This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Each Wednesday, Ian King brings you expert insights on the most important business stories from the U.K. and the key personalities shaping the news. The newsletter will also highlight other key developments in the U.K. that you won’t want to miss, plus a preview of … Read more
When Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, he said that addressing the problem of child sexual abuse material on the platform was his “top priority.” Three years later, the problem appears to be escalating, as anonymous, seemingly automated X accounts flood hashtags with hundreds of posts per hour advertising the sale of the illegal … Read more
Brit Vishwash Ramesh, feeling significant survivor’s guilt following his survival of the Air India plane crash said he believes he could have saved his brother’s life 17:46, 18 Jun 2025Updated 20:50, 18 Jun 2025 Vishwash Ramesh carried his brother’s coffin at his funeral The sole survivor of the deadly Air India plane crash has said … Read more
Tensions are flaring up in the Middle East and there are already knock-on effects impacting economies globally, including with higher prices for gasoline at the pumps. According to a Reuters report on Wednesday, former Iranian economy minister Ehsan Khandouzi has said that tankers and LNG cargoes should only transit the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian … Read more
The EU and US flags flutter next to the military hub for Ukraine, in Jasionka, south-east Poland on March 6, 2025. Sergei Gapon | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. and European Union are running out of time to strike a deal on trade tariffs — and analysts say several key sticking points could make … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Tennessee law banning certain care for transgender youth left various legal questions open, even as other laws aimed at people based on gender identity, including those involving sports and military-service bans, head toward the justices. That means that even though transgender rights activists face a setback, … Read more
United States war machine gears up to join Israeli air attacks on Iran’s nuclear programme and military sites as region hurtles towards all-out war and Iran defies White House command to ‘surrender’ 18:40, 18 Jun 2025Updated 18:41, 18 Jun 2025 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened ‘irreparable damage’ to America(Image: KHAMENEI.IR/AFP via Getty Images) Iran … Read more
The Justice Department announced Wednesday the largest-ever U.S. seizure of cryptocurrency linked to so-called “pig butchering” scams that have cost victims billions globally. Federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture action targeting more than $225 million in cryptocurrency traced to a sprawling web of fraudulent investment platforms. Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in … Read more
A jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman whose widely watched murder trial in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, ended with a hung jury last year. She has been charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving … Read more
Will Israel’s attack on Iran and the ensuing revenge strikes by Tehran move us towards World War Three and will America get involved – escalating the problem. Source link