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His lawyers argued his conduct stemmed not from greed, but hubris and desperation. <\/p>\n<p>Engelmayer rejected his request to serve his sentence in his native South Korea, where he also faces prosecution and where his wife and 4-year-old daughter live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have spent almost every waking moment of the last few years thinking of what I could have done differently and what I can do now to make things right,\u201d Kwon told Engelmayer. <\/p>\n<p>Hearing from victims, he said, was \u201charrowing and reminded me again of the great losses that I have caused\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Victims say losses ruined their lives, harmed charities<\/h2>\n<p>One victim, speaking by telephone, said his wife divorced him, his sons had to skip college and he had to move back to Croatia to live with his parents after TerraUSD\u2019s crash evaporated his family\u2019s life savings. <\/p>\n<p>Another said he has to \u201clive with the guilt\u201d of persuading his in-laws and hundreds of nonprofit organisations to invest.<\/p>\n<p>Stanislav Trofimchuk said his family\u2019s investment plummeted from $190,000 (\u20ac161,977) to $13,000 (\u20ac11,082) \u2014 \u201c17 years of our life, gone\u201d during what he described as \u201ctwo weeks of sheer terror\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Chauncey St. John, speaking in court, said some nonprofits he worked with lost more than $2 million (\u20ac1.7mn) and a church group lost about $900,000 (\u20ac767,263). He and his wife are saddled with debt and his in-laws have been forced to work well past their planned retirement, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, St. John said he forgives Kwon, adding \u201cI pray to God to have mercy on his soul\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A prosecutor read excerpts from some of more than 300 letters submitted by victims, including a person identified only by initials who lost nearly $11,400 (\u20ac9,718) while juggling bills and trying to complete college. <\/p>\n<p>Kwon had made Terra seem like a safe place to stash savings, the person said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo some that is just a number on a page, but to me it was years of effort,\u201d the person wrote. \u201cWatching it evaporate, literally overnight, was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened was not an accident. It was not a market event. 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The technology helps make consequential decisions for Americans, including who gets a job interview, an apartment lease, a home loan and even certain medical care. But research has shown that it can make mistakes in those decisions, including by prioritising a particular gender or race.\n\nStates\u2019 more ambitious AI regulation proposals require private companies to provide transparency and assess the possible risks of discrimination from their AI programs.\n\nBeyond those more sweeping rules, many states in the country have regulated parts of AI: barring the use of deepfakes in elections and to create nonconsensual porn, for example, or putting rules in place around the government\u2019s own use of AI.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from crafting their own regulations for artificial intelligence (AI), saying the burgeoning industry is at risk of being stifled by a patchwork of onerous rules while in a battle with Chinese competitors for supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that \u201cthere's only going to be one winner\u201d as nations race to dominate artificial intelligence, and China's central government gives its companies a single place to go for government approvals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the big investment coming, but if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you can forget it because it\u2019s impossible to do,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order directs the Attorney General to create a new task force to challenge state laws and directs the Commerce Department to draw up a list of problematic regulations.<\/p>\n<p>It also threatens to restrict funding from a broadband deployment program and other grant programs to states with AI laws.<\/p>\n<p>David Sacks, a venture capitalist with extensive AI investments who is leading Trump's policies on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, said the Trump administration would only push back on \u201cthe most onerous examples of state regulation\u201d but would not oppose \u201ckid safety\u201d measures.<\/p>\n<h2>What states have proposed<\/h2>\n<p>Four states \u2014 Colorado, California, Utah and Texas \u2014 have passed laws that set some rules for AI across the private sector, according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Those laws include limiting the collection of certain personal information and requiring more transparency from companies.<\/p>\n<p>The laws are in response to AI that already pervades everyday life. The technology helps make consequential decisions for Americans, including who gets a job interview, an apartment lease, a home loan and even certain medical care. 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The agreement \"does not include any talent likenesses or voices\".\n\nThe companies framed the agreement as a major step towards establishing norms for safe and ethical AI deployment in entertainment.\n\n\u201cUnder the agreement, Disney and OpenAI are affirming a shared commitment to the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators,\" the statement continued.\n\nDisney chief executive Robert Iger said the collaboration would allow audiences to engage with the company\u2019s stories in unprecedented ways.\n\n\"The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry... [this] groundbreaking technology puts imagination and creativity directly into the hands of Disney fans in ways we\u2019ve never seen before, giving them richer and more personal ways to connect with the Disney characters and stories they love,\" Iger said in the statement.\n\nOpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised the deal as an example of how AI and creative content producing companies can avoid pitting themselves against each other.\n\n\u201cThis agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences,\" he said in the statement.\n\nSora and ChatGPT Images are expected to begin producing Disney-licensed fan content in early 2026, pending final approvals.\n\nThe deal may unsettle character actors, voice artists, and animators, signalling a future in which studios can generate whole scenes without the human performers and illustrators who once defined the craft.\n\nAmong the characters fans will be able to use in their creations are Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, and Ariel, as well as characters from the worlds of Encanto, Frozen, Inside Out, Moana, and many more.\n\nIconic animated or illustrated versions of Marvel and Lucasfilm characters from originally non-animated content like Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Groot, and Yoda will also be available.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Walt Disney Company has announced a sweeping partnership with OpenAI that will see it take a $1bn (\u20ac852mn) stake in the tech giant. The deal will notably allow cult Disney characters to appear in AI-generated short videos created through Sora, OpenAI\u2019s generative video platform.<\/p>\n<p>The licensing agreement marks the first time a major entertainment studio has licensed their intellectual property to a large-scale AI video tool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of this new, three-year licensing agreement, Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos that can be viewed and shared by fans, drawing from a set of more than 200 animated, masked, and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including costumes, props, vehicles, and iconic environments,\u201d the company said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>By formally licensing its characters to OpenAI, Disney sidesteps the intellectual property disputes that have dogged generative AI from day one and establishes a new revenue stream.<\/p>\n<p>Sora will be able to turn a few words from the user into fully generated images in seconds, drawing from the same intellectual property. The agreement \"does not include any talent likenesses or voices\".<\/p>\n<p>The companies framed the agreement as a major step towards establishing norms for safe and ethical AI deployment in entertainment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//11//12//watchdog-group-public-citizen-calls-on-openai-to-scrap-ai-video-app-sora-citing-deepfake-r/">Watchdog group Public Citizen calls on OpenAI to scrap AI video app Sora, citing deepfake risks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//12//04//openai-awards-millions-to-nonprofits-under-new-foundation-structure/">OpenAI awards millions to nonprofits under new foundation structure<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the agreement, Disney and OpenAI are affirming a shared commitment to the responsible use of AI that protects user safety and the rights of creators,\" the statement continued. <\/p>\n<p>Disney chief executive Robert Iger said the collaboration would allow audiences to engage with the company\u2019s stories in unprecedented ways. <\/p>\n<p>\"The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence marks an important moment for our industry... [this] groundbreaking technology puts imagination and creativity directly into the hands of Disney fans in ways we\u2019ve never seen before, giving them richer and more personal ways to connect with the Disney characters and stories they love,\" Iger said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman praised the deal as an example of how AI and creative content producing companies can avoid pitting themselves against each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement shows how AI companies and creative leaders can work together responsibly to promote innovation that benefits society, respect the importance of creativity, and help works reach vast new audiences,\" he said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Sora and ChatGPT Images are expected to begin producing Disney-licensed fan content in early 2026, pending final approvals.<\/p>\n<p>The deal may unsettle character actors, voice artists, and animators, signalling a future in which studios can generate whole scenes without the human performers and illustrators who once defined the craft.<\/p>\n<p>Among the characters fans will be able to use in their creations are Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, and Ariel, as well as characters from the worlds of Encanto, Frozen, Inside Out, Moana, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Iconic animated or illustrated versions of Marvel and Lucasfilm characters from originally non-animated content like Black Panther, Captain America, Deadpool, Groot, and Yoda will also be available.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765465650,"updatedAt":1765469801,"publishedAt":1765468881,"firstPublishedAt":1765468881,"lastPublishedAt":1765469051,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/99\/39\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d3a8192a-6a7d-57af-a94d-94d10d03339c-9579939.jpg","altText":"FILE - Disney's Minnie Mouse balloon floats down Central Park South during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 27 November 2025, in New York. 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A US official said the operation was led by the Coast Guard with Navy support.\n\nUS Attorney General Pam Bondi posted video on social media showing Coast Guard personnel descending by rope from helicopters onto the vessel's deck and moving through the ship's superstructure with weapons drawn.\n\nThe tanker, identified in US media as the Skipper, left Venezuela around 2 December carrying approximately 2 million barrels of heavy crude, according to documents from state oil company PDVSA. About half the cargo reportedly belonged to a Cuban state-run oil importer.\n\nShip tracking data shows the vessel was previously named M\/T Adisa and was sanctioned by the US in 2022 for allegedly belonging to a network of shadow tankers smuggling crude for Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah.\n\nThe US Treasury Department said at the time the network was operated by a Switzerland-based Ukrainian oil trader.\n\nThe US military flew two fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appeared to be the closest approach by US combat aircraft to Venezuelan airspace since the administration's pressure campaign began.\n\nWashington has deployed its largest military presence in the region in decades and conducted strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.\n\nTrump has said ground attacks are planned but has not provided details on location or scope.\n\nMaduro and Trump spoke by telephone late last month, which the Venezuelan leader described as a potential opening for \"respectful dialogue.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that US forces had seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, marking a sharp escalation in Washington's confrontation with President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro's government.<\/p>\n<p>\"We have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a large, very large oil tanker, the largest ever seized, in fact,\" Trump told reporters at the White House. \"It was seized for a very good reason.\"<\/p>\n<p>Trump said \"other things are going on\" but declined to provide further details, saying he would discuss the matter later.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela's foreign ministry condemned the action as \"blatant theft and an act of international piracy,\" claiming it exposed Washington's true motives.<\/p>\n<p>\"Under these circumstances, the true reasons for the prolonged aggression against Venezuela have finally been revealed,\" the ministry said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\"It has always been about our natural resources, our oil, our energy and the resources that belong exclusively to the Venezuelan people.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Seizure raises tensions to a new high<\/h2>\n<p>The seizure intensifies pressure on Maduro, whom Washington has charged with narcoterrorism. A US official said the operation was led by the Coast Guard with Navy support.<\/p>\n<p>US Attorney General Pam Bondi posted video on social media showing Coast Guard personnel descending by rope from helicopters onto the vessel's deck and moving through the ship's superstructure with weapons drawn.<\/p>\n<p>The tanker, identified in US media as the Skipper, left Venezuela around 2 December carrying approximately 2 million barrels of heavy crude, according to documents from state oil company PDVSA. About half the cargo reportedly belonged to a Cuban state-run oil importer.<\/p>\n<p>Ship tracking data shows the vessel was previously named M\/T Adisa and was sanctioned by the US in 2022 for allegedly belonging to a network of shadow tankers smuggling crude for Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah. <\/p>\n<p>The US Treasury Department said at the time the network was operated by a Switzerland-based Ukrainian oil trader.<\/p>\n<p>The US military flew two fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appeared to be the closest approach by US combat aircraft to Venezuelan airspace since the administration's pressure campaign began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//11//28//trump-hints-at-ground-operations-in-venezuela-to-combat-drug-trafficking/">Trump hints at ground operations in Venezuela to combat drug trafficking<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//01//venezuela-asks-opec-for-support-accusing-the-us-of-wanting-to-take-over-its-oil-resources/">Venezuela accuses the US of wanting to 'take over its oil resources' as Maduro seeks OPEC+ help<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Washington has deployed its largest military presence in the region in decades and conducted strikes against suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said ground attacks are planned but has not provided details on location or scope.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro and Trump spoke by telephone late last month, which the Venezuelan leader described as a potential opening for \"respectful dialogue.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765398377,"updatedAt":1765441168,"publishedAt":1765436145,"firstPublishedAt":1765436145,"lastPublishedAt":1765441167,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/89\/07\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_030f29c8-85e1-54c2-ab68-cfd0f4771610-9578907.jpg","altText":"In this May 25, 2020 file photo, the Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.","caption":"In this May 25, 2020 file photo, the Iranian oil tanker Fortune is anchored at the dock of the El Palito refinery near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. 