The targets of the latest mega-hack from from China's digital spies included President Trump, Vice President Vance and, most likely, you.
Why it matters: It doesn't matter what China-linked technologycompanies the U.S. and allies ban. Beijing's hackers are still finding fresh ways into global networks — and now they're expanding to ordinary citizens' data.
President Trump told European leaders in a virtual meeting on Ukraine on Thursday that they are "funding the war" through purchases of Russian oil and must cut Russia off and pressure China to do the same, a White House official said.
Why it matters: Trump has sporadically threatened to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing to bombard Ukrainian cities and refusing to make peace. But in the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders, he turned the tables on the EU.
MAGA is seizing on President Trump's trade war with India to mount a broader crusade against Indian immigration, influence and culture.
Why it matters: The sudden hostility from Trump's base has stunned Indian officials at a time when New Delhi already was reeling from the president's 50% tariffs, which he imposed as a penalty for buying Russian oil.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday night to weigh in on its appeal to keep a broad set of tariffs in place after a lower court ruled they were illegal.
Why it matters: Global trade is in a new state of limbo over whether the bulk of President Trump's trade agenda might be overturned.
President Trump described China's largest-ever military parade marking the end of World War II as a "beautiful ceremony" on Thursday, but he said the U.S. should have gotten a mention.
The big picture: Trump made the comments to reporters hours after suggesting that China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un were conspiring against the U.S. while attending the Beijing event.
The Trump administration can't use a centuries-old wartime law to quickly deport Venezuelans it alleges are suspected gang members, a federal appeals court ruled in a 2-1 decision on Tuesday night.
The big picture: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling it would grant a preliminary injunction "to prevent removal because we find no invasion or predatory incursion" had occurred.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has told the Trump administration that Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank would harm the Abraham Accords and undermine the president's hopes of expanding them, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Why it matters: Israel is considering annexing large portions of the West Bank later this month in response to the recognition of a Palestinian state by several western countries. President Trump is likely the only foreign player who could stop it. The UAE message is that if he doesn't, a key aspect of his foreign policy legacy could unravel.
There may be less than meets the eye with Gazprom's announcement Tuesday of a major, binding deal to build a massive Russia-to-China natural gas pipeline.
Why it matters: The agreement — if borne out — is a diplomatic win for Moscow after years of stalled talks over the Power of Siberia 2 project.
The tectonic plates of global power are shifting ever faster thanks to President Trump, and images beamed from China around the world this week provide one vision of where they will settle.
The big picture: The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea strode out together overnight in Beijing to attend a massive military parade — and to send a message to Washington.
