Catch up:Confusion over Trump’s pause of federal grants; protests in Congo

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, could not specify when asked which programmes would be affected by an orde...

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Catch up:Trump administration rescinds federal aid freeze; Alibaba’s AI model

The Trump administration rescinded an order to freeze federal aid funding. A judge temporarily blocked the pause on Tuesday, ...

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Catch up:judge blocks Trump’s federal grants freeze; American tech stocks recover

A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze most federal assistance while it conducts an ideolog...

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Catch up:judge blocks Trump’s pause of federal grants; protests in Congo

A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze most federal assistance while it conducts an ideolog...

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Catch up:judge blocks Trump’s federal-grants freeze; Alibaba unveils AI model

A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze most federal assistance while it conducts an ideolog...

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Catch up:Protests in Congo; Trump pauses federal grants

Angry crowds attacked the embassies of Rwanda, Belgium, Uganda, Kenya and France in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic R...

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Catch up:tech stocks plunge; Bessent confirmed as Treasury secretary

Global stockmarkets slumped as investors panicked over the Chinese startup DeepSeek’s low-cost artificial-intelligence model....

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Catch up:tech stocks plunge; Justice Department officials sacked

Nvidia’s share price fell by 17%, wiping more than $589bn from the American chipmaker’s market value—the biggest daily declin...

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Catch up:Trump pauses federal grants; investors react to AI turmoil

The White House Office of Management and Budget told government agencies to pause almost all grants, loans and other financia...

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Catch up:Gaza impasse resolved; South Korea’s president charged with insurrection

Israel and Hamas reached an agreement securing the release of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza and allowing the return of Pale...

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