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FED RATE CUT 2026","daletPyramidId":3564845,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"US Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate but signals higher bar for future reductions","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate for third time in a row","titleListing2":"US Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate but signals higher bar for future reductions","leadin":"Lower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates.","summary":"Lower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates.","keySentence":"","url":"us-federal-reserve-cuts-key-interest-rate-but-signals-higher-bar-for-future-reductions","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/2025\/12\/10\/us-federal-reserve-cuts-key-interest-rate-but-signals-higher-bar-for-future-reductions","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The US Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row on Wednesday but signalled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract anger from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs.\n\nWednesday's cut reduced the rate to about 3.6%, the lowest it has been in nearly three years.\n\nLower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates.\n\nIn a statement released after a two-day meeting, the Fed's rate-setting committee indicated that it may keep its rate unchanged in the coming months.\n\nAnd in a set of quarterly economic projections, Fed officials said they expect to lower rates just once next year.\n\nThree Fed officials dissented from the move, the most dissents in six years and a sign of deep divisions on a committee that traditionally works by consensus.\n\nTwo officials voted to keep the Fed's rate unchanged, while Stephen Miran, whom Trump appointed in September, voted for a half point cut.\n\nDecember's meeting could usher in a more contentious period for the Fed.\n\nOfficials are\u00a0split between those who support reducing rates to bolster hiring and those who\u2019d prefer to keep rates unchanged because inflation remains above the central bank's 2% target.\n\nUnless inflation shows clear signs of coming fully under control, or unemployment worsens, those divisions will likely remain.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The US Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row on Wednesday but signalled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract anger from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday's cut reduced the rate to about 3.6%, the lowest it has been in nearly three years.<\/p>\n<p>Lower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released after a two-day meeting, the Fed's rate-setting committee indicated that it may keep its rate unchanged in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>And in a set of quarterly economic projections, Fed officials said they expect to lower rates just once next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img 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https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/88\/32\/1200x799_cmsv2_7dfbe7ca-bae4-5173-a919-f92395017216-9578832.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/88\/32\/1920x1279_cmsv2_7dfbe7ca-bae4-5173-a919-f92395017216-9578832.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington, 29 October, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Three Fed officials dissented from the move, the most dissents in six years and a sign of deep divisions on a committee that traditionally works by consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Two officials voted to keep the Fed's rate unchanged, while Stephen Miran, whom Trump appointed in September, voted for a half point cut.<\/p>\n<p>December's meeting could usher in a more contentious period for the Fed.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are split between those who support reducing rates to bolster hiring and those who\u2019d prefer to keep rates unchanged because inflation remains above the central bank's 2% target.<\/p>\n<p>Unless inflation shows clear signs of coming fully under control, or unemployment worsens, those divisions will likely remain.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765392987,"updatedAt":1765434320,"publishedAt":1765394118,"firstPublishedAt":1765394118,"lastPublishedAt":1765434319,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/88\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0f200f22-bb92-551b-95ba-8504a45a9ff0-9578832.jpg","altText":"A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 March, 2024","caption":"A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 March, 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Social Media vetting","daletPyramidId":3561479,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Planning a US trip? Travellers may soon need to make their social media history public","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"US weighs mandatory social media checks for visitors","titleListing2":"Planning a US trip? Travellers may soon need to make their social media history public","leadin":"The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.","summary":"The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.","keySentence":"","url":"planning-a-us-trip-travellers-may-soon-need-to-make-their-social-media-history-public","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2025\/12\/10\/planning-a-us-trip-travellers-may-soon-need-to-make-their-social-media-history-public","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"It might be time for travellers planning US trips to scrub their social media profiles.\n\nA new proposal from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), published this week in the federal register, would make it mandatory for would-be travellers to make their social-media history from the past five years public when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).\u00a0\n\nThe permit is required for short stays by citizens of 41 visa-waiver countries. Providing social media information is currently optional.\n\nWhat does the new proposal include?\n\nThe draft rule outlines a significantly expanded list of information CBP wants to gather.\u00a0\n\nTravellers would also need to provide every email address and phone number they have used in the past five years, plus the names and birth dates of close family members.\n\nIn an unusual twist, CBP may also require a mandatory selfie. It is also seeking authority to collect additional biometrics, including DNA and iris scans.\u00a0\n\nThe proposals are open for public comment for 60 days.\n\nThe changes come amid a turbulent time for travellers visiting the US. Several have reported being denied entry after officers reviewed their online activity and deemed it too critical of Donald Trump or JD Vance. Those include a trio of German tourists and a scientist turned away after his phone was inspected at the border this spring.\n\nThey also come as the United States ramps up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Millions of international fans are expected to travel for matches across the country.\u00a0\n\nStricter digital vetting for workers and students\n\nThe new ESTA rules come on the heels of the United States tightening requirements for non-immigrant H-1B visas, which allow foreign workers in specialty occupations to take up temporary employment in fields such as tech, medicine, engineering and law.\n\nFrom 15 December, all H-1B applicants and their dependents will undergo a review of their online presence, a process already applied to students and exchange visitors.\u00a0\n\nApplicants have been instructed to make their social media accounts public so that officers can examine their activity.\u00a0\n\nIn an announcement outlining the new rules, the State Department reiterated that \u201ca US visa is a privilege, not a right.\u201d\n\nThe administration also announced plans this week to expand its controversial travel ban to citizens of 30 nations. It has not yet clarified which countries could be added to the existing list of 19, which includes Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran and Haiti.\n\nSocial media scrutiny adds to other travel barriers\n\nAs the Trump administration revises its travel policies, international visitors have also found themselves facing rising costs.\u00a0\n\nUS national parks recently introduced \u2018America-first\u2019 pricing, imposing higher entry fees on foreign tourists \u2013 a decision criticised by some tourism groups as unwelcoming at a time when visitor numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels.\n\n\u201cIt's going to hurt local businesses that cater to foreign travellers,\u201d Mark Howser, owner of a motel near Glacier National Park in Montana, told AP in November.\u00a0\n\nThe new park fees and revised visa rules will move through their own review processes in the coming weeks. In the meantime, CBP says it will consider public feedback to its ESTA proposal before issuing a final rule.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>It might be time for travellers planning US trips to scrub their social media profiles.<\/p>\n<p>A new proposal from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), published this week in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////public-inspection.federalregister.gov//2025-22461.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>the federal register<\/strong><\/a>, would make it mandatory for would-be travellers to make their social-media history from the past five years public when applying for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). <\/p>\n<p>The permit is required for short stays by citizens of 41 visa-waiver countries. Providing social media information is currently optional.<\/p>\n<h2>What does the new proposal include?<\/h2>\n<p>The draft rule outlines a significantly expanded list of information CBP wants to gather. <\/p>\n<p>Travellers would also need to provide every email address and phone number they have used in the past five years, plus the names and birth dates of close family members.<\/p>\n<p>In an unusual twist, CBP may also require a mandatory <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//06//11//selfie-zones-and-mobility-scooter-fines-the-weirdest-crackdowns-on-tourist-behaviour-in-20/">selfie. It is also seeking authority to collect additional biometrics, including DNA and iris scans. <\/p>\n<p>The proposals are open for public comment for 60 days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//24//no-permission-no-travel-uk-to-enforce-new-digital-travel-permit-rules-from-february-2026/">/u2018No permission, no travel\u2019: UK to enforce new digital travel permit rules from February 2026<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//30//us-transport-chief-urges-passengers-to-dress-with-respect-critics-say-clothes-arent-the-pr/">US transport chief urges passengers to \u2018dress with respect\u2019. Critics say clothes aren\u2019t the problem<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The changes come amid a turbulent time for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//09//03//rising-visa-costs-risk-accelerating-us-travel-decline-as-new-fee-comes-into-effect/">travellers visiting the US<\/strong><\/a>. Several have reported being denied entry after officers reviewed their online activity and deemed it too critical of Donald Trump or JD Vance. Those include a trio of German tourists and a scientist turned away after his phone was inspected at the border this spring.<\/p>\n<p>They also come as the United States ramps up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Millions of international fans are expected to travel for matches across the country. <\/p>\n<h2>Stricter digital vetting for workers and students<\/h2>\n<p>The new ESTA rules come on the heels of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//10//17//europes-most-powerful-passports-revealed-as-us-falls-to-lowest-rank-in-20-years/">the United States<\/strong><\/a> tightening requirements for non-immigrant H-1B visas, which allow foreign workers in specialty occupations to take up temporary employment in fields such as tech, medicine, engineering and law.<\/p>\n<p>From 15 December, all H-1B applicants and their dependents will undergo a review of their online presence, a process already applied to students and exchange visitors. <\/p>\n<p>Applicants have been instructed to make their social media accounts public so that officers can examine their activity. <\/p>\n<p>In an announcement outlining the new rules, the State Department reiterated that \u201ca US visa is a privilege, not a right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The administration also announced plans this week to expand its controversial travel ban to citizens of 30 nations. It has not yet clarified which countries could be added to the existing list of 19, which includes Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran and Haiti.<\/p>\n<h2>Social media scrutiny adds to other travel barriers<\/h2>\n<p>As the Trump administration revises its travel policies, international visitors have also found themselves facing rising costs. <\/p>\n<p>US national parks recently introduced \u2018<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//27//america-first-pricing-higher-fees-for-foreigners-at-us-national-parks-stoke-tourism-concer/">America-first/u2019 pricing, imposing higher entry fees on foreign tourists \u2013 a decision criticised by some tourism groups as unwelcoming at a time when visitor numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//11//13//ees-border-checks-at-port-of-dover-delayed-until-early-2026-to-avoid-christmas-travel-chao/">EES border checks at Port of Dover delayed until early 2026 to avoid Christmas travel chaos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2025//07//31//from-naxos-to-lake-garda-us-travellers-are-embracing-europes-local-favourites-this-summer/">From Naxos to Lake Garda: US travellers are embracing Europe\u2019s local favourites this summer<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cIt's going to hurt local businesses that cater to foreign travellers,\u201d Mark Howser, owner of a motel near Glacier National Park in Montana, told AP in November. <\/p>\n<p>The new park fees and revised visa rules will move through their own review processes in the coming weeks. In the meantime, CBP says it will consider public feedback to its ESTA proposal before issuing a final rule.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765380033,"updatedAt":1765387648,"publishedAt":1765380611,"firstPublishedAt":1765380611,"lastPublishedAt":1765380611,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/84\/25\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_a2593f54-9dd2-5e51-9949-c12b100c33fb-9578425.jpg","altText":"The United States may vet social media before approving visa-free travel","caption":"The United States may vet social media before approving visa-free travel","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Justin Cron \/ Unsplash","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1115}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":3274,"urlSafeValue":"sauers","title":"Craig Saueurs","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":447,"slug":"usa","urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","titleRaw":"USA"},{"id":15254,"slug":"travel-visa","urlSafeValue":"travel-visa","title":"Travel visa","titleRaw":"Travel visa"},{"id":19318,"slug":"policy","urlSafeValue":"policy","title":"policy","titleRaw":"policy"},{"id":17284,"slug":"world-cup","urlSafeValue":"world-cup","title":"world cup","titleRaw":"world cup"},{"id":12639,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel","titleRaw":"Travel"},{"id":12362,"slug":"travel-ban","urlSafeValue":"travel-ban","title":"travel ban","titleRaw":"travel ban"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"travel-news","urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/travel-news\/travel-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"travel","verticals":[{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":7,"slug":"travel","urlSafeValue":"travel","title":"Travel"},"themes":[{"id":"travel-news","urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News","url":"\/travel\/travel-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":21,"urlSafeValue":"travel-news","title":"Travel News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/travel\/2025\/12\/10\/planning-a-us-trip-travellers-may-soon-need-to-make-their-social-media-history-public","lastModified":1765380611},{"id":2853434,"cid":9578077,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"NEXT AI AGENT STUDY ","daletPyramidId":3558503,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Most people use AI agents for productivity and learning, Perplexity says","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Who uses AI agents and why? Perplexity releases first data ","titleListing2":"Most people use AI agents for productivity and learning, Perplexity says","leadin":"Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found.","summary":"Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found.","keySentence":"","url":"most-people-use-ai-agents-for-productivity-and-learning-perplexity-says","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/2025\/12\/10\/most-people-use-ai-agents-for-productivity-and-learning-perplexity-says","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Millions of people are using artificial intelligence (AI) agents for learning or productivity in their personal lives, in what researchers say is the first study on their adoption.