Diplomacy and tech move in step

A look at how diplomacy, business moves, and a celebrity feud fill the front pages.

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Trump has opened the door for Nvidia to sell its leading AI chips to China, a move framed as a policy shift that could affect tech markets and diplomacy. In a separate incident, Anas al Sharif, an Al Jazeera journalist, was killed in an Israeli air strike while reporting in a media tent, underscoring the risks journalists face in conflict zones. In France, President Emmanuel Macron has hired investigators to probe Candace Owens after she claimed that the French first lady was born a man.

On the political front, Labour leader Keir Starmer warned Trump about a meeting with Putin, showing that diplomatic signaling now travels across the Atlantic alongside business news and media headlines.

These stories reveal a trend where diplomacy is tangled with technology and media. Nvidia's potential exports to China highlight how policy can steer markets and cross border relations. The killing of Anas al Sharif shows the human cost behind conflict reporting and how such events shape public perception. Macron's action against Candace Owens demonstrates how political figures respond to claims about national image.

Starmer's warning to Trump about a Putin meeting signals that political signaling travels across borders and into corporate and media arenas. The result is a crowded agenda where policy, commerce and journalism compete for attention, making accountability and transparency more crucial than ever.

Highlights

The next moves will test alliances and accountability.