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Congress can't agree whether Trump should be allowed to sell crypto, and that's holding up the Clarity ActThe Clarity Act, the closest the US has come to a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, is stuck on a provision about barring the president from selling crypto assets while in office. That's …The House vote to cut Israel's military aid failed, but the bipartisan crack in the coalition didn'tThe measure to strip military assistance failed, as expected, but the fact that a meaningful bloc of Democrats voted for it signals a shift in the party's positioning that will matter more in the n…State Department sends $3m to MAGA-aligned groups in EuropeWashington funding ideologically aligned groups abroad is the kind of soft-power spending that will draw sharp questions from European governments already wary of US political interference ahead of…Canada and the Philippines agree to sign a trade deal this year, deepening Indo-Pacific tiesCanada and the Philippines have committed to concluding a bilateral trade agreement in 2026, pairing it with expanded defence cooperation in a region where supply chain diversification away from Ch…Starmer's five billion pound drone commitment is industrial policy dressed as defence spendingThe government is announcing five billion pounds in drone procurement and development funding today, structured to seed a domestic manufacturing base rather than procure off the shelf from Israeli …2026 World Cup venues enforce strict security policiesFIFA's 48-team World Cup brings enhanced security protocols including clear bag mandates and over $32 million in federal funding for North Texas venues alone, with Dallas Stadium requiring 12"x6"x1…Cuba eyes biggest US fuel shipment since Cold War embargoA Florida trading company is in advanced talks to send Cuba a very large US fuel cargo, potentially the biggest such shipment since the Eisenhower-era embargo began in 1960. The deal comes as Cuba …Japan warns it can act on currency volatilityFinance Minister Satsuki Katayama reiterated Japan's readiness to intervene if there's excessive FX volatility or speculative moves, as USD/JPY trades near intervention-sensitive levels. Her commen…Trump plans Kenya facility for US Ebola patientsThe Trump administration is establishing a quarantine and treatment centre in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola overseas, rather than bringing them to US hospitals. Officials defend the move as …Beijing delays Pentagon talks over $14bn Taiwan arms packageChina is stalling approval for Pentagon official Elbridge Colby's Beijing visit as leverage against a proposed $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan, following December's $11.1 billion weapons sal…Trump calls off Iran strike after Gulf states interveneTrump postponed a planned military strike on Iran after Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE asked for a delay, saying they were 'getting very close to making a deal.' The former president said the US …New Zealand abandons isolation doctrine as China tensions riseGeography is no longer destiny for New Zealand. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon declared the country's historic isolation strategy dead, comparing current global tensions to the Cold War and warni…Trump puts Taiwan arms sales on the negotiating table with XiForty-seven years of US arms sales to Taiwan just became a bargaining chip. Trump announced he's discussing future weapons packages with Xi Jinping, with $14 billion in pending sales now hanging in…Trump-Xi summit proceeds despite Iran warThe May 14-15 Beijing summit will happen as scheduled, six weeks after Iran tensions forced the original delay. The meeting puts Xi in a stronger position than March, when Trump needed Chinese coop…Trump escalates Vatican feud, calls Pope Leo 'weak' on IranDonald Trump just picked a fight with 1.4 billion Catholics. After Pope Leo XIV condemned his threats to "destroy an entire civilization" if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump lashed o…Modi's Iran war handling tested in key state pollsAssembly elections in four Indian states are testing PM Modi's foreign policy credentials as the rupee fell 4% following the February US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran, compounding a 5% decl…Trump's Iran ceasefire splits MAGA base on war strategyTrump's two-week Iran ceasefire has exposed deep fractures within his base, with hawks like Laura Loomer calling the deal "legitimizing terrorists" while isolationists including Tucker Carlson and …