\n\nAI agents are like online assistants that can plan and execute complex tasks with little human supervision, based on a user\u2019s request. In 2025, many of the world\u2019s biggest AI companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI launched or expanded their own digital assistants.\u00a0\n\nA Harvard University researcher teamed up with one such company, Perplexity AI, to examine data from the startup\u2019s AI browser and digital assistant, Comet, which launched in July 2025.\n\nThe researchers analysed hundreds of millions of queries to understand how the agent was being used and published their findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, online this week.\n\nThe researchers classified users based on their jobs and the ways they typically used the agent.\u00a0\n\nPeople who started using AI agents early on, as well as users from wealthier, more highly educated countries were more likely to \u201cadopt or actively use the agent,\u201d the researchers said.\n\nMore than 70 per cent worked in a digital or knowledge-intensive field, for example academia, finance, marketing, or entrepreneurship, the study found.\u00a0\n\nThe fields with the fewest AI agent users were those that \u201crequire interacting with the physical environment,\u201d such as energy and agriculture, it said.\n\nThirty-six percent of all tasks assigned to an AI agent were considered \u201cproductivity and workflow\u201d tasks such as creating or editing documents, filtering emails, summarising investment information, or creating calendar events.\u00a0\n\nThe second most common tasks were related to \u201clearning and research,\u201d with 21 percent of queries asking an agent to summarise course materials or research information.\n\nOther popular tasks included assistance with shopping, travel, and job-related searches.\u00a0\n\nThe users asked their AI agents for more help in their personal lives than their professional ones: 55 per cent of questions were related to their after-hours lives compared to 30 per cent that were related to work.\u00a0\n\nAnother 16 per cent of queries were related to education.\n\nThe study showed how people used the AI agent evolved over time. Users who started with simple, personal tasks involving topics like travel and media often pivoted over time to more labour-intensive queries that had to do with productivity, learning, and careers.\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Millions of people are using artificial intelligence (AI) agents for learning or productivity in their personal lives, in what researchers say is the first study on their adoption.<\/p>\n<p>AI agents are like online assistants that can plan and execute complex tasks with little human supervision, based on a user\u2019s request. In 2025, many of the world\u2019s biggest AI companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI launched or expanded their own digital assistants. <\/p>\n<p>A Harvard University researcher teamed up with one such company, Perplexity AI, to examine data from the startup\u2019s AI browser and digital assistant, Comet, which launched in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers analysed hundreds of millions of queries to understand how the agent was being used and published their findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////arxiv.org//pdf//2512.07828/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>online this week<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers classified users based on their jobs and the ways they typically used the agent. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2025//01//24//openai-launches-first-ai-agent-operator-but-it-wont-be-coming-to-europe-yet/">OpenAI launches first AI agent \u2018Operator\u2019 but it won\u2019t be coming to Europe yet <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>People who started using AI agents early on, as well as users from wealthier, more highly educated countries were more likely to \u201cadopt or actively use the agent,\u201d the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>More than 70 per cent worked in a digital or knowledge-intensive field, for example academia, finance, marketing, or entrepreneurship, the study found. <\/p>\n<p>The fields with the fewest AI agent users were those that \u201crequire interacting with the physical environment,\u201d such as energy and agriculture, it said.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-six percent of all tasks assigned to an AI agent were considered \u201cproductivity and workflow\u201d tasks such as creating or editing documents, filtering emails, summarising investment information, or creating calendar events. <\/p>\n<p>The second most common tasks were related to \u201clearning and research,\u201d with 21 percent of queries asking an agent to summarise course materials or research information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//11//19//microsoft-pitches-ai-agents-that-can-perform-tasks-on-their-own-at-annual-ignite-event/">Microsoft pitches AI agents that can perform tasks on their own at annual Ignite event<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Other popular tasks included assistance with shopping, travel, and job-related searches. <\/p>\n<p>The users asked their AI agents for more help in their personal lives than their professional ones: 55 per cent of questions were related to their after-hours lives compared to 30 per cent that were related to work. <\/p>\n<p>Another 16 per cent of queries were related to education.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed how people used the AI agent evolved over time. Users who started with simple, personal tasks involving topics like travel and media often pivoted over time to more labour-intensive queries that had to do with productivity, learning, and careers. <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765366567,"updatedAt":1765368753,"publishedAt":1765368102,"firstPublishedAt":1765368102,"lastPublishedAt":1765368102,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/80\/77\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_884b025c-1ebe-58f7-8885-91697b159160-9578077.jpg","altText":"The Perplexity website and logo are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, July 5, 2024","caption":"The Perplexity website and logo are shown in this photo, in New York, Friday, July 5, 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Richard Drew","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1276}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2860,"urlSafeValue":"desmarais","title":"Anna Desmarais","twitter":"anna_desmarais"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":12661,"slug":"artificial-intelligence","urlSafeValue":"artificial-intelligence","title":"Artificial intelligence","titleRaw":"Artificial intelligence"},{"id":28266,"slug":"ai","urlSafeValue":"ai","title":"AI","titleRaw":"AI"},{"id":21786,"slug":"agent","urlSafeValue":"agent","title":"agent","titleRaw":"agent"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":2}],"related":[{"id":2853684},{"id":2853803}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"tech-news","urlSafeValue":"tech-news","title":"Tech News","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/tech-news\/tech-news"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"next","verticals":[{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":9,"slug":"next","urlSafeValue":"next","title":"Next"},"themes":[{"id":"tech-news","urlSafeValue":"tech-news","title":"Tech News","url":"\/next\/tech-news"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":40,"urlSafeValue":"tech-news","title":"Tech News"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":{"id":3734,"urlSafeValue":"boston","title":"Boston"},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/next\/2025\/12\/10\/most-people-use-ai-agents-for-productivity-and-learning-perplexity-says","lastModified":1765368102},{"id":2853366,"cid":9577775,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"Silver price rises ahead of expected Fed rate cut","daletPyramidId":3556260,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Silver\u2019s record run fuelled by possible Fed shake-up and tariff fears","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Silver\u2019s record run fuelled by possible Fed shake-up and tariff fears","titleListing2":"","leadin":"Silver prices have roughly doubled this year, climbing over $60 an ounce, pushed up by a supply deficit, tariff uncertainty, and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.","summary":"Silver prices have roughly doubled this year, climbing over $60 an ounce, pushed up by a supply deficit, tariff uncertainty, and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.","keySentence":"","url":"silvers-record-run-fuelled-by-possible-fed-shake-up-and-tariff-fears","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/12\/10\/silvers-record-run-fuelled-by-possible-fed-shake-up-and-tariff-fears","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Silver prices continued to rise on Wednesday, hovering at around $62 per ounce after trading at roughly $50 in late November. That represents a significant jump from the metal's average price of around $30 at the beginning of the year.\n\nThe price jump follows news that the US administration is interviewing final candidates to replace current Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Investors are also expecting the Fed to cut its benchmark rate after its meeting later on Wednesday.\n\nThe top three candidates for the chair job, and in particular the reported frontrunner Kevin Hassett, the director of Donald Trump's National Economic Council, are expected to implement more aggressive rate cuts \u2014 while Powell has overseen a slower pace of easing.\n\nSince January, the Fed under Powell has cut rates in two quarter-point increments, once in September and once in October.\n\nThis steady easing has pushed down returns on interest-bearing assets, increasing the attractiveness of silver as an investor alternative.\n\nSilver, like gold, pays no interest or dividends, so it tends to fall out of favour when US interest rates are high and investors can earn more attractive returns on cash and bonds.\n\nThe metal's value has roughly doubled this year, even surpassing gold's 60% increase \u2014 which brought bullion to record highs.\n\nAt the same time, traders are also seeking clarity on whether the US will impose tariffs on silver.\n\nIn early November, the US government added the metal to its 2025 Critical Minerals List, a designation normally reserved for materials seen as strategically important to the economy and national security.\n\nThat new status also puts silver within the scope of possible Section 232 investigations, the same legal tool previously used to justify tariffs on steel and aluminium.\n\nSection 232 investigations allow the US government to apply tariffs, import quotas, or other limits on products believed to create an overreliance on sources outside the country, harming national security interests.\n\nFor now, no such probe has been launched and no tariffs have been announced. Even so, the prospect alone is enough to make traders nervous, since any future duties on imported silver could disrupt trade flows and push up costs for manufacturers. Such expectations have prompted an increase in silver stockpiling.\n\nIncreased demand from certain manufacturers is pushing prices up further. Silver is a key material in the production of electric vehicles and solar panels, and industrial demand accounts for more than half of total silver consumption.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Silver prices continued to rise on Wednesday, hovering at around $62 per ounce after trading at roughly $50 in late November. That represents a significant jump from the metal's average price of around $30 at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The price jump follows news that the US administration is interviewing final candidates to replace current Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Investors are also expecting the Fed to cut its benchmark rate after its meeting later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The top three candidates for the chair job, and in particular the reported frontrunner Kevin Hassett, the director of Donald Trump's National Economic Council, are expected to implement more aggressive rate cuts \u2014 while Powell has overseen a slower pace of easing.<\/p>\n<p>Since January, the Fed under Powell has cut rates in two quarter-point increments, once in September and once in October.<\/p>\n<p>This steady easing has pushed down returns on interest-bearing assets, increasing the attractiveness of silver as an investor alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Silver, like gold, pays no interest or dividends, so it tends to fall out of favour when US interest rates are high and investors can earn more attractive returns on cash and bonds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//12//04//property-of-the-people-ecb-says-italys-gold-isnt-political-treasure/">Property of the people? ECB says Italy\u2019s gold isn\u2019t political treasure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//12//09//a-historic-year-for-gold-could-prices-climb-higher-in-2026/">A historic year for gold: Could prices climb higher in 2026?<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The metal's value has roughly doubled this year, even surpassing gold's 60% increase \u2014 which brought bullion to record highs.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, traders are also seeking clarity on whether the US will impose tariffs on silver. <\/p>\n<p>In early November, the US government added the metal to its 2025 Critical Minerals List, a designation normally reserved for materials seen as strategically important to the economy and national security.<\/p>\n<p>That new status also puts silver within the scope of possible Section 232 investigations, the same legal tool previously used to justify tariffs on steel and aluminium. <\/p>\n<p>Section 232 investigations allow the US government to apply tariffs, import quotas, or other limits on products believed to create an overreliance on sources outside the country, harming national security interests.<\/p>\n<p>For now, no such probe has been launched and no tariffs have been announced. Even so, the prospect alone is enough to make traders nervous, since any future duties on imported silver could disrupt trade flows and push up costs for manufacturers. Such expectations have prompted an increase in silver stockpiling.<\/p>\n<p>Increased demand from certain manufacturers is pushing prices up further. Silver is a key material in the production of electric vehicles and solar panels, and industrial demand accounts for more than half of total silver consumption.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765356419,"updatedAt":1765365920,"publishedAt":1765364939,"firstPublishedAt":1765364939,"lastPublishedAt":1765365100,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/77\/75\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f4733fb3-5ee5-50b8-a18f-81bad0f8294b-9577775.jpg","altText":"FILE - A saleswoman, right, shows a silver coin to a customer on Dhanteras, an auspicious day to purchase gold, silver and utensils. 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All rights reserved.","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":3408,"urlSafeValue":"hajdari","title":"Una Hajdari","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":4140,"slug":"gold","urlSafeValue":"gold","title":"Gold","titleRaw":"Gold"},{"id":19424,"slug":"silver","urlSafeValue":"silver","title":"silver","titleRaw":"silver"},{"id":11081,"slug":"metals-market","urlSafeValue":"metals-market","title":"Metals market","titleRaw":"Metals market"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2840816},{"id":2807885},{"id":2659014}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"markets","urlSafeValue":"markets","title":"Markets","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/markets\/markets"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"business","verticals":[{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"id":"markets","urlSafeValue":"markets","title":"Markets","url":"\/business\/markets"},{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","url":"\/business\/business"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":74,"urlSafeValue":"markets","title":"Markets"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/business\/2025\/12\/10\/silvers-record-run-fuelled-by-possible-fed-shake-up-and-tariff-fears","lastModified":1765365100},{"id":2853375,"cid":9577823,"versionId":3,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"GREEN_EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it misleading","daletPyramidId":3556811,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"\u2018We look ridiculous\u2019: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Fossil fuels removed as cause of global warming on EPA website","titleListing2":"\u2018We look ridiculous\u2019: US government website removes fossil fuels as cause of global warming","leadin":"'It's like pretending cigarettes don\u2019t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert.","summary":"'It's like pretending cigarettes don\u2019t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert.","keySentence":"","url":"we-look-ridiculous-us-government-website-removes-fossil-fuels-as-cause-of-global-warming","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2025\/12\/10\/we-look-ridiculous-us-government-website-removes-fossil-fuels-as-cause-of-global-warming","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed any mention of fossil fuels \u2013 the main driver of global warming \u2013 from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change.