Democratic lawmakers demanded an investigation after America’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, mistakenly added Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic magazine, to a top-secret group discussing a military plan to bomb Yemen. The officials—who included J.D. Vance, the vice-president, and Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, among others—exchanged classified information over Signal, an encrypted messaging app. They also expressed contempt for Europeans.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, called demonstrations in the country “evil” and blamed opposition parties for a “movement of violence” after days of mass protests over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and opposition leader. Thousands of protesters gathered again on Monday, despite the government banning public gatherings in many cities. The president is widely believed to be behind Mr Imamoglu’s arrest.
Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on countries that buy oil or gas from Venezuela. Mr Trump said he was introducing the charges in part because Venezuela had “purposefully and deceitfully” sent “criminals” to America. The levies are scheduled to take effect next month. China and India are among the top importers of Venezuelan crude.
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Russia must stop “making hollow statements about peace” after it bombed an area including a hospital in northern Ukraine. It attacked while American and Russian officials were discussing a plan to pause strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and a potential ceasefire in the Black Sea. The White House called the talks, which concluded in Saudi Arabia on Monday, “positive”.
Xiaomi raised $5.5bn in an upsize share sale in order to help fund its foray into the ultra-competitive electric-vehicle market. The firm—better known for smartphones—wants to raise production from 135,000 electric vehicles last year to 350,000 in 2025. Earlier BYD, Xiaomi’s biggest Chinese competitor, said that annual revenue topped $100bn for the first time in 2024, overtaking Tesla, its American rival.
The share price of 23andMe, a DNA testing company, fell by around 60% one day after it filed for bankruptcy and Anne Wojcicki, its CEO and co-founder, resigned. At its peak 23andMe was worth $6bn, but sales declined after 7m people had their data stolen in 2023. On Monday the company’s market capitalisation was valued at around $19.5m.
Han Jong-hee, the joint boss of Samsung Electronics, died of a heart attack aged 63. He had led the South Korean tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division since 2021—a difficult period in which it faced increasing competition from Chinese rivals. Jun Young Hyun, who oversees the company’s chip business, will be in sole charge until a successor is found.
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