Reuters Hundreds of US aid programmes have been frozen in countries around the world The top judge in the United States has given temporary backing to the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid payments. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ intervention came as the administration faced a midnight deadline (05:00 GMT on Thursday) to pay…
At least 40 Uyghurs have been deported to China, the Thai authorities have confirmed, despite warnings from rights groups that they face possible torture and even death. The group is thought to have been flown back to China’s Xinjiang region on Thursday, after being held for 10 years in a Bangkok detention centre. China has…
Pornography depicting strangulation should be made illegal along with other kinds of “legal but harmful” sexual material, according to an independent government review. The recommendation is one of 32 made to the UK government by the Conservative peer Gabby Bertin, who was commissioned by the former prime minister Rishi Sunak to scrutinise the industry in…
A model of an UltraFan on the Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc stand on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British aerospace group Rolls-Royce on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected full-year earnings, upgraded its mid-term guidance and declared a £1 billion ($1.27 billion) share…
Signage at the Nvidia Corp. offices in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. chipmaker Nvidia‘s auto segment revenue more than doubled in the latest quarter to a record high on strong demand for driver-assist software. While the company’s biggest revenue…
Gatwick has been given qualified consent to operate a second runway after the government “set out a path to expansion” for London’s second biggest airport. The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, was “minded to approve” the £2.2bn expansion scheme, according to a government source, but has yet to ratify the development consent order that could allow…
US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union, claiming that the economic and political bloc was formed “to screw” the U.S. On Wednesday,…
Reddit‘s co-founder says Meta‘s decision to end third-party fact-checking on its platforms was a “pragmatic” one, characterizing the move as a reversal of an unviable program. In January, just days before Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president for the second time, Meta announced it would end third-party fact-checking on its platforms, a program…
Rolls-Royce has said it will return £1.5bn to shareholders as the British jet engine manufacturer paid its dividend for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. The FTSE 100 company announced on Thursday its underlying operating profits rose 55% in 2024 to £2.5bn, as it upgraded its guidance for future earnings. Rolls-Royce made underlying sales…
From its $1.50 hot dog combo to its $4.99 rotisserie chicken, Costco is known for the great deals it offers customers. But the wholesale chain’s focus on value appeals to more than just budget-conscious shoppers. In an interview with Chief Executive magazine last week, Costco board chair Hamilton “Tony” James said that while most of…