\n\nNow it only mentions natural phenomena, even though scientists calculate that nearly all of the warming is due to human activity.\n\nSometime in the past few days or weeks, EPA altered some but not all of its climate change webpages, de-emphasising and even deleting references to the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, which scientists say is the overwhelming cause of climate change.\n\nThe website's causes of climate page mentions changes in Earth\u2019s orbit, solar activity, Earth's reflectivity, volcanoes and natural carbon dioxide changes, but not the burning of fossil fuels.\n\nScientists warn that this is misleading and harmful.\n\n'Outrageous': What do scientists say about the EPA's omissions?\n\n\u201cNow it is completely wrong,\u201d says University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain, who also notes that impacts, risks and indicators of climate change on the EPA site are now broken links.\n\n\u201cThis was a tool that I know for a fact that a lot of educators used and a lot of people. It was actually one of the best designed easy access climate change information websites for the US.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, the Trump Administration removed the national climate assessment from government websites.\n\n\u201cIt is outrageous that our government is hiding information and lying,\u201d says former Obama National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chief and Oregon State oceanographer Jane Lubchenco. \u201cPeople have a right to know the truth about the things that affect their health and safety, and the government has a responsibility to tell the truth.\u201d\n\nWhat did the EPA website say before the changes?\n\nAn October version of the same EPA page, saved by the internet Wayback Machine, said: \u201cSince the Industrial Revolution, human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which has changed the earth\u2019s climate. Natural processes, such as changes in the sun\u2019s energy and volcanic eruptions, also affect the Earth\u2019s climate. However, they do not explain the warming that we have observed over the last century.\u201d\n\nThat now reads: \u201cNatural processes are always influencing the earth\u2019s climate and can explain climate changes prior to the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s. However, recent climate changes cannot be explained by natural causes alone.\u201d\n\n'This agency no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult'\n\n\u201cUnlike the previous administration, the Trump EPA is focused on protecting human health and the environment while Powering the Great American Comeback, not left-wing political agendas,\u201d said Brigit Hirsch, EPA spokesperson, in an email.\n\n\u201cAs such, this agency no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult. Plus, for all the pearl-clutchers out there, the website is archived and available to the public.\u201d\n\nClicking on \u201cexplore climate change resources\u201d on the EPA archived website leads to an error message that says: \u201cThis XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it.\u201d\n\n'We're knocking ourselves back into the Stone Age'\n\nFormer Republican Governor Christie Todd Whitman, who was EPA administrator under George W. Bush, said, \u201cYou can refuse to talk about it, but it doesn't make it go away. And we're seeing it. Everybody's seeing it.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe look ridiculous, quite frankly,\u201d Whitman told news agency The Associated Press in an interview. \u201cThe rest of the world understands this is happening and they're taking steps... And we're just going backwards. We're knocking ourselves back into the Stone Age.\u201d\n\nDemocratic EPA chief Gina McCarthy blasted current EPA chief Lee Zeldin, calling him \u201ca wolf in sheep's clothing, actively spiking any attempt to protect our health, well-being and precious natural resources.\u201d\n\nNearly 100 per cent of the warming the world is now experiencing is from human activity, and without that, the Earth would be cooling and dropping in temperatures until the Industrial Revolution, Swain and other scientists say. The EPA listed natural causes \u201cmight be causing a very tiny amount of warming or cooling at the moment,\u201d he says.\n\nScientists maintain the climate is changing as a result of human activities\n\nMarcia McNutt, a geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences, says that there is consensus among experts from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or NASEM, on the causes of climate change.\n\n\u201cNumerous NASEM reports from the nation\u2019s leading scientists confirm that the climate is changing as a result of human activities,\u201d says McNutt. \u201cEven the EPA acknowledges that natural causes cannot explain the current changes in climate. It is important that the public be presented with all of the facts.\u201d\n\nFormer EPA climate advisor Jeremy Symons, now a senior advisor for Environmental Protection Network of former EPA officials, says: \u201cIgnoring fossil fuel pollution as the driving force behind the climate changes we have seen in our lifetime is like pretending cigarettes don\u2019t cause lung cancer.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed any mention of fossil fuels \u2013 the main driver of global warming \u2013 from its popular online page explaining the causes of climate change. <\/p>\n<p>Now it only mentions natural phenomena, even though scientists calculate that nearly all of the warming is due to human activity.<\/p>\n<p>Sometime in the past few days or weeks, EPA altered some but not all of its climate change webpages, de-emphasising and even deleting references to the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, which scientists say is the overwhelming cause of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The website's <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.epa.gov//climatechange-science//causes-climate-change/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>causes of climate page<\/strong><\/a> mentions changes in Earth\u2019s orbit, solar activity, Earth's reflectivity, volcanoes and natural carbon dioxide changes, but not the burning of fossil fuels. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists warn that this is misleading and harmful.<\/p>\n<h2>'Outrageous': What do scientists say about the EPA's omissions?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNow it is completely wrong,\u201d says University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain, who also notes that impacts, risks and indicators of climate change on the EPA site are now broken links. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a tool that I know for a fact that a lot of educators used and a lot of people. It was actually one of the best designed easy access climate change information websites for the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//09//temperature-average-for-2023-2025-on-track-to-exceed-15c-for-first-time-copernicus-data-re/">Temperature average for 2023-2025 on track to exceed 1.5C for first time, Copernicus data reveals<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//08//shell-funded-school-materials-accused-of-downplaying-fossil-fuels-climate-impact/">Shell-funded school materials accused of downplaying fossil fuels\u2019 climate impact<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Earlier this year, the Trump Administration removed the national climate assessment from government websites.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is outrageous that our government is hiding information and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//11//08//despite-widespread-belief-in-climate-policy-disinformation-still-seeds-doubt-ahead-of-cop3/">lying,/u201d says former Obama National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chief and Oregon State oceanographer Jane Lubchenco. \u201cPeople have a right to know the truth about the things that affect their health and safety, and the government has a responsibility to tell the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What did the EPA website say before the changes?<\/h2>\n<p>An October version of the same EPA page, saved by the internet Wayback Machine, said: \u201cSince the Industrial Revolution, human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which has changed the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//11//15//climate-leaders-are-talking-about-overshoot-into-warming-danger-zone-heres-what-it-means/">earth/u2019s climate<\/strong><\/a>. Natural processes, such as changes in the sun\u2019s energy and volcanic eruptions, also affect the Earth\u2019s climate. However, they do not explain the warming that we have observed over the last century.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That now reads: \u201cNatural processes are always influencing the earth\u2019s climate and can explain climate changes prior to the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s. However, recent climate changes cannot be explained by natural causes alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>'This agency no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult'<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cUnlike the previous administration, the Trump <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//10//15//immediate-consequences-how-a-us-government-shutdown-could-derail-global-climate-progress/">EPA is focused on protecting human health and the environment while Powering the Great American Comeback, not left-wing political agendas,\u201d said Brigit Hirsch, EPA spokesperson, in an email. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs such, this agency no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult. Plus, for all the pearl-clutchers out there, the website is archived and available to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clicking on \u201cexplore climate change resources\u201d on the EPA <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////19january2025snapshot.epa.gov//index.html/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>archived website<\/strong><\/a> leads to an error message that says: \u201cThis XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>'We're knocking ourselves back into the Stone Age'<\/h2>\n<p>Former Republican Governor Christie Todd Whitman, who was EPA administrator under George W. Bush, said, \u201cYou can refuse to talk about it, but it doesn't make it go away. And we're seeing it. Everybody's seeing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look ridiculous, quite frankly,\u201d Whitman told news agency The Associated Press in an interview. \u201cThe rest of the world understands this is happening and they're taking steps... And we're just going backwards. We're knocking ourselves back into the Stone Age.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//12//09//excessive-heat-warning-how-rising-temperatures-are-harming-young-childrens-developm/">Excessive heat: How rising temperatures are harming young children's development<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Democratic EPA chief Gina McCarthy blasted current EPA chief Lee Zeldin, calling him \u201ca wolf in sheep's clothing, actively spiking any attempt to protect our health, well-being and precious natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 per cent of the warming the world is now experiencing is from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//09//11//pollution-from-fossil-fuel-giants-tied-to-heatwaves-that-killed-thousands-study-finds/">human activity<\/strong><\/a>, and without that, the Earth would be cooling and dropping in temperatures until the Industrial Revolution, Swain and other scientists say. The EPA listed natural causes \u201cmight be causing a very tiny amount of warming or cooling at the moment,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2>Scientists maintain the climate is changing as a result of human activities<\/h2>\n<p>Marcia McNutt, a geophysicist and president of the National Academy of Sciences, says that there is consensus among experts from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, or NASEM, on the causes of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumerous NASEM <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.nationalacademies.org//publications//25733/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reports<\/strong><\/a> from the nation\u2019s leading scientists confirm that the climate is changing as a result of human activities,\u201d says McNutt. \u201cEven the EPA acknowledges that natural causes cannot explain the current changes in climate. It is important that the public be presented with all of the facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former EPA climate advisor Jeremy Symons, now a senior advisor for Environmental Protection Network of former EPA officials, says: \u201cIgnoring <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2025//11//13//world-has-virtually-exhausted-its-carbon-budget-as-fossil-fuel-emissions-reach-all-time-hi/">fossil fuel pollution<\/strong><\/a> as the driving force behind the climate changes we have seen in our lifetime is like pretending cigarettes don\u2019t cause lung cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765358600,"updatedAt":1765391678,"publishedAt":1765364050,"firstPublishedAt":1765364050,"lastPublishedAt":1765391678,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/23\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3f7d8b42-f7a1-501e-9021-e6a87685da2d-9577823.jpg","altText":"Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin speaks at a news conference 17 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WIRE BOTULISM BABY","daletPyramidId":3556857,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"A rare drug made from scientists' blood is saving babies from botulism. Here's how","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism","titleListing2":"A rare drug made from scientists' blood is saving babies from botulism. Here's how","leadin":"The drug uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.","summary":"The drug uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.","keySentence":"","url":"a-rare-drug-made-from-scientists-blood-is-saving-babies-from-botulism-heres-how","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/health\/2025\/12\/10\/a-rare-drug-made-from-scientists-blood-is-saving-babies-from-botulism-heres-how","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a US hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of the disease, never mind the rare and costly treatment that likely saved the newborn\u2019s life.\n\nNow, however, Tony Barbera is deeply grateful for BabyBIG, the sole antidote to the paralysing and potentially deadly illnesses linked to contaminated ByHeart infant formula.\n\n\u201cIt is hugely remarkable,\u201d said Barbera, 35, whose son is slowly recovering.\n\nThe botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart formula has sickened at least 39 babies across in 18 US states since August \u2013 and showed the value of the treatment made from blood plasma donated by a small group of scientists and other volunteers.\n\n\u201cThis is almost like a miracle,\u201d said Dr Vijay Viswanath, a paediatric neurologist at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles, who has treated several children with botulism during his career \u2013 including one in the current outbreak.\n\n\u201cPrior to the discovery of BabyBIG, some of these hospitalisations would take two or three months,\u201d Viswanath said, if infected children recovered at all.\n\nLicensed in 2003, BabyBIG is the brand name for human botulism immune globulin, an IV medication that uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.\n\nTreatment relies on donors\n\nThe treatment was the brainchild of the late Dr Stephen Arnon, who was a scientist with the California Department of Public Health. In 1976, Arnon and colleagues identified the rare form of botulism that affects infants younger than 1 \u2013 and then spent his 45-year career figuring out how to treat it.\n\nThe disease occurs when babies ingest botulism spores that germinate in the intestine and produce a dangerous toxin that attacks the nervous system.