Elon Musk calls Trump trade adviser ‘dumber than a sack of bricks& in latest tariffs spat

Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk attacked White House trade counsellor Peter Navarro as &dumber than a sack of bricks& as a fight over president Donald Trump&s tariff regime spilled onto social media yesterday.

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Chinese nationals caught fighting for the Russians in Ukraine, Zelensky says

President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, potentially threatening a fragile peace effort in the three-year-old war.

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Protesters rally for fourth week against Hungary&s law banning Pride events

Thousands of protesters rallied for the fourth week in Hungary's capital on Tuesday, denouncing a new law passed by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government banning LGBT+ Pride events.

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Tariffs war: Only question is how bad does it have to get?

Don&t expect the Federal Reserve (US central bank) to rescue the American economy from the epic tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on imports from most of the world.

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Having a cat or dog is as good for your wellbeing as having a husband or wife, study finds

Coming through the door from a hard day&s work to be greeted by the irrepressible joy of a dog bounding towards you, like they haven&t seen you in years, can be as satisfying as returning to an actual human partner, according to a new study.

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Beijing calls US Vice President 'ignorant' and 'disrespectful' over 'Chinese peasants' remark
Beijing lashed out at US Vice President JD Vance for comments he made about "Chinese peasants," adding a personal dimension to the tensions between the world's biggest economies just as a global trade war unfolds.

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