United States

The economy is driven by aggressive corporate investment in AI and space, led by major tech firms. Anthropic expanded its AI chip and cloud deals with Google and Broadcom, while Amazon acquired satellite company Globalstar for $11.6 billion. Oil prices fluctuated sharply around US-Iran tensions and ceasefire announcements.

• 145Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO after 15 years
• 119Tesla shows signs of recovery in Germany as Musk's company plans new electric car
• 107Microsoft, SoftBank, and Tesla Make Big AI and Tech Moves
• 102Allbirds shoe company pivots to artificial intelligence business
• 96Venezuela negotiates with Siemens and GE to restore power grid

US foreign policy is centered on high-stakes, direct diplomacy with Iran, marked by a ceasefire agreement and subsequent talks. The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire and reopened the Strait of Hormuz, followed by talks in Islamabad that ended without a deal. Domestically, Trump criticized NATO and campaigned for Hungary's leader.

• 145Islamabad talks | Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with US, Vance en route
• 96US announces ceasefire with Iran, but confusion remains over Lebanon
• 88Trump warns civilization will die if Iran misses deadline
• 83Trump says Iran war is nearly over as ceasefire talks advance
• 78Белый дом сообщил о продолжении контактов США и Ирана в Пакистане

US military posture is one of direct confrontation and escalation with Iran, despite ceasefire talks. The US military rescued a downed airman from inside Iran and conducted strikes on Iranian island targets. Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports, actions that followed Iran shooting down US warplanes.

• 211Trump evacuated from White House correspondents dinner after shots fired
• 200US announces naval blockade of Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz
• 183US military rescues downed airman from inside Iran
• 92US seizes Iranian cargo ship as ceasefire deadline nears
• 87Iran says it shot down a US fighter jet, search on for crew

Public discourse is dominated by Trump's escalating conflict with Pope Leo and threats against the press. Trump, joined by Vance, repeatedly criticized Pope Leo's anti-war message and shared an AI image of himself as Jesus. He also threatened to jail journalists reporting on the Iran rescue mission, while Melania Trump addressed the Epstein scandal.

• 41Trump attacks Pope Leo and shares AI image of himself as Jesus
• 34Trump and Melania call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over joke
• 31Melania Trump denies any connection to Jeffrey Epstein in White House statement
• 15Trump wants a correspondents’ dinner redo. Critics aren’t convinced.
• 13Trump threatens to jail journalists over Iran rescue mission reports