\n\nMore than 3,700 children worldwide have been treated with BabyBIG since Arnon and his team conducted a pivotal clinical trial in California in 1997 that showed the medication could shorten hospital stays and reduce the need for breathing machines.\n\nProduced in small batches every five years, BabyBIG costs nearly $70,000 (\u20ac60,400) per treatment, according to the California Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program, which Arnon founded. Under state law, fees from the sale of the drug are used only to fund the botulism programme.\n\nThe medication relies on donors like Nancy Shine, a 76-year-old retired biochemist in California who was vaccinated against botulism because she worked with the lethal germ in a lab. Arnon first recruited Shine and other scientists for the BabyBIG project two decades ago because their blood produced high levels of antibodies, the blood proteins that neutralise the botulism toxin.\n\nThe early protocol required the volunteers to receive booster doses of an investigational botulism vaccine also used by the US military, and then undergo a procedure that harvests the blood plasma that contains antibodies against botulism types A and B.\n\n\u201cIt was not very pleasant to be vaccinated with,\u201d Shine recalled. \u201cThere were a lot of side effects, like big welts where you got vaccinated and a little bit of pain.\u201d\n\nStill, Shine contributed to three batches of the antitoxin produced between 2008 and 2019.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s probably the highlight of my career that I actually was able to participate in this project and donate plasma,\u201d Shine said. \u201cWe made a product that could save infants\u2019 lives.\u201d\n\nDevelopment faced hurdles\n\nBecause infant botulism is rare, with fewer than 200 cases reported in the US each year, finding funding and other resources to develop the BabyBIG treatment took nearly 15 years and $10.6 million (\u20ac9.1 million) \u2013 and faced substantial hurdles, Arnon noted in a 2007 article.\n\nToday, about 30 people on average provide plasma for each batch of BabyBIG, California health officials said. Batch 8, the latest edition, is being manufactured now at a Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. plant near Los Angeles, according to Giles Platford, president of the company's plasma-derived therapies unit.\n\nThe company contracts with California officials to produce BabyBIG on a \u201cnot-for-profit basis,\u201d Platford said.\n\nSome of the earliest donors, like Shine, have aged out of the BabyBIG programme, which collects blood from adult volunteers up to age 70. New donors are accepted, but they must enroll in a clinical study directed by the California health department and agree to receive a booster dose of a different investigational botulism vaccine.\n\nCalifornia officials estimate they have enough BabyBIG in reserve to last until next summer, based on current projections.\n\nThe ByHeart outbreak is part of a worrisome rise of at least 107 infant botulism cases treated in the US since August, said Dr Jessica Khouri, senior medical officer for the state programme.\n\nShine recently received a booklet filled with photos and letters from families whose children have recovered from botulism after receiving BabyBIG.\n\n\u201cIt's really wonderful. I read a couple each day,\" she said. \u201cEvery single one of them makes you want to cry.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":"<p>When Alessandro Barbera was rushed to a US hospital with infant botulism in October, his father had barely heard of the disease, never mind the rare and costly treatment that likely saved the newborn\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, Tony Barbera is deeply grateful for BabyBIG, the sole antidote to the paralysing and potentially deadly illnesses linked to contaminated ByHeart infant formula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is hugely remarkable,\u201d said Barbera, 35, whose son is slowly recovering.<\/p>\n<p>The botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart formula has sickened at least 39 babies across in 18 US states since August \u2013 and showed the value of the treatment made from blood plasma donated by a small group of scientists and other volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is almost like a miracle,\u201d said Dr Vijay Viswanath, a paediatric neurologist at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles, who has treated several children with botulism during his career \u2013 including one in the current outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to the discovery of BabyBIG, some of these hospitalisations would take two or three months,\u201d Viswanath said, if infected children recovered at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//08//11//authorities-investigate-botulism-outbreaks-linked-to-contaminated-food-in-italy/">Authorities investigate botulism outbreaks linked to contaminated food in Italy<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Licensed in 2003, BabyBIG is the brand name for human botulism immune globulin, an IV medication that uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment relies on donors<\/h2>\n<p>The treatment was the brainchild of the late Dr Stephen Arnon, who was a scientist with the California Department of Public Health. In 1976, Arnon and colleagues identified the rare form of botulism that affects infants younger than 1 \u2013 and then spent his 45-year career figuring out how to treat it.<\/p>\n<p>The disease occurs when babies ingest botulism spores that germinate in the intestine and produce a dangerous toxin that attacks the nervous system.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,700 children worldwide have been treated with BabyBIG since Arnon and his team conducted a pivotal clinical trial in California in 1997 that showed the medication could shorten hospital stays and reduce the need for breathing machines.<\/p>\n<p>Produced in small batches every five years, BabyBIG costs nearly $70,000 (\u20ac60,400) per treatment, according to the California Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program, which Arnon founded. Under state law, fees from the sale of the drug are used only to fund the botulism programme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//78//25//808x454_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg/" alt=\"A glass case displaying a vial of BabyBIG, the treatment for infant botulism is shown in California in 2025.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/384x216_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/640x360_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/750x422_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/828x466_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/1080x608_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/1200x675_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/1920x1080_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A glass case displaying a vial of BabyBIG, the treatment for infant botulism is shown in California in 2025.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Terry Chea\/AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The medication relies on donors like Nancy Shine, a 76-year-old retired biochemist in California who was vaccinated against botulism because she worked with the lethal germ in a lab. Arnon first recruited Shine and other scientists for the BabyBIG project two decades ago because their blood produced high levels of antibodies, the blood proteins that neutralise the botulism toxin.<\/p>\n<p>The early protocol required the volunteers to receive booster doses of an investigational botulism vaccine also used by the US military, and then undergo a procedure that harvests the blood plasma that contains antibodies against botulism types A and B.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not very pleasant to be vaccinated with,\u201d Shine recalled. \u201cThere were a lot of side effects, like big welts where you got vaccinated and a little bit of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Shine contributed to three batches of the antitoxin produced between 2008 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably the highlight of my career that I actually was able to participate in this project and donate plasma,\u201d Shine said. \u201cWe made a product that could save infants\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Development faced hurdles<\/h2>\n<p>Because infant botulism is rare, with fewer than 200 cases reported in the US each year, finding funding and other resources to develop the BabyBIG treatment took nearly 15 years and $10.6 million (\u20ac9.1 million) \u2013 and faced substantial hurdles, Arnon noted in a 2007 article.<\/p>\n<p>Today, about 30 people on average provide plasma for each batch of BabyBIG, California health officials said. Batch 8, the latest edition, is being manufactured now at a Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. plant near Los Angeles, according to Giles Platford, president of the company's plasma-derived therapies unit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//health//2025//12//09//severe-food-poisoning-linked-to-listeria-on-the-rise-in-europe-eu-authorities-warn/">Severe food poisoning linked to Listeria on the rise in Europe, EU authorities warn<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The company contracts with California officials to produce BabyBIG on a \u201cnot-for-profit basis,\u201d Platford said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the earliest donors, like Shine, have aged out of the BabyBIG programme, which collects blood from adult volunteers up to age 70. New donors are accepted, but they must enroll in a clinical study directed by the California health department and agree to receive a booster dose of a different investigational botulism vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>California officials estimate they have enough BabyBIG in reserve to last until next summer, based on current projections.<\/p>\n<p>The ByHeart outbreak is part of a worrisome rise of at least 107 infant botulism cases treated in the US since August, said Dr Jessica Khouri, senior medical officer for the state programme.<\/p>\n<p>Shine recently received a booklet filled with photos and letters from families whose children have recovered from botulism after receiving BabyBIG.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's really wonderful. I read a couple each day,\" she said. \u201cEvery single one of them makes you want to cry.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765358765,"updatedAt":1765360783,"publishedAt":1765359887,"firstPublishedAt":1765359887,"lastPublishedAt":1765359887,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_0f6edb6d-5ac1-5755-8308-4b538f927010-9577825.jpg","altText":"Nancy Shine at her home in Los Altos, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2025. Shine is a scientist who donated blood plasma that is used to create the treatment for infant botulism.","caption":"Nancy Shine at her home in Los Altos, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2025. Shine is a scientist who donated blood plasma that is used to create the treatment for infant botulism.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Terry Chea\/AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1125},{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/78\/25\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_20f881e1-f6c8-5de1-b7cd-36ae45f0fcad-9577825.jpg","altText":"A glass case displaying a vial of BabyBIG, the treatment for infant botulism is shown in California in 2025.","caption":"A glass case displaying a vial of BabyBIG, the treatment for infant botulism is shown in California in 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Terry Chea\/AP Photo","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1125}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":17068,"slug":"food-safety","urlSafeValue":"food-safety","title":"Food 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WOMEN REPORT JOURNALISTS","daletPyramidId":3551795,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"UN reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists","titleListing2":"UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse","leadin":"The study by UN Women follows a similar report by the UN cultural and educational agency UNESCO in 2021 that highlighted the same issue.","summary":"The study by UN Women follows a similar report by the UN cultural and educational agency UNESCO in 2021 that highlighted the same issue.","keySentence":"","url":"un-agency-reports-rise-in-violence-against-women-journalists-and-activists-linked-to-onlin","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/09\/un-agency-reports-rise-in-violence-against-women-journalists-and-activists-linked-to-onlin","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"More than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse, a new study published by UN Women on Tuesday found.\n\nThe report entitled\u00a0\"Tipping Point\" focuses on an escalation in violence targeting such women alongside the rise of social media and artificial intelligence and draws on input from more than 6,900 human rights defenders, journalists and activists in 119 countries.\n\nThe study by UN Women, the United Nations agency that promotes women's rights, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, follows a similar report by the UN cultural and educational agency UNESCO in 2021 that highlighted the same issue.\n\n\"Online violence against women has become a growing global crisis,\" UN Women said. \"What begins on a screen can quickly fuel harassment, intimidation, and even real-world harm.\"\n\nSome 41% of respondents said they experienced offline attacks, abuse or harassment that they linked with online violence in the forms of physical or sexual assault, stalking, verbal harassment and \"swatting,\"\u00a0a tactic\u00a0to get authorities to respond to an address by making bogus claims of violence happening inside.\n\nWomen writers, influencers and social media content providers who focus on human rights are most often affected of such online violence, through the use of new tools like deepfake images or manipulated content, according to the study complied with partners like the European Commission.\n\nLead researcher Julie Posetti, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Tuesday, said the tally of cases of real-world harm linked to online violence against women journalists has more than doubled over the past five years, with 42% of respondents in 2025 identifying \"this dangerous and potentially deadly trajectory.\"\n\nDigital misogyny\n\nPosetti also expressed concerns about \"digital misogyny\" and the\u00a0\"manosphere\" promoted by some high-profile online influencers and personal attacks against some women journalists by government leaders, including US President Donald Trump.\n\n\"This is part of what I refer to as a continuum of violence against women, or the enabling of violence against women in public life,\" she said. \"When a president or a prime minister or some senior official makes such egregious comments, it tends to stir up the mob online.\"\n\n\"It's not even a dog whistle, which is a kind of subtle way of triggering a mob reaction. It's an overt attack,\" Posetti added.\n\nThe authors call for stronger laws and better monitoring to pinpoint violence against women linked to technology, more accountability for tech companies and increased efforts to amplify voices from men and others to speak out against such practices.\n\n\"Women who speak up for our human rights, report the news or lead social movements are being targeted with abuse designed to shame, silence and push them out of public debate,\" UN Women policy director Sarah Hendricks said.\n\n\"Increasingly, those attacks do not stop at the screen \u2014 they end at women\u2019s front doors.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>More than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse, a new study published by UN Women on Tuesday found.<\/p>\n<p>The report entitled <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.unwomen.org//sites//default//files//2025-12//tipping-point-the-chilling-escalation-of-violence-against-women-in-the-public-sphere-in-the-age-of-ai-en.pdf/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">\"Tipping Point\"<\/a> focuses on an escalation in violence targeting such women alongside the rise of social media and artificial intelligence and draws on input from more than 6,900 human rights defenders, journalists and activists in 119 countries.<\/p>\n<p>The study by UN Women, the United Nations agency that promotes women's rights, gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, follows a similar report by the UN cultural and educational agency UNESCO in 2021 that highlighted the same issue.<\/p>\n<p>\"Online violence against women has become a growing global crisis,\" UN Women said. \"What begins on a screen can quickly fuel harassment, intimidation, and even real-world harm.