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Trump administration has paid back 60% of $165bn in tariff refunds
The Trump administration has refunded around $100bn (£74bn) of the $165bn collected through tariffs later ruled illegal by the US supreme court, according to reports cited by the Financial Times. The refunds relate to Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, a central plank of his economic strategy since returning to office, which the supreme court partially…
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Chinese RAM is reportedly landing in laptops from HP, Asus and Acer but it won’t change the memory crisis overnight
Reports indicate that memory chips manufactured in China are beginning to appear in laptops from major PC brands including HP, Asus and Acer, as manufacturers look for ways to ease pressure from a global RAM shortage. The move reflects how deeply the memory crunch—driven by surging demand for AI-related components and constrained production capacity—has forced…
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Taking Back Sunday announce 20th anniversary reissue of ‘Louder Now’
Taking Back Sunday are reissuing their third studio album, ‘Louder Now’, to mark its 20th anniversary, with the special edition due out on 16 October via Craft Recordings. The reissue arrives as the New York rock band enjoy one of their busiest touring years to date, having played all five dates of the revived Vans…
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Iran’s regime won’t negotiate in good faith. Trump must break its grip
President Donald Trump has signalled a significant escalation in Washington’s approach to Iran, shifting the focus from merely dismantling Tehran’s nuclear programme to actively undermining the regime’s ability to govern and survive. Speaking at Camp David, Trump indicated the US is prepared to intensify military pressure, marking what the article’s author, a Fox News opinion…
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AMB GORDON SONDLAND: America’s aid to Israel isn’t charity — it’s a bargain for US security
In an opinion piece for Fox News, Gordon Sondland, a former US ambassador, argues that American financial and military aid to Israel should not be viewed as charity but as a strategic investment that yields significant security benefits for the United States. He contends that public debate over the aid typically focuses only on what…
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Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘could be announced TODAY – but may give Iran greater control over traffic’
A deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic could reportedly be announced as soon as today, according to the headline of this report, though the arrangement may hand Iran greater control over vessels passing through the vital waterway. The strait, one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, has been a…
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Perez Hilton recovering in hospital after reports he self-harmed during livestream
US celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is recovering in hospital after members of the public reported that he appeared to self-harm during a TikTok livestream from his Miami home. Emergency services, including a crisis response unit and mental health professionals, attended the scene on Tuesday, and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed the individual was “safely recovered”…
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Locarno 2026 opens with French premiere and Rossellini tribute
The 79th Locarno Film Festival has taken place in Switzerland, opening with the world premiere of “The Green Eyes”, a French co-directed feature, screened to an audience of around 8,000 at the festival’s lakeside Piazza Grande venue. The opening ceremony also saw actor Isabella Rossellini presented with the festival’s Excellence Award, setting the tone for…
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Ted Lasso’s fourth season splits critics with soft reboot approach
Ted Lasso’s fourth season landed on Apple TV+ after a three-year gap, adopting a soft-reboot approach that opens with Ted working a modest grocery store job in Kansas City before circumstances draw him back to football and London. New showrunner Jack Burditt sought to tighten the show’s pacing and trim its previous excesses, but critical…
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Michigan Democratic primary exposes deep rift over party’s direction
A Democratic primary in Michigan between progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed and establishment-backed Representative Haley Stevens ended in an extraordinarily tight result, with the margin settling at around two percentage points. The closely fought contest laid bare the ideological rifts running through the Democratic Party, with both its progressive and centrist wings treating the outcome as…