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Internal trade barriers are as stifling as tariffs

Removing inefficiencies at home is even more important in a trade war

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Are Trumpโ€™s tariffs already boosting US inflation?ย 

Market Questions is the FTโ€™s guide to the week ahead

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US beef prices extend surge as ranchers face thinnest herds in 70 years

A years-long drought in the American west has dried up grazing lands and created a shortage of calves

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Hong Kongโ€™s John Lee starts Gulf visit, reveals host of deals to be signed

City leader says deals will cover trade and investment promotion, financial services, innovation and technology, and cultural tourism.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Germany turns first asylum seekers away at border โ€” report

In the two days since the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz tightened border controls, 19 people who had applied for asylum have reportedly been turned away.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15 people, mostly women and children

2 of the strikes killed 2 children and their parents in tents in Khan Younis. Other strikes killed a child and a man riding a bicycle.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Albania elections: Prime Minister Edi Rama seeks fourth term in office

Polls show Rama, who has promised EU membership in the next five years, has a commanding lead over his old rival Sali Berisha, who has been weakened by a corruption probe.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in first Sunday address

The new pontiff spoke about the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Pakistan and India in his first Sunday blessing. Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square to hear Pope Leo's address.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

โ€˜To name is to claim:โ€™ Inside Trumpโ€™s cartographical compulsion

Itโ€™s ingrained in his background in real estate and branding.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly aged 58

The Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh has died at the age of 58. She was the first African woman invited to lead the Venice Art Biennale.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

โ€˜Tied downโ€™: Hong Kong carers of autistic youngsters under high stress, poll finds

Long hours and lack of support among pressures reported in survey of 220 carers by To Dream Charity Foundation.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Saudi Aramco profits drop in first quarter as uncertainty rises

Aramco had expected to declare total dividends of US$85.4 billion in 2025, down sharply from last yearโ€™s payout of over US$124 billion.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Tariff-fuelled tumult could dent appeal of US assets, watchdog warns

Market swings caused by Trumpโ€™s levies may be โ€˜tipping pointโ€™ for foreign investors, Congressional Budget Office chief says

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Friedrich Merzโ€™s stumbling start

Germany and Europe need the chancellor to overcome his early political setback

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Chinese mathematicians solve the 65-year-old Kervaire invariant problem

A Chinese team has solved a decades-old mystery that stumped the mathematical world โ€“ by resolving the โ€˜doomsday hypothesisโ€™.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Chinese female-only temple run by nuns offers free food, lodging to help women, goes viral

Religious safe space offers an array of activities for women of every background, allowing them to achieve inner peace.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Latest news bulletin | May 11th โ€“ Midday

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Zelenskyy says Kyiv will talk to Moscow only after Putin accepts ceasefireย 

Ukrainian president welcomed Russiaโ€™s indication of readiness for peace talks for the first time since 2022.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Trump hails โ€˜total resetโ€™ with China after Geneva trade meeting

Washington and Beijing are trying to defuse trade tensions in talks in Switzerland.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Hongkongers left outraged after clip shows hiker removing MacLehose Trail marker

Video posted on RedNote shows man pulling up marker No 148 from trail section at Tai Mo Shan, prompting backlash over safety risks.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Real Madrid: Sporting success but constant complaining is ruining the game

Real Madrid go into Sunday's Clasico desperately needing to beat Barcelona. Not only is the La Liga title still to play for, Carlo Ancelotti's side desperately needs to rebuild their fortunes on and off the pitch in a season that's been marked by their protests about players, rules and referees.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

More necessary or more perilous? Experts on the case for a European supergrid after Iberian blackout

With widespread power failures and intensifying climate change, could it be time to revisit the dream of a European supergrid?

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Journey through the rainforest in luxury on Malaysiaโ€™s last remaining sleeper train

J.R. Patterson takes us on a luxurious rail journey from Singapore, through Taman Negara National Park and on to the colonial outposts of Penang.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

โ€˜Green menstruationโ€™: Nepalโ€™s activists tackle pad pollution for womenโ€™s health

A factory in Nepal is challenging traditional views on menstruation by educating the public about its biodegradable menstrual pads.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

While Chinaโ€™s EV exports to UK are down, plug-in hybrids are bucking the trend

The country exported 3,898 hybrid EVs to the UK in March, a year-on-year increase of 1,849%.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards

BESSEMER, Ala.โ€”They all came here for peace, and so far, the land has given it to them. For Marshall Killingsworth, the peace comes from the owls whose hoots echo across the valley as he sits in his favorite spot in his garden. For David Havron, itโ€™s looking up at the stars at night as the [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

As Federal Incentive Rollbacks Loom, Could the Heat Pump Revolution Stall Out?

PHILADELPHIAโ€”It was an unseasonably warm spring day, and Jackie Robinson was keen to show off a machine that many climate advocates say is the cooling technology of the future. โ€œWelcome to my heat pump lab,โ€ Robinson said. โ€œCome on in.โ€ Robinsonโ€™s lab, buried inside a sprawling former factory in Philadelphiaโ€™s rough-and-tumble Kensington neighborhood, contains a [โ€ฆ]

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

India's Modi holds high-level talks amid Pakistan ceasefire

A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, despite violation allegations. US President Trump has praised both countries and said trade would be ramped up with the neighboing states. Follow DW.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

What a 33-year-old congee chainโ€™s closure says about Hong Kong

The restaurant chainโ€™s sudden collapse is emblematic of Hong Kong businessesโ€™ struggle to find their feet after the pandemic.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Trump fires top US copyright official

Democrats are alleging foul play.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Chinese man visits cybercafe for acupuncture, ends up in ICU with punctured lungs

โ€˜Ignorantโ€™ man with benign tumour places trust in โ€˜barefoot doctorโ€™, becomes incontinent, stops breathing, almost dies.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Hong Kong Cinema Day: movie theatres achieve 83% occupancy rate, a 3-year high

Annual promotion helps attract nearly 195,000 people to cinemas offering discounts on tickets, slightly below last yearโ€™s tally.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride

The ambitious senator, who has recently defected from the Nationals to the Liberals, has been embraced by Angus Taylor to boost his support for leader.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

India-Pakistan ceasefire appears to hold after accusations of violations

Delhi and Islamabad earlier accused each other of breaches, after four days of cross-border attacks.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Turkish Tufts student detained by ICE, released and returns to Boston

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk โ€” arrested and held for over six weeks โ€” says she will continue seeking justice. She co-authored an op-ed criticizing Tufts' response to the war in Gaza.

Published on: May 11, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)