\"<\/p>\n<p>Some 41% of respondents said they experienced offline attacks, abuse or harassment that they linked with online violence in the forms of physical or sexual assault, stalking, verbal harassment and \"swatting,\" a tactic to get authorities to respond to an address by making bogus claims of violence happening inside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//72//31//808x539_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg/" alt=\"Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, 23 May, 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/384x256_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/640x427_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/750x500_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/828x552_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/1080x720_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/1200x800_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/1920x1280_cmsv2_5829c4e5-c603-5520-bfa0-d9609294ebf6-9577231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, 23 May, 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Women writers, influencers and social media content providers who focus on human rights are most often affected of such online violence, through the use of new tools like deepfake images or manipulated content, according to the study complied with partners like the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Lead researcher Julie Posetti, speaking to reporters in Geneva on Tuesday, said the tally of cases of real-world harm linked to online violence against women journalists has more than doubled over the past five years, with 42% of respondents in 2025 identifying \"this dangerous and potentially deadly trajectory.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Digital misogyny<\/h2>\n<p>Posetti also expressed concerns about \"digital misogyny\" and the \"manosphere\" promoted by some high-profile online influencers and personal attacks against some women journalists by government leaders, including US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is part of what I refer to as a continuum of violence against women, or the enabling of violence against women in public life,\" she said. \"When a president or a prime minister or some senior official makes such egregious comments, it tends to stir up the mob online.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"It's not even a dog whistle, which is a kind of subtle way of triggering a mob reaction. It's an overt attack,\" Posetti added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//06//04//they-will-die-foreign-aid-cuts-hit-women-and-girls-the-hardest-as-ngos-face-closure/">'They will die': Foreign aid cuts hit women and girls the hardest as NGOs face closure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2025//11//25//digital-violence-is-real-violence-un-women-europe-director-tells-euronews/">'Digital violence is real violence', UN Women Europe director tells Euronews<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The authors call for stronger laws and better monitoring to pinpoint violence against women linked to technology, more accountability for tech companies and increased efforts to amplify voices from men and others to speak out against such practices.<\/p>\n<p>\"Women who speak up for our human rights, report the news or lead social movements are being targeted with abuse designed to shame, silence and push them out of public debate,\" UN Women policy director Sarah Hendricks said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Increasingly, those attacks do not stop at the screen \u2014 they end at women\u2019s front doors.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765299970,"updatedAt":1765301840,"publishedAt":1765301813,"firstPublishedAt":1765301813,"lastPublishedAt":1765301813,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/72\/31\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_90a7706b-4747-5d0b-9950-878227a013e8-9577231.jpg","altText":"The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building in New York, 28 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News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":{"id":3762,"urlSafeValue":"new-york-city","title":"New York 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China","titleListing2":"","leadin":"The US government said the approval, which comes in exchange for a 25% surcharge, would also be available to other chipmakers like Intel and AMD.","summary":"The US government said the approval, which comes in exchange for a 25% surcharge, would also be available to other chipmakers like Intel and AMD.","keySentence":"","url":"president-trump-gives-nvidia-green-light-to-sell-h200-chips-to-china","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/12\/09\/president-trump-gives-nvidia-green-light-to-sell-h200-chips-to-china","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"President Trump said on Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to \u201capproved customers\u201d in China for a 25% surcharge.\n\nThe approval, which will also be available to chipmakers like Intel and AMD, comes after months of lobbying from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.\n\nThe more advanced Blackwell chip and the upcoming Rubin model are not part of the deal.\n\n\u201cI have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong National Security,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday. \u201cPresident Xi responded positively!\u201d he added.\n\nThe decision opens a major market for Nvidia despite concerns that China could use the advanced semiconductors for military purposes.\n\nThe tiny chips are used to power a range of electronic devices from smartphones to medical equipment, and they\u2019re essential to artificial intelligence processing.\n\nBack in April, national security concerns led Trump to ban sales of the less advanced H20 chip to China, even though the chip had been designed to comply with Biden-era export curbs. In July, the president then walked back the decision after Nvidia agreed to pay 15% of its Chinese revenues to the US government. AMD signed a similar deal.\n\nNvidia's H200 is slightly less advanced than its Blackwell chip, considered to be the world\u2019s most advanced AI semiconductor, although the H200 is at least a generation ahead of technology currently developed in China.\n\nCritics of the US export bans, including Nvidia\u2019s Huang, argue that instead of harming Chinese businesses, restrictions will benefit China\u2019s AI ambitions in the long run. Local producers can\u2019t currently keep up with domestic demand. If companies are therefore unable to access advanced foreign semiconductors, the homegrown industry will be forced to innovate. Such logic means Beijing has already discouraged state-affiliated firms against Nvidia adoption.\n\n\"Offering H200 to approved commercial customers, vetted by the Department of Commerce, strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America,\" Nvidia said in a statement. It added that the decision would also support high salaries and domestic manufacturing in the US.\n\nA group of Democratic senators has nonetheless objected to the approval.\n\n\u201cAccess to these chips would give China\u2019s military transformational technology to make its weapons more lethal, carry out more effective cyberattacks against American businesses and critical infrastructure, and strengthen their economic and manufacturing sector,\" said a statement from the opposing senators.\n\nThey pointed to the fact that DeepSeek, a major Chinese AI company, recently said that the lack of access to advanced American-designed chips was its biggest challenge when competing with US-based AI companies.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>President Trump said on Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to \u201capproved customers\u201d in China for a 25% surcharge.<\/p>\n<p>The approval, which will also be available to chipmakers like Intel and AMD, comes after months of lobbying from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.<\/p>\n<p>The more advanced Blackwell chip and the upcoming Rubin model are not part of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong National Security,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social on Monday. \u201cPresident Xi responded positively!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The decision opens a major market for Nvidia despite concerns that China could use the advanced semiconductors for military purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The tiny chips are used to power a range of electronic devices from smartphones to medical equipment, and they\u2019re essential to artificial intelligence processing.<\/p>\n<p>Back in April, national security concerns led Trump to ban sales of the less advanced H20 chip to China, even though the chip had been designed to comply with Biden-era export curbs. In July, the president then walked back the decision after Nvidia agreed to pay 15% of its Chinese revenues to the US government. AMD signed a similar deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//10//29//nvidia-shares-jump-on-blackwell-chip-talk-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/">Nvidia shares jump on Blackwell chip talk ahead of Trump-Xi meeting<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//08//11//chipmakers-nvidia-and-amd-to-pay-15-of-china-revenue-to-us-government/">Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China revenue to US government<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Nvidia's H200 is slightly less advanced than its Blackwell chip, considered to be the world\u2019s most advanced AI semiconductor, although the H200 is at least a generation ahead of technology currently developed in China.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the US export bans, including Nvidia\u2019s Huang, argue that instead of harming Chinese businesses, restrictions will benefit China\u2019s AI ambitions in the long run. Local producers can\u2019t currently keep up with domestic demand. If companies are therefore unable to access advanced foreign semiconductors, the homegrown industry will be forced to innovate. Such logic means Beijing has already discouraged state-affiliated firms against Nvidia adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\"Offering H200 to approved commercial customers, vetted by the Department of Commerce, strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America,\" Nvidia said in a statement. It added that the decision would also support high salaries and domestic manufacturing in the US.<\/p>\n<p>A group of Democratic senators has nonetheless objected to the approval.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccess to these chips would give China\u2019s military transformational technology to make its weapons more lethal, carry out more effective cyberattacks against American businesses and critical infrastructure, and strengthen their economic and manufacturing sector,\" said a statement from the opposing senators.<\/p>\n<p>They pointed to the fact that DeepSeek, a major Chinese AI company, recently said that the lack of access to advanced American-designed chips was its biggest challenge when competing with US-based AI companies.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765270529,"updatedAt":1765290503,"publishedAt":1765270891,"firstPublishedAt":1765270891,"lastPublishedAt":1765270891,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/64\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_361baf87-3a16-59c3-b4f9-0ff1aa162f45-9576460.jpg","altText":"President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center. 19 Nov. 2025.","caption":"President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center. 19 Nov. 2025.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Evan Vucci","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1333}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":2734,"urlSafeValue":"butler","title":"Eleanor 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COPPOLA WATCH SALE ","daletPyramidId":3537499,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Cash-strapped Francis Ford Coppola sells unique F.P Journe watch for $10.8 million ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Francis Ford Coppola's unique F.P Journe FFC watch fetches $10 million","titleListing2":"Cash-strapped Francis Ford Coppola sells unique F.P Journe FFC prototype watch for $10.8 million to ease losses from 'Megalopolis' ","leadin":"Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.","summary":"Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.","keySentence":"","url":"cash-strapped-francis-ford-coppola-sells-unique-fr-journe-watch-for-108-million","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/09\/cash-strapped-francis-ford-coppola-sells-unique-fr-journe-watch-for-108-million","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Oscar winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola sale of a unique F.P Journe wristwatch has fetched a record $10 million at an auction in New York.\n\nThe prototype watch enormously surpassed expectations. It had been listed for $1 million last month with the cash-strapped American director desperately seeking funds after pouring millions on his own money into his latest movie 'Megalopolis' which tanked at the box office.\n\nA one of a kind timepiece, the F.P Journe FFC was made for the legendary director after he met the creator in 2012 at his Inglenook winery in Napa Valley, California. Coppola asked him if a human hand had ever been used to indicate the time and the watch is the fruit of that conversation.\n\nThe pair reportedly became so captivated by the concept of using a single human hand to convey a twelve-hour period that discussions and prototyping continued for years. The FFC is the first and only Fran\u00e7ois-Paul Journe timepiece whose idea came from someone other than himself.\n\nJourne drew inspiration from Ambroise Par\u00e9, the pioneering 16th-century barber surgeon known as the father of modern surgery and an innovator of prosthetic limbs. His prosthetic hand, nicknamed \u201cLe Petit Lorrain\u201d, was among the most celebrated, crafted from iron and leather with hidden gears and springs that allowed the fingers to articulate and grasp objects, much like in watchmaking\n\n\u201cThis FFC Prototype is, without question, one of the most historically significant F.P.Journe timepieces ever made,\u201d said Phillips deputy chairman Paul Boutros. \u201cIt showcases what can be achieved when great creative minds collaborate.\u201d\n\nAfter eleven minutes of bidding from across the globe, the wristwatch was sold to to an anonymous bidder on the phone. The sale marks a new world auction record for F.P.Journe and a new world auction record for a watch by an independent watchmaker. The result also represents the highest result for a timepiece sold at auction in the United States since Phillips\u2019 sale of Paul Newman\u2019s Rolex \u201cPaul Newman\u201d Daytona in 2017.\n\nSerendipity strikes\n\nCoppola and Journe only met because Coppola's wife, Eleanor, bought her husband a platinum Chronom\u00e8tre \u00e0 R\u00e9sonance RN for Christmas in\u00a02009. Journe wrote a note of thanks, and that gesture sparked a dialogue that led the American filmmaker to invite Journe to his Inglenook estate and vineyards.\n\nThe historic timepiece was one of seven watches from Coppola\u2019s personal collection up for grabs in the weekend sale which concluded on Sunday raising a total of $43 million (\u20ac37 million) from 144 lots.\n\nInspired by the works of the great 18th century watchmaker Antide Janvier, Journe took up the challenge in 1983 to create a pocket-watch using the resonance phenomenon. The movement is composed of two independent balance wheels, when in motion, the balance wheels create the resonance effect and beat in synchrony, naturally evening out each other\u2019s discrepancies and thus permitting greater accuracy. This model fetched $584,200.\n\nCoppola is understood to have bought the Patek Phillippe Calatrava due to its elegant, timeless design and mechanical excellence. It sold for $87,630\n\nFirst introduced in 1998, the Portugieser Chronograph reference IW3714 is one of the most iconic and desirable timepieces from the International Watch Company.\n\nKnown for its precision timing and oversized cases, the Portugieser collection has become highly desirable and collectable. This model sold for $21,000.\n\nPatek Phillippe's World Time was initially developed by Louis Cottier in 1935, who engineered a system of inner rotating discs indicating 24 cities covering all major time zones. This model sold for $88,900.\n\nA Breguet classic, the dial\u2019s immaculate white backdrop provides the perfect stage for the brand\u2019s unmistakable pomme blued steel hands, gliding across exquisite painted Breguet numerals. This model fetched $60,960.\n\nThe Blancpin Repetition was the final watch to be sold from the Coppola collection, fetching $91,440. The movement inside, numbered 01, descends from the influential calibre 35, one of the first-ever automatic minute-repeating wristwatch movements, which Blancpain introduced during its revival under Jean-Claude Biver in the late 1980s.