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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., conducts a news conference in the U.S. Capitol to voice opposition to the Senate Republicans’ budget resolution on April 3, 2025.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDozens of Democratic lawmakers are warning that President Donald Trump’s tariff-heavy trade agenda is quickly starting to resemble a “corrupt scheme to enrich administration officials and those loyal to them.”The Trump administration’s tumultuous rollout of a spate of new tariffs is “rife with opportunities to unduly influence President Trump and other administration officials,” the Democrats wrote in a letter shared first with CNBC on Thursday.The letter, signed by…

Eli Lilly on Thursday said its daily obesity pill met the company’s goals in the first of several late-stage trials, helping patients with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and body weight and showing safety comparable with popular injections on the market. The trial results are among the pharmaceutical industry’s most closely watched studies of the year, as they bring Eli Lilly’s experimental pill — called orforglipron — another step closer to becoming a new, needle-free alternative in the booming weight loss and diabetes market. This more convenient, easier-to-manufacture pill could give Eli Lilly a major edge over Novo Nordisk and…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a panel discussion at the Technical University in Berlin on Feb. 7, 2025.John Macdougall | Afp | Getty ImagesOpenAI is in talks to pay about $3 billion to acquire Windsurf, an artificial intelligence tool for coding help, CNBC has confirmed.Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, competes with Cursor, another popular AI coding tool, as well as existing AI coding features from companies such as Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI itself.Bloomberg was first to report on the potential deal, which CNBC confirmed with a person familiar with the matter who asked to remain anonymous since the talks…

This photo taken on April 13, 2025 shows the cityscape of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)PHNOM PENH, April 17 (Xinhua) — Phnom Penh, capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia, is located beside the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers. The coexistence of traditional architecture and modern buildings endows the city with life and vitality.This photo taken on April 14, 2025 shows the cityscape of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)This photo taken on March 14, 2025 shows the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)This photo taken on April 14, 2025 shows the scenery along the Mekong…

Listen to article Sophisticated American military equipment left behind during the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan is increasingly being used by militants in Pakistan, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), according to a Washington Post investigation. Weapons such as M16 rifles, PVS-14 night-vision devices and thermal optics—originally intended for Afghan forces—have appeared in recent cross-border attacks. The March 11 bombing of the Jaffar Express train involved US-origin rifles, Pakistani authorities confirmed. Investigators cited serial numbers on two rifles used in that attack that were traced back to US military stockpiles. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) estimates around 250,000 firearms and…

On Monday, April 14, six elite American women blasted off into space from west Texas on a self-piloting rocket ship developed by the space technology company Blue Origin, owned by bazillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The “crew” of the much-ballyhooed all-female flight – marketed by Blue Origin as a giant leap not only for womankind but for the entire world – included pop star Katy Perry, television personality Gayle King, and Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sanchez, author of the children’s book The Fly Who Flew to Space and the organiser of the wannabe feminist space excursion. In preparation for the star-studded…

The group that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 is removed from Russia’s list of banned ‘terror’ organisations.Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organisation”. The latest move is aimed at normalising ties with the de facto rulers of Afghanistan. Thursday’s ruling – prompted by a request from the prosecutor general – is effective immediately, Judge Oleg Nefedov announced, according to Russia’s Tass news agency. The move in favour of the group that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 follows years of gradual rapprochement with…

The Global Payments Company logo seen displayed on a smartphone.Igor Golovniov | LightRocket | Getty ImagesGlobal Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it’s buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion while simultaneously selling its Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services. The company said that in acquiring Worldpay, which FIS had purchased in 2019 before later selling a majority stake, it’s expanding its reach and will be able to serve over 6 million customers across more than 175 countries, enabling $3.7 trillion in annual payment volume. In selling its Issuer Solutions unit to FIS for…

The Pakistan flag was flying high at the Melbourne squash courts as the nation’s young stars bagged four gold medals and one silver at the Australian Junior Open on Thursday. Mehwish Ali defended her Girls U-17 title after defeating Eden-Alma Poulava 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 in today’s final. The top seed remained undefeated throughout the tournament and didn’t cede a single set to her opponents. Compatriot Azan Ali Khan took the Boys U-17 title in similar fashion with a dominating 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 win over local favourite Henry Kross. Khan is ranked Number 2 in Pakistan in the Boys U-17 category…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., warned Thursday that U.S. markets will “crash” if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell can be fired by President Donald Trump.The comment from Warren, a frequent Powell critic, on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” came hours after Trump griped that the Fed chair’s “termination cannot come fast enough!”A senior White House official later told CNBC that Trump’s broadside should not be seen as a threat to fire Powell, and that there are no plans being made to end his term early. Powell has previously said the president does not have the power to fire him.”I have tangled…