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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldMexican authorities have killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, striking the country’s biggest blow against organised crime in a decade as the US piles pressure on Mexico to act against narco bosses.Nemesio Oseguera, known as El Mencho, died on Sunday in an operation by intelligence and security agencies in Tapalpa, Jalisco state, Mexico’s defence ministry said.Oseguera, 59, turned the CJNG into one of Mexico’s two most powerful crime groups, alongside the Sinaloa Cartel, expanding its reach across…

The United States and Iran will hold their next round of nuclear talks Thursday in Geneva, a facilitator said Sunday, as the Islamic Republic faces both the threat of a U.S. military strike and new protests at home. Oman’s foreign minister, Badr al-Busaidi, confirmed the talks. Oman previously hosted the indirect talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and facilitated the latest round in Geneva last week. There was no immediate comment from the Trump administration, which has built up the largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East in decades as it pushes its longtime adversary for concessions on its nuclear program…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A Royal Air Force airport was used by a private plane linked to Jeffrey Epstein as late as 2013, documents show, as pressure grows on the Ministry of Defence to release information about the use of its military bases.A document released by the US Department of Justice in the Epstein files shows that the aircraft landed at RAF Northolt, in north-west London, on March 18 2013 and left just over 24 hours later. The plane’s movements are detailed in a statement from…

The Supreme Court struck down most of the Trump administration’s tariffs, but uncertainty remains for store chains. Source link #Tariffs #costs #refunds #spotlight #Home #Depot #TJX #retailers #report #earnings #week

Shares of asset managers fell due to worries over a private-credit fund managed by Blue Owl Capital, triggering broader anxiety about spillover effects. Source link #weeks #slump #assetmanager #stocks #driven #privatecredit #fears #Heres #whats #worrying #investors

MUMBAI: Markets are expected to remain volatile during the week as clarity among Dalal Street investors about the US tariffs on goods exported to the world’s largest economy continues to remain elusive. While most market players feel that the rate of tariff on Indian goods will not be much different from what it was earlier, some feel that the new tariff structure will put India at the same level with several other competing countries, a favourable situation than what it was before the US Supreme Court invalidated President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Friday evening.Late on Friday, after the US SC…

Most people have a relatively consistent wakeup time. Fewer have a set bedtime, which could be the reason you feel lacking in free time during the day, says author and time management expert Laura Vanderkam.The logic works like this: Without consistent sleep habits, most people can be generally productive but struggle to stay consistently focused all day, every day. Without consistent focus, your task list can build up, leading you to frantically rush to get things done. And when you’re rushing, you make mistakes. Now the time you intended on saving is being spent backtracking or playing catch up.”The problem…

New York, other states under state of emergency as snow falls amid blizzard warning Source link #York #states #state #emergency #snow #falls #blizzard #warning

(Bloomberg) — Local protesters have occupied a Cargill Inc. export terminal in Brazil’s Amazon region at the height of the soybean harvest, escalating a standoff that has affected shipments from one of the country’s key export hubs and drawing condemnation from trade groups. The protesters, members of indigenous groups, stormed the facility in the Port of Santarém overnight Friday in Pará state, according to the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. The incident comes amid protests by 14 indigenous tribes in the region against the launch of a public bidding for dredging the Tapajós River and a decree signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula…

Austrian lifting solutions major Palfinger has entered into a strategic partnership with TVS Mobility Group to strengthen its India presence, committing an initial investment of €30 million (around ₹350 crore) to set up a manufacturing facility in Pune.  The plant, expected to be operational by end-2027, marks Palfinger’s most significant localisation move in the country since it entered India in 2007.  Under the agreement, TVS Mobility Group will act as Palfinger’s end-to-end mobility partner in India. It would provide integrated support across supply chain, logistics, sales, service, spare parts distribution and aftermarket operations.  The partnership goes…