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Oscar winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola sale of a unique F.P Journe wristwatch has fetched a record $10 million at an auction in New York. <\/p>\n<p>The prototype watch enormously surpassed expectations. It had been listed for $1 million last month with the cash-strapped American director desperately seeking funds after pouring millions on his own money into his latest movie '<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2024//09//20//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-megalopolis-coppolas-disastrously-overblown-and-dull-fo/">Megalopolis' which tanked at the box office. <\/p>\n<p>A one of a kind timepiece, the F.P Journe FFC was made for the legendary director after he met the creator in 2012 at his Inglenook winery in Napa Valley, California. Coppola asked him if a human hand had ever been used to indicate the time and the watch is the fruit of that conversation.<\/p>\n<p>The pair reportedly became so captivated by the concept of using a single human hand to convey a twelve-hour period that discussions and prototyping continued for years. The FFC is the first and only Fran\u00e7ois-Paul Journe timepiece whose idea came from someone other than himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//11//13//grand-prix-dhorlogerie-de-geneve-2025-breguet-wins-prestigious-aiguille-dor-prize/">Grand Prix d\u2019Horlogerie de Gen\u00e8ve 2025: Breguet wins prestigious Aiguille d\u2019Or Prize<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Journe drew inspiration from Ambroise Par\u00e9, the pioneering 16th-century barber surgeon known as the father of modern surgery and an innovator of prosthetic limbs. His prosthetic hand, nicknamed \u201cLe Petit Lorrain\u201d, was among the most celebrated, crafted from iron and leather with hidden gears and springs that allowed the fingers to articulate and grasp objects, much like in watchmaking<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-large widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5003750937734435\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//534x797_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"The hands have it: FP Journe FFC prototype\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x960_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1125_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1242_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1620_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1800_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2881_cmsv2_9f8b0dbd-2b5a-5374-be35-84bac529c604-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 40vw, 490px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The hands have it: FP Journe FFC prototype<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Philips New York <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cThis FFC Prototype is, without question, one of the most historically significant F.P.Journe timepieces ever made,\u201d said Phillips deputy chairman Paul Boutros. \u201cIt showcases what can be achieved when great creative minds collaborate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After eleven minutes of bidding from across the globe, the wristwatch was sold to to an anonymous bidder on the phone. The sale marks a new world auction record for F.P.Journe and a new world auction record for a watch by an independent watchmaker. The result also represents the highest result for a timepiece sold at auction in the United States since Phillips\u2019 sale of Paul Newman\u2019s Rolex \u201cPaul Newman\u201d Daytona in 2017.<\/p>\n<h2>Serendipity strikes<\/h2>\n<p>Coppola and Journe only met because Coppola's wife, Eleanor, bought her husband a platinum Chronom\u00e8tre \u00e0 R\u00e9sonance RN for Christmas in 2009. Journe wrote a note of thanks, and that gesture sparked a dialogue that led the American filmmaker to invite Journe to his Inglenook estate and vineyards.<\/p>\n<p>The historic timepiece was one of seven watches from Coppola\u2019s personal collection up for grabs in the weekend sale which concluded on Sunday raising a total of $43 million (\u20ac37 million) from 144 lots.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the works of the great 18th century watchmaker Antide Janvier, Journe took up the challenge in 1983 to create a pocket-watch using the resonance phenomenon. The movement is composed of two independent balance wheels, when in motion, the balance wheels create the resonance effect and beat in synchrony, naturally evening out each other\u2019s discrepancies and thus permitting greater accuracy. This model fetched $584,200. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4991961414790997\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 2009 F.P. Journe Chronom&#xE8;tre &#xE0; R&#xE9;sonance RN 40mm in Platinum, gifted to Francis Ford Coppola by his wife, Eleanor.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x959_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1124_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1241_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1619_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1799_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2878_cmsv2_2fc684eb-e003-50db-a6dd-9263582be994-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 2009 F.P. Journe Chronom&#xE8;tre &#xE0; R&#xE9;sonance RN 40mm in Platinum, gifted to Francis Ford Coppola by his wife, Eleanor.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5003750937734435\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 1990 Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 3919 in 18k white gold with &#x201C;Clous de Paris&#x201D; bezel. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x960_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1125_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1242_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1620_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1800_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2881_cmsv2_ec0435c3-ec18-50a9-ab72-3a253592fe20-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 1990 Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 3919 in 18k white gold with &#x201C;Clous de Paris&#x201D; bezel. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Coppola is understood to have bought the Patek Phillippe Calatrava due to its elegant, timeless design and mechanical excellence. It sold for $87,630<\/p>\n<p>First introduced in 1998, the Portugieser Chronograph reference IW3714 is one of the most iconic and desirable timepieces from the International Watch Company.<\/p>\n<p>Known for its precision timing and oversized cases, the Portugieser collection has become highly desirable and collectable. This model sold for $21,000. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5015015015015014\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 2014 IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Ref. IW3714 in stainless steel with black dial.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x577_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x961_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1126_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1243_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1622_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1802_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2883_cmsv2_5b3898d1-e7a8-5b1c-bf93-64f27e6e6119-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 2014 IWC Schaffhausen Portugieser Chronograph Ref. IW3714 in stainless steel with black dial.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Patek Phillippe's World Time was initially developed by Louis Cottier in 1935, who engineered a system of inner rotating discs indicating 24 cities covering all major time zones. This model sold for $88,900.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4992503748125936\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 2008 Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 5130G in 18k white gold with guilloch&#xE9; dial.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x960_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1124_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1241_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1619_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1799_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2879_cmsv2_7e5084c2-35bb-5aaf-a4b8-328cf6c65d98-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 2008 Patek Philippe World Time Ref. 5130G in 18k white gold with guilloch&#xE9; dial.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>A Breguet classic, the dial\u2019s immaculate white backdrop provides the perfect stage for the brand\u2019s unmistakable pomme blued steel hands, gliding across exquisite painted Breguet numerals. This model fetched $60,960.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4992503748125936\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 2010 Breguet Classique Ref. 5140BA in 18k yellow gold with white grand feu enamel dial.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x960_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1124_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1241_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1619_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1799_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2879_cmsv2_a96eb924-b4ae-5240-aea6-e7fb290cbdc0-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 2010 Breguet Classique Ref. 5140BA in 18k yellow gold with white grand feu enamel dial.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4992503748125936\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////images.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//57//55//91//808x1206_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg/" alt=\"A circa 2010 Blancpain R&#xE9;p&#xE9;tition Minutes, No. 1, in 18k white gold. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/384x576_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/640x960_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/750x1124_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/828x1241_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1080x1619_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1200x1799_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/55\/91\/1920x2879_cmsv2_9f012e37-b43d-58b9-a71c-e26453799913-9575591.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A circa 2010 Blancpain R&#xE9;p&#xE9;tition Minutes, No. 1, in 18k white gold. <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Phillips New York<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The Blancpin Repetition was the final watch to be sold from the Coppola collection, fetching $91,440. 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amid calls to release footage","titleListing2":"Trump justifies follow-up US military strike saying survivors were trying to right capsized boat.","leadin":"Trump claimed survivors of the September boat strike were trying to right a drug-laden vessel, as Congress threatens to cut Hegseth's budget over the video.","summary":"Trump claimed survivors of the September boat strike were trying to right a drug-laden vessel, as Congress threatens to cut Hegseth's budget over the video.","keySentence":"","url":"trump-justifies-follow-up-us-military-strike-saying-survivors-were-trying-to-right-boat","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/09\/trump-justifies-follow-up-us-military-strike-saying-survivors-were-trying-to-right-boat","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"US President Donald Trump on Monday defended the military's decision to launch a second strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, claiming the men were trying to right the capsized vessel.\n\nTrump's comments came as his administration faces mounting pressure from lawmakers to release footage of the 2 September operation, which killed nine people in the first strike before a follow-up attack some 40 minutes later killed the two survivors. Two additional strikes were then carried out to sink the vessel.\n\n\"They were trying to return the boat back to where it could float, and we didn't want to see that because that boat was loaded up with drugs,\" Trump told reporters on Monday at the White House.\n\nWhen asked about his comments last week suggesting he was open to releasing the footage, Trump denied that was his position and said the reporter was \"obnoxious\" and \"terrible\".\n\nThe US president also backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declined to commit to making the footage public.\n\n\"Whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is okay with me,\" Trump said.\n\nLast Wednesday Trump told reporters about the strike footage: \"Whatever they have, we'd certainly release, no problem.\"\n\nCampaign of deadly strikes\n\nThe 2 September operation was the first in what has become a months-long series of US strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean that the Trump administration says are targeting drug smugglers working for cartels, including some it claims are controlled by Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\n\nAt least 86 people have been killed in at least 22 strikes since early September, according to the administration. Despite bipartisan congressional opposition, Trump has broadly justified the campaign as necessary to stem the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the United States.\n\nThe administration claims the US is in a \"non-international armed conflict\" with roughly two dozen drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organisations, and that the strikes comply with the laws of armed conflict.\n\nHowever, legal experts and some lawmakers have questioned whether the killings constitute war crimes, particularly the strike on survivors who posed no imminent threat.\n\nControversy over second strike\n\nThe 2 September attack has drawn particular scrutiny since the Washington Post reported last week that survivors were visible in the water when the second strike was ordered.\n\nAdmiral Frank Bradley, commander of US Special Operations Command who oversaw the operation, told lawmakers in closed-door briefings last week that all 11 people on the boat were on an internal US military target list of individuals authorised to be killed.\n\nBradley said Hegseth had ordered him to kill everyone on the boat, destroy the drugs and sink the vessel, according to sources familiar with the congressional briefings.\n\nThe second strike killed the two survivors but failed to sink the boat, prompting a third and fourth strike to complete the mission, Bradley told lawmakers.\n\nRepresentative Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said video of the attack showed the survivors were \"basically two shirtless people clinging to the bow of a capsized and inoperable boat, drifting in the water \u2014 until the missiles come and kill them.\"\n\nOn Saturday, Hegseth said at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California that officials were reviewing the video but did not commit to releasing it.\n\n\"Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about it,\" he said, citing concerns about exposing sources and methods tied to ongoing operations.\n\nThe Pentagon on Monday did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the status of Hegseth's review or confirm Trump's assertion that the survivors appeared to be trying to right the vessel before the second strike.\n\nQuestions over legal justification\n\nBefore the Trump administration began striking boats in September, counter-narcotics operations were handled by law enforcement and the US Coast Guard, with suspected traffickers treated as criminals entitled to due process.\n\nThe Justice Department produced a classified legal opinion over the summer arguing the president is legally authorised to conduct lethal strikes against the cartels in self-defence because they pose an imminent threat to Americans.\n\nHowever, that justification has been questioned after reports that in at least one instance, a targeted boat had turned around and was moving away from the US before being struck.\n\nTrump claimed on Monday that \"every boat we knock out of the water, we save 25,000 American lives,\" though he provided no evidence for that figure.\n\nDrug overdose deaths in the US totalled approximately 80,000 in 2024, a 25% decline from 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>US President Donald Trump on Monday defended the military's decision to launch a second strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, claiming the men were trying to right the capsized vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Trump's comments came as his administration faces mounting pressure from lawmakers to release footage of the 2 September operation, which killed nine people in the first strike before a follow-up attack some 40 minutes later killed the two survivors. Two additional strikes were then carried out to sink the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>\"They were trying to return the boat back to where it could float, and we didn't want to see that because that boat was loaded up with drugs,\" Trump told reporters on Monday at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his comments last week suggesting he was open to releasing the footage, Trump denied that was his position and said the reporter was \"obnoxious\" and \"terrible\".