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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a knack for survival. The country’s longest serving leader – he has been in power for 18 years over three nonconsecutive periods – has seen off many rivals and outlasted several enemies. The latest fight is with Ronen Bar, the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet. Netanyahu fired Bar last month due to what he called a breakdown in trust, but the Supreme Court has suspended the dismissal, pending an investigation. In the meantime, there have been protests against Netanyahu – the prime minister is used to those – and now…

It’s been a brutal year for Tesla shareholders so far, and a hugely profitable one for short sellers, who bet on a decline in the company’s stock price.Tesla shorts have generated $11.5 billion in mark-to-market profits in 2025, according to data from S3 Partners. The data reflected Monday’s closing price of $227.50, at which point Tesla shares were down 44% for the year.The stock rallied about 4.5% on Tuesday, along with gains in the broader market, heading into Tesla’s first-quarter earnings report after the close of trading. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.The electric vehicle maker is…

Jamell Harris loads raw casting heads to be manufactured at the Stellantis Dundee Engine Complex on August 18, 2022 in Dundee, Michigan.Bill Pugliano | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Six of the top policy groups representing the U.S. automotive industry are uncharacteristically joining forces to lobby the Trump administration against 25% tariffs on auto parts that are set to take effect by May 3.The group – representing franchised dealers, suppliers and nearly all major automakers – say in a letter to Trump administration officials that the upcoming levies could jeopardize U.S. automotive production. The letter notes many auto suppliers are already “in…

Listen to article Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah issued a warning to the federal government on Tuesday, asserting that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has the power to bring down the PML-N-led coalition but is choosing restraint to prevent a political crisis. Speaking to a private news channel, he stated: “We have infinite capacity. We can topple them, but we do not want to in order to avoid any crisis.” He cautioned the Centre, “Don’t push us to the point where a decision is made that causes everyone to lose.” The chief minister reiterated PPP’s firm opposition to the federally-backed canal…

Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault retrial involves accusations from three women, including one who wasn’t part of the original trial.Opening statements are set for Wednesday in New York for disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, this time with a majority-female jury deciding the landmark #MeToo case. Prosecutors and Weinstein’s lawyers finished choosing a sixth and final alternate on Tuesday after a selection process yielded a seven-woman, five-man jury and five alternate jurors on Monday. Alternates step in if a member of the main panel can’t see the trial through. Weinstein was convicted at his first trial in 2020…

This photo illustration created on Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C., shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo.Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty ImagesMeta’s core online advertising business could take a $7 billion hit this year due to President Donald Trump’s tough China tariffs impacting retailers in the country.That’s according to a MoffettNathanson research note published Tuesday that analyzes the potential impact of China-linked retailers like Temu and Shien slashing their Facebook and Instagram advertising budgets amid the U.S. and China trade dispute.The MoffettNathanson analysts pointed to Meta’s latest annual report in…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told investors in a closed-door meeting Tuesday he expects “there will be a de-escalation” in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China in the “very near future,” a person in the room told CNBC.”No one thinks the current status quo is sustainable” with tariff rates at their current levels, Bessent said at a private investor summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by JPMorgan Chase.Stocks, already recovering from the prior day’s sell-off, soared higher after Bessent’s remarks were first reported.Bessent said he believes that the prospect of de-escalation between the economic superpowers “should give the world, the markets,…

Candy is displayed for sale, as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., along with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, announce the FDA’s intent to remove from the U.S. food supply “petroleum-based synthetic” food dyes, which are present in numerous foods such as breakfast cereals, candy, snacks, and beverages, at a grocery store in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 22, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersThe fluorescent red of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the brilliant teal of Mountain Dew Baja Blast and the colorful rainbow of Skittles may soon be dimmed.The Food and Drug Administration is phasing out the use…

Local Kashmiris and Indian police, along with armed forces, gather outside the hospital to receive the dead and wounded after gunmen attacked Indian tourists on April 22, 2025 in Anantnag south of Srinagar, India. Yawar Nazir | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAt least 20 people were feared killed after suspected militants opened fire on tourists in India’s Jammu and Kashmir territory on Tuesday, three security sources said, the worst attack on civilians in the troubled Himalayan region for years.The attack occurred in Pahalgam, a popular destination in the scenic, mountainous region where mass tourism, especially during the summer months, has resurged…

MIANWALI: At least 16 terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in separate operations by the police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), and the security forces in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday. The Punjab police said that at least 10 terrorists were killed and several others injured in a joint police-CTD operation in the Makarwal area of the Mianwali district. Hours later, the military said, that six terrorists were killed in two Intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the Waziristan region of K-P. According to the Mianwali police, a joint operation was initiated two days ago on the reported presence…