Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins appeal against fraud conviction
The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.
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Nvidia increases sales by more than 70 percent
The AI boom has caused the chip company Nvidia’s business to grow explosively, despite all doubters. In the last quarter, sales rose by 73 percent year-on-year to a good $68.1 billion. 02/26/2026, 04:3802/26/2026, 04:38 Nvidia exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Even compared to the previous quarter, there was an increase of 20 percent. Nvidia chip systems […]
Continue ReadingUS government freezes funds for poor people in Minnesota
In the dispute over a major fraud scandal in social benefits in Minnesota, the US government is increasing the pressure on the state. 02/26/2026, 04:2802/26/2026, 04:28 Part of the federal subsidy for the low-income health program (Medicaid) in Minnesota will be “temporarily” frozen, Vice President JD Vance announced. According to the head of the state […]
Continue ReadingI won’t run for president wearing an ankle bracelet – POLITICO
But Le Pen said she wouldn’t campaign if that were the case. “You can’t campaign under these conditions,” she said, referring to the ankle bracelet. “Can you campaign without going out in the evening to meet your voters at rallies? That would be another way of preventing me from standing as a candidate.” “I am […]
Continue ReadingPersuasion not pressure will sway Orbán on Ukraine loan, EU hopes – POLITICO
Orbán threw the EU’s entire support package for Ukraine into doubt last weekend when he said he would block a €90 billion loan crucial to Ukraine’s wartime survival — as well as the EU’s 20th package of sanctions against Ukraine — unless the pipeline was repaired and oil once again started flowing to Hungary and […]
Continue ReadingOne Europe. One market. Time to complete the EU single market – POLITICO
For decades, it has been Europe’s strongest asset, the backbone of our prosperity, and increasingly the cornerstone of our sovereignty. And yet, in the areas that matter most, we still do not have one market. We have the sum of 27 national markets. This fragmentation is not a technical flaw. It is a political and […]
Continue ReadingThe crisis corps running the EU – POLITICO
Officially, Coreper is not a decision-making body. But those who have been inside the room say the lines are increasingly blurred in recent years. “If we’re honest, it really is a place where decisions are made,” said a second diplomat, arguing that while national leaders have to regularly rubber-stamp its actions, the speed of geopolitics […]
Continue Reading‘Frankly, it’s just rude.’ How Trump’s European envoys play to an audience of one – POLITICO
The marching orders for every flashpoint involving U.S. ambassadors can be found in the lines of the National Security Strategy, published in December. It set American diplomats the task of “cultivating resistance” to the path set by Europe’s current set of leaders and celebrated the rise of “patriotic” far right parties, seen as aligned with […]
Continue ReadingUS ‘suitcase murderer’ deported from Bali after 11 years in jail
The 33-year-old will still face federal charges in the US and is due to appear in court on Thursday.
Continue ReadingIran, U.S. nuclear negotiations resume as Trump’s war clock ticks down
Tehran is expected to deliver a new proposal on nuclear enrichment in Geneva as the United States continues to amass military forces in the Middle East.
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