WHO Recalibrates Operations as U.S. Funding Dries Up

When U.S. President Donald Trump announced in January that the United States would withdraw from the World Health Organization, global health officials braced for a seismic shift. As the world’s largest single donor, the U.S. has historically covered roughly 18 percent of the WHO’s biennial budget. In practical terms, that amounts to a shortfall of nearly…

Trump Criticizes Apple’s India Shift, Citing Jobs, Investments and Trade Priorities

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday took aim at Apple’s expansion of manufacturing in India, emphatically telling CEO Tim Cook that he did not want the tech giant to build its products outside the United States. Speaking to a gathering of business executives in Doha, Qatar, Trump framed his objection as a matter of fairness…

Trump’s Interest in Qatar’s $400 Million Jet Sparks Legal and Political Firestorm

President Donald Trump’s reported interest in accepting a luxury Boeing 747-8 from Qatar’s ruling family—at an estimated value of \$400 million—has ignited fierce debate in Washington over the legality, ethics and optics of such a gift. The proposal envisions the Gulf state temporarily loaning its flagship jet to the U.S. military to serve as Air…

Trump’s Drug-Price Crackdown: What the Executive Order Entails and Can It Deliver Lower Costs?

On Monday, President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping executive order aimed at crushing what he described as “outrageously high” prescription drug prices in the United States. Touting the initiative as one of the most consequential in U.S. history, Trump vowed that Americans would soon pay between 30 and 80 percent less for medicines than they…

Trump Hails “Total Reset” in US–China Trade Talks, Hints at Tariff Rollback

President Donald Trump on Saturday evening lauded the initial round of U.S.–China trade negotiations in Geneva as a “total reset,” signaling a potential pullback of the punishing tariffs that have throttled commerce between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking on his Truth Social platform, Trump described the meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S.…

Trump’s Crypto Agenda Stumbles as His Personal Profit Pursuits Trigger Legislative Backlash

President Donald Trump’s aspirations to reshape America’s cryptocurrency landscape are now imperiled by allegations that he is leveraging his office to enrich himself through personal crypto ventures. What had once appeared to be a rare area of bipartisan cooperation—crafting federal rules for digital assets—has unraveled amid ethics concerns and political maneuvering, as key lawmakers cite…

Europe’s AI Brain Gain: How Trump and Ukraine Supercharge Defence Tech Hiring

A shifting transatlantic landscape and the brutal realities of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are driving Europe’s defence industry into a high-stakes talent war for artificial-intelligence experts. Where once top AI engineers looked to Silicon Valley, today many are arriving—or returning—to work on Europe’s cutting-edge battlefield systems. Industry leaders, start-up founders and recruits point to U.S.…

US’s DOGE Claims $160 Billion in Federal Cuts, But Itemized Evidence Supports Just $32 Billion

Late April’s update on the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) website showed a running tally of roughly $160 billion in anticipated savings since its launch in January—an average of over $10 billion apiece week under Elon Musk’s stewardship. Yet a detailed review of the numbers suggests that fewer than 40 percent of those cuts are…

China Holds Five Strategic Cards in the U.S. Trade Confrontation

As the tariff standoff between the United States and China deepens, Beijing has quietly been leveraging tools beyond the negotiating table to blunt the impact of U.S. duties. From mobilizing 1.4 billion consumers to flexing its financial reserves, China’s leadership has assembled a multi-pronged playbook designed to withstand external pressure and reshape the terms of…