US officials will send letters to countries within the next two to three weeks, outlining the costs of doing business in the United States. The letters, expected to be sent by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, will detail what countries will be paying to operate in the US. However, Trump didn’t provide further clarification on the…

Tesla announced on Friday that Chipotle executive Jack Hartung will join its board of directors and audit committee in June.

Sir Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership over planned benefits cuts, with more than 100 Labour MPs saying they won’t back his sweeping welfare reforms in a vote expected next month. The proposals, outlined in the Spring Statement, aim to bring down the benefits bill by £4.3 billion. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, has drawn concern with plans to restrict Personal Independence Payments (PIP) to only the…

The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Thursday over Donald Trump’s attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution has long been understood. The justices are considering the administration’s emergency request to scale back injunctions issued by federal judges in Maryland, Washington, and Massachusetts…

Productivity growth in Britain’s economy weakened in the first quarter of this year compared to the final three months of 2024 and was down compared with a year previously, official data showed on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that output per hour worked increased by 0.2% in the January-to-March period, weaker than the 0.7% growth in the fourth quarter of last year. Compared with a year earlier,…

The University of Greater Manchester, formerly known as the University of Bolton, has suspended its Vice Chancellor, Professor George Holmes, following a series of ‘serious’ allegations that have prompted an ongoing police investigation into suspected financial misconduct at the institution. Professor Holmes—one of the UK’s longest-serving university leaders—was suspended alongside the university’s provost and a third senior academic staff member. The move comes in response to findings from an independent…

British prosecutors have decided not to bring any charges against former Reform UK party lawmaker Rupert Lowe.

Harvard University has expanded its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s moves to cut off billions of dollars in federal funding. The Ivy League school filed an amended complaint in federal court in Boston after officials announced the termination of an additional $450 million in grants. This decision comes on top of the $2.2 billion in funding that President Donald Trump’s administration had already terminated. The Trump administration’s moves to cut…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. This move would be a huge boost for interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to stabilize a country shattered by war. Trump made the surprise announcement during a regional tour that began in Saudi Arabia. The White House said Trump would meet with Sharaa…

Buckingham Palace has announced that President Emmanuel Macron of France will pay a state visit to King Charles in July.

U.S. President Donald Trump is said to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning to kick off a four-day swing through the Gulf region. This trip will focus more on economic deals than on the security crises besetting the region, from the war in Gaza to the threat of escalation over Iran’s nuclear program. American business leaders, including Tesla CEO and Trump adviser Elon Musk, will be in attendance. The…

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to significantly reduce net migration over the next four years, citing the need for greater control to preserve social cohesion and prioritise investment in the domestic workforce. Controlling immigration was a key factor in Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union, yet net arrivals have quadrupled since it left the bloc, helping boost the popularity of Nigel Farage’s right-wing, anti-immigration Reform UK party.…