In 2019, when Donald Trump first raised the prospect of the US acquiring Greenland, few people took it seriously. But today, at the start of his second term as president, when Trump says “I think we’re going to have it”, his words ring alarm bells. To find out why the world’s largest island is of…
A US-made prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, in the first commercial venture to achieve supersonic speeds since Concorde. Boom Supersonic, a startup that seeks to build the world’s fastest airliner, flew a test flight of its fighter jet-sized XB-1 demonstrator over the Mojave desert in California on Tuesday. At an altitude of about…
White House offers seven months’ salary to all federal employees who resign over in-person work directive All federal employees will be required to return to in-person work or resign by next week, according to a memo from the office of personnel management obtained by the Guardian. The form letter, sent by email on Tuesday evening,…
Starbucks reassured Wall Street with a smaller-than-expected drop in comparable sales, an early sign that its efforts to revive sluggish demand could be bearing fruit. The world’s largest coffee chain, which earlier this month announced that people using its cafes cross North America need to buy something, is in the midst of a turnaround bid…
A Louis Vuitton storefront in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images The world’s largest luxury company LVMH on Tuesday reported better-than-expected full-year sales, in the strongest sign yet of a potential turnaround in the high-end sector. The owner of brands including Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon and Hennessy posted…
Parts of the UK are facing another day of weather-related disruption as more rain and wind sweep across the country, while hundreds of people are having to clean up after homes and businesses were flooded. Two Met Office severe weather warnings remained in place and there were concerns about further flooding in the south-west of…
Coca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe after detecting “higher levels” of the chemical chlorate. Cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands since November, the company said on Monday. It added that five product lines had been shipped…
Belarusians began voting on Sunday, with president Alexander Lukashenko expected to cruise to victory unchallenged for a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko – a 70-year-old former collective farm boss – has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Polls opened at 08:00 am (0500 GMT) in Minsk’s first presidential vote…
Donald Trump’s merchandising operation moved into overdrive between election day and his inauguration this week as it rushed to cash in on his return to the White House, an investigation has found. In all, 168 new products appeared for sale on trumpstore.com since November, many celebrating his election to a second term of office, according…
Donald Trump’s much-vaunted but ill-defined new “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program lost one of its leaders hours after the new president took office on Monday, as Vivek Ramaswamy bowed out of the government cost-cutting taskforce, leaving Elon Musk in sole charge. Ramaswamy’s exit came as he reportedly plans to run for Ohio governor. Trump…
