President Donald Trump took part in a flurry of greetings with world leaders eager to get face time with the U.S. president during his brief stint at the NATO Summit. Upon arriving, the president was welcomed by Dutch royals — King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and their daughter Crown Princess Amalia. He became the first president to stay at the king’s palace, Huis ten Bosch Palace. ‘I had breakfast with the king and queen this morning —...
Electric carmaker struggles as consumers turn to cheaper rivals amid a backlash against Elon Musk Tesla sales in Europe fell for the fifth consecutive month in May even as demand for electric cars continued to increase. The electric carmaker sold 8,729 vehicles across the European Union last month, figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association showed, 40.5 per cent down from the 14,682 cars sold in the same month last year. The decline meant that...
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants President Donald Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The lawmaker is introducing a resolution Wednesday that declares the U.S. Senate ‘calls on the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award President Donald John Trump the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize,’ ‘urges all peace-loving nations to join in that call’ and ‘expresses its deepest appreciation to President Trump for bringing an end both to the nuclear program of Iran and hostilities related thereto...
President Donald Trump’s historic precision strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites Saturday hit their targets and ‘destroyed’ and ‘badly damaged’ the facilities’ critical infrastructure — an assessment agreed upon by Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Israel and the United States. ‘Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure,’ Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei told Al Jazeera. Israel’s Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said its assessment is that Iran’s nuclear program has...
JERUSALEM – After 12 days of fighting, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory against Iran’s nuclear program. Trump declared three nuclear sites had been obliterated, as Netanyahu announced that Israel had ‘removed an immediate dual existential threat: both in the nuclear domain and in the area of ballistic missiles’ – achievements the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) failed to reach throughout some 20 years of monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities. Dr....
A Democratic lawmaker hurled profanity at White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday, going on to imply that Miller is a Nazi. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., made the statement on social media in response to some of Miller’s commentary on New York City. Miller was discussing democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Democratic primary for New York City’s mayoral election, saying unchecked immigration was a major contributor to the city’s leftward...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio cracked up laughing when President Donald Trump gave his reaction to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calling the commander in chief ‘daddy’ earlier Wednesday. During their bilateral meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, Trump discussed the U.S.’ role in brokering a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, saying both countries were like ‘two kids in a school yard’ who ‘fight like hell’ for a short time before ‘it’s easier to stop...
Tesla has been knocked off its perch in the European electric vehicle (EV) market, with Skoda outselling the US giant in May amid growing consumer demand for more affordable alternatives and a backlash against Elon Musk. According to market researchers at DataForce, the Czech carmaker — long the butt of automotive jokes but now a serious contender under Volkswagen ownership — sold 14,920 electric cars across Europe last month, eclipsing Tesla’s 14,055. Much of Skoda’s...
Aston Martin is set to restart car exports to the United States next week after a three-month pause triggered by President Trump’s shock “liberation day” tariffs, with its chief executive warning that political inconsistency is wreaking havoc across the automotive industry. Adrian Hallmark, who took over as CEO of the London-listed luxury carmaker earlier this year, confirmed the company would resume shipments to its crucial US market after the UK and US agreed a revised...
Gen Z investors are rewriting the rules of wealth-building. A full 70% now prioritise ethics and impact over profit alone, according to Bank of America. For investors, fintech platforms, and asset managers, this shift signals a growing demand for investments that align with social, environmental, and cultural values. For Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, traditional investment methods that focus only on profit are becoming less common. Instead, several Gen Z investors are choosing...
