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US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers

Judges in several states may soon get a new tool to stop dangerous drivers from speeding again

The Independent UK

Washington, D.C. Reportedly Set to Host 2027 NFL Draft

The nation's capital hasn't hosted the draft in over 80 years.

Sports Illustrated

Aborted landings due to Army helicopter near Reagan airport 'unacceptable,' top official says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says it is “unacceptable” that two commercial aircraft had to abort landings at a Washington airport this week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon

The Independent UK

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Wall Street and European markets finish week on a high after US jobs report

FTSE 100 records its longest winning streak as Washington releases better-than-expected hiring figures

The Guardian - UK

US will not 'fly around the world' to mediate Ukraine peace talks, Washington says

The State Department announcement marks a significant shift in Washington's approach and comes after months of stalled diplomatic efforts to get Kyiv and Moscow to agree to a deal to end Russia's three-year war.

Euronews

US says war set to run on as Ukraine prepares to ratify minerals deal

Washington-Kyiv deal absolves Ukraine of past ‘debt’ for aid, but does not give security guarantees.

Al Jazeera

China says it is ‘evaluating’ US offer for talks on Trump tariffs

Beijing warns Washington that any attempt to use talks as pretext to engage in coercion and extortion won’t work

The Independent UK

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Plans revealed for massive military parade on Trump’s 79th birthday

President has desired lavish Armed Forces spectacular in Washington ever since being impressed by France’s Bastille Day parade in Paris in July 2017

The Independent UK

Germany’s far-right AfD to challenge ‘extremist’ designation – as it happened

Co-leaders say party is ‘being publicly discredited and criminalised’ by intelligence agency’s move to change classification

The Guardian - UK

China Says Open To US Trade Talks Offer But Wants Tariffs Scrapped

China said Friday it is evaluating a US offer for negotiations on tariffs but insisted Washington must be ready to scrap levies that have roiled global markets and supply chains before talks can begin.

International Business Times

Asian Stocks Gain After China Teases US Tariff Talks

Asian markets largely rose Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as China said it was considering a US offer to negotiate steep tariffs.

International Business Times

Zelenskyy: Minerals deal with the US a 'truly equal agreement'

Kyiv residents reacted to the agreement with mixed emotions, with some hoping that it would prove beneficial to Ukraine, while others viewed it as a form of imperialism, where Washington was capitalising on Ukraine’s dire need for continued US support.

Euronews

Tokyo's Tariff Envoy Says US Talks 'Constructive'

Tokyo's envoy for US tariff talks in Washington said Thursday that the second round of negotiations between the two countries had been "frank and constructive."

International Business Times

Elon Musk says the major work of establishing DOGE is done and calls it a 'way of life, like Buddhism'

Amid protests and Tesla stock-market drops, Musk is pivoting away from Washington.

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International Business Times

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: What We Know

Washington and Kyiv have signed a new minerals deal that will see the United States invest in Ukraine's rare earth and other deposits as it seeks to reduce military aid to the war-torn country.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The most interesting thing about the Ukraine-US minerals deal is what it didn't contain

Donald Trump has got it over the line: some sort of deal over the future of Ukraine, signed by May 1. The agreement in Washington for the joint US-Ukraine exploitation and development of natural resources, minerals, Rare Earth Elements, and oil, may be quite limited in time and place –…

The Conversation

Ukraine minerals deal: the idea that natural resource extraction can build peace has been around for decades

Ukraine has finally signed its minerals agreement with the US. The deal states that Washington will eventually receive a share of the profits from the sale of Ukrainian natural resources, providing an economic incentive to continue investing in Ukraine’s defence and reconstruction.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s attack on federal unions a ‘test case’ for broader assault, warn lawyers

Executive order cites national security to strip bargaining rights from more than 1 million federal workers

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

Trump says agreement gives Washington an incentive to continue to invest in Ukraine’s protection. Plus, unraveling the ancient psychedelics myth

The Independent UK

Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include?

After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine have signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources

Evening Standard

US-Ukraine minerals deal text revealed as Donald Trump makes key concession

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the agreement as a ‘first of its kind, historic’ partnership, which will ensure the ‘long-term economic success of Ukraine’

Al Jazeera

What is in the US-Ukraine minerals deal?

A new investment fund is to be established to help with post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.

Euronews

Ukraine signs minerals pact with US as State Department praises 'deal-maker' Trump

A previous agreement was nearly signed before being derailed after a tense Oval Office shouting match involving US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Independent UK

FBI reassigns agents seen taking knee during racial justice protest, report claims

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian leaders lay out details of long-awaited minerals deal with US

Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal says a new reconstruction and investment fund will be split 50-50 between his country and the US. What we know on day 1,163

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