Starbucks is cutting 1,100 jobs and simplifying its menu in the US as it tries to improve flagging business in its home market. The first items to get the axe…
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USA: Macron suggests Ukraine truce could be weeks away
French President Emmanuel Macron has said a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed in the coming weeks. He was speaking to Fox News in Washington following talks with…
USA: Washington sides with Moscow in UN resolutions on Ukraine
The US has twice sided with Russia in votes at the UN to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the Trump administration’s change of stance…
USA: Trump names podcaster Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director
US President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and commentator Dan Bongino as deputy director of the FBI. Trump posted on social media that Bongino was “a man of incredible love…
USA: Fed warns Trump’s tariffs may fuel inflation
American shoppers may face higher prices if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with some of his proposed tariffs, the US central bank has warned. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s…
USA: Apple commits to $500bn US investment
Apple plans to invest more than $500bn (£396bn) in the US over the next four years, starting with a new advanced manufacturing factory in Texas. The tech giant said it…
UK: Trump has changed Ukraine conversation- PM Starmer
US President Donald Trump has “changed the global conversation” on Ukraine, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, three years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion. Sir Keir suggested Trump had…
Germany: New leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting didn’t wait for the final results of his country’s election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe. Declaring the US indifferent to this continent’s fate, Friedrich…
USA: Musk email to US government workers sparks confusion across agencies
Officials at multiple US government departments offered staff conflicting guidance on how to respond to a Saturday email touted by Trump adviser Elon Musk requesting they list their accomplishments from…
USA: From Baywatch to toxic waste – LA’s iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires
With its sun-drenched lifeguard towers, bronzed surfers and bikini-clad volleyball players, Will Rogers State Beach is one of the most recognizable stretches of sand in the world thanks to the…