<\/p>\n<p>The US president also backed Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who declined to commit to making the footage public.<\/p>\n<p>\"Whatever Pete Hegseth wants to do is okay with me,\" Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday Trump told reporters about the strike footage: \"Whatever they have, we'd certainly release, no problem.\"<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Campaign of deadly strikes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2 September operation was the first in what has become a months-long series of US strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean that the Trump administration says are targeting drug smugglers working for cartels, including some it claims are controlled by Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>At least 86 people have been killed in at least 22 strikes since early September, according to the administration. Despite bipartisan congressional opposition, Trump has broadly justified the campaign as necessary to stem the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The administration claims the US is in a \"non-international armed conflict\" with roughly two dozen drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organisations, and that the strikes comply with the laws of armed conflict.<\/p>\n<p>However, legal experts and some lawmakers have questioned whether the killings constitute war crimes, particularly the strike on survivors who posed no imminent threat.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Controversy over second strike<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2 September attack has drawn particular scrutiny since the Washington Post reported last week that survivors were visible in the water when the second strike was ordered.<\/p>\n<p>Admiral Frank Bradley, commander of US Special Operations Command who oversaw the operation, told lawmakers in closed-door briefings last week that all 11 people on the boat were on an internal US military target list of individuals authorised to be killed.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley said Hegseth had ordered him to kill everyone on the boat, destroy the drugs and sink the vessel, according to sources familiar with the congressional briefings. <\/p>\n<p>The second strike killed the two survivors but failed to sink the boat, prompting a third and fourth strike to complete the mission, Bradley told lawmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//07//hegseth-defends-deadly-strikes-on-alleged-cartel-boats-in-the-caribbean/">Hegseth defends deadly strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2025//12//05//us-military-resumes-strikes-on-narcoboats-killing-four-in-latest-operation/">US military resumes strikes on narcoboats, killing four in latest operation<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Representative Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said video of the attack showed the survivors were \"basically two shirtless people clinging to the bow of a capsized and inoperable boat, drifting in the water \u2014 until the missiles come and kill them.\"<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Hegseth said at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California that officials were reviewing the video but did not commit to releasing it.<\/p>\n<p>\"Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about it,\" he said, citing concerns about exposing sources and methods tied to ongoing operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon on Monday did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the status of Hegseth's review or confirm Trump's assertion that the survivors appeared to be trying to right the vessel before the second strike.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Questions over legal justification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before the Trump administration began striking boats in September, counter-narcotics operations were handled by law enforcement and the US Coast Guard, with suspected traffickers treated as criminals entitled to due process.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department produced a classified legal opinion over the summer arguing the president is legally authorised to conduct lethal strikes against the cartels in self-defence because they pose an imminent threat to Americans.<\/p>\n<p>However, that justification has been questioned after reports that in at least one instance, a targeted boat had turned around and was moving away from the US before being struck.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed on Monday that \"every boat we knock out of the water, we save 25,000 American lives,\" though he provided no evidence for that figure.<\/p>\n<p>Drug overdose deaths in the US totalled approximately 80,000 in 2024, a 25% decline from 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765253204,"updatedAt":1765274124,"publishedAt":1765258254,"firstPublishedAt":1765258254,"lastPublishedAt":1765274092,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/61\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5c5e6d50-846e-5ae7-846b-554d5d9369e6-9576142.jpg","altText":"President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. 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All rights reserved","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1619,"height":910}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":13363,"slug":"united-states","urlSafeValue":"united-states","title":"United States ","titleRaw":"United States "},{"id":450,"slug":"venezuela","urlSafeValue":"venezuela","title":"Venezuela","titleRaw":"Venezuela"},{"id":17556,"slug":"boat","urlSafeValue":"boat","title":"boat","titleRaw":"boat"},{"id":13574,"slug":"drugs","urlSafeValue":"drugs","title":"Drugs","titleRaw":"Drugs"},{"id":15502,"slug":"askeri-hava-harekat-","urlSafeValue":"askeri-hava-harekat-","title":"Military air strike","titleRaw":"Military air strike"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2850814},{"id":2852995},{"id":2853262}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"AP","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"World News","online":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World","url":"\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/2025\/12\/09\/trump-justifies-follow-up-us-military-strike-saying-survivors-were-trying-to-right-boat","lastModified":1765274092},{"id":2852968,"cid":9576031,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"UN OCHA AID APPEAL","daletPyramidId":3540904,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to \u20ac28bn after lowest annual support in a decade","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to \u20ac28bn after support drops ","titleListing2":"UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to \u20ac28 billion after lowest annual support in a decade","leadin":"This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres' office has launched a\u00a0review of UN operations.","summary":"This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres' office has launched a\u00a0review of UN operations.","keySentence":"","url":"un-aid-agency-cuts-appeal-for-2026-to-28bn-after-lowest-annual-support-in-a-decade","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2025\/12\/08\/un-aid-agency-cuts-appeal-for-2026-to-28bn-after-lowest-annual-support-in-a-decade","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The United Nations' humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year,\u00a0mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade.\n\nThe UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Monday it was seeking $33 billion (\u20ac28 billion) to help some 135 million people cope with the fallout from wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and food shortages.\n\nThis year, it took in $15 billion (\u20ac12 billion) in funding, the lowest level in a decade.\n\nThe office says next year it wants more than $4.1 billion (\u20ac3.5 billion) to reach 3 million people in\u00a0the Palestinian territories, another $2.9 billion (\u20ac2.4 billion) for\u00a0Sudan, home to the world's largest displacement crisis, and $2.8 billion (\u20ac2.4 billion) for a regional plan for Syria.\n\n\"In 2025, hunger surged. Food budgets were slashed \u2014 even as famines hit parts of Sudan and Gaza. Health systems broke apart,\" said OCHA chief Tom Fletcher.\n\n\"Disease outbreaks spiked. Millions went without essential food, health care and protection. Programmes to protect women and girls were slashed, hundreds of aid organisations shut.\"\n\nThe UN aid coordinator sought $47 billion (\u20ac40 billion) for this year and aimed to help 190 million people worldwide.\n\nBecause of the lower support, it and humanitarian partners reached 25 million fewer people this year than in 2024.\n\nThe donor fatigue comes as many wealthy European countries face security threats from an increasingly assertive Russia on their eastern flank and have experienced lacklustre economic growth in recent years, putting new strains on government budgets and the consumers who pay taxes to sustain them.\n\n\"I know budgets are tight right now. Families everywhere are under strain,\" Fletcher said.\n\n\"But the world spent $2.7 trillion (\u20ac2.3 trillion) on defence last year \u2013 on guns and arms. And I'm asking for just over 1% of that.\"\n\nThis year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres' office has launched a\u00a0review of UN operations, which may or may not produce firm results.\n\nFletcher, who answers to Guterres, has called for \"radical transformation\" of aid by reducing bureaucracy, boosting efficiency and giving more power to local groups.\n\nFletcher cited \"very practical, constructive conversations\" almost daily with the Trump administration.\n\n\"Do I want to shame the world into responding? Absolutely,\" Fletcher said. \"But I also want to channel this sense of determination and anger that we have as humanitarians, that we will carry on delivering with what we get.\"\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The United Nations' humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Monday it was seeking $33 billion (\u20ac28 billion) to help some 135 million people cope with the fallout from wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and food shortages.<\/p>\n<p>This year, it took in $15 billion (\u20ac12 billion) in funding, the lowest level in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The office says next year it wants more than $4.1 billion (\u20ac3.5 billion) to reach 3 million people in the Palestinian territories, another $2.9 billion (\u20ac2.4 billion) for Sudan, home to the world's largest displacement crisis, and $2.8 billion (\u20ac2.4 billion) for a regional plan for Syria.<\/p>\n<p>\"In 2025, hunger surged. Food budgets were slashed \u2014 even as famines hit parts of Sudan and Gaza. Health systems broke apart,\" said OCHA chief Tom Fletcher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//09//43//10//90//808x539_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg/" alt=\"UN aid chief Tom Fletcher briefs the media about the hunger in the Gaza Strip in Geneva, 22 August, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/384x256_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/640x427_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/750x500_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/828x552_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/1080x720_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/1200x800_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/43\/10\/90\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4378d946-1b78-5c66-ac0c-2385a061a213-9431090.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">UN aid chief Tom Fletcher briefs the media about the hunger in the Gaza Strip in Geneva, 22 August, 2025<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\"Disease outbreaks spiked. Millions went without essential food, health care and protection. Programmes to protect women and girls were slashed, hundreds of aid organisations shut.\"<\/p>\n<p>The UN aid coordinator sought $47 billion (\u20ac40 billion) for this year and aimed to help 190 million people worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the lower support, it and humanitarian partners reached 25 million fewer people this year than in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The donor fatigue comes as many wealthy European countries face security threats from an increasingly assertive Russia on their eastern flank and have experienced lacklustre economic growth in recent years, putting new strains on government budgets and the consumers who pay taxes to sustain them.<\/p>\n<p>\"I know budgets are tight right now. Families everywhere are under strain,\" Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<p>\"But the world spent $2.7 trillion (\u20ac2.3 trillion) on defence last year \u2013 on guns and arms. And I'm asking for just over 1% of that.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1997893958710485253\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres' office has launched a review of UN operations, which may or may not produce firm results.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher, who answers to Guterres, has called for \"radical transformation\" of aid by reducing bureaucracy, boosting efficiency and giving more power to local groups.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher cited \"very practical, constructive conversations\" almost daily with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\"Do I want to shame the world into responding? Absolutely,\" Fletcher said. \"But I also want to channel this sense of determination and anger that we have as humanitarians, that we will carry on delivering with what we get.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765217790,"updatedAt":1765218781,"publishedAt":1765218753,"firstPublishedAt":1765218753,"lastPublishedAt":1765218753,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/60\/31\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f6d519e7-66d3-5d96-b636-3f01e2058b27-9576031.jpg","altText":"People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Programme convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, 16 June, 2025","caption":"People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Programme convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, 16 June, 2025","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP 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Netflix","titleListing2":"","leadin":"The announcement comes just days after Netflix said it had agreed a $72 billion takeover deal for Warner Bros Discovery.","summary":"The announcement comes just days after Netflix said it had agreed a $72 billion takeover deal for Warner Bros Discovery.","keySentence":"","url":"paramount-goes-hostile-in-bid-for-warner-bros-challenging-netflix","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2025\/12\/08\/paramount-goes-hostile-in-bid-for-warner-bros-challenging-netflix","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), launching a fresh challenge against Netflix after the rival streamer announced a takeover deal with Warner last week.\n\nParamount said on Monday that it would go straight to WBD shareholders with a $30 per share cash offer (\u20ac25.75). That's compared to Netflix's offer of $27.75 in cash and stock, bringing the deal's value to $82.7bn (\u20ac70.99bn).\n\nParamount's bid is for the whole of WBD, while Netflix is focused on its studios and streaming business.\n\nThe firm's challenge also comes after numerous rejections from Warner.\n\n\"Despite Paramount submitting six proposals over the course of 12 weeks, WBD never engaged meaningfully with these proposals which we believe deliver the best outcome for WBD shareholders,\" said Paramount in a statement on Monday.\n\n\"Paramount has now taken its offer directly to WBD shareholders and its Board of Directors to ensure they have the opportunity to pursue this clearly superior alternative.\"\n\nParamount criticised the Netflix offer, saying it exposes Warner's shareholders to an uncertain outcome linked to a long, complicated approval process. The firm also slammed Netflix's \"complex and volatile mix of equity and cash\u201d, arguing that its own bid is more likely to be approved by authorities.\n\nThe deal with Netflix is expected to close in the next 12 to 18 months, after Warner completes its previously announced separation of its cable operations, including CNN, TNT and Discovery Channels.\n\nHowever, Paramount's latest bid could throw up an unexpected obstacle, as could potential opposition from the US government.\n\nPresident Donald Trump said on Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery \u201ccould be a problem\u201d because of the size of the combined market share.\n\nThe Republican president said he will be involved in the decision about whether the federal government should approve the deal.\n\nParamount's tender offer is set to expire on 8 January 2026, unless it's extended.\n\nIf Warner Bros does break its current agreement with Netflix, it will owe the rejected streamer a $2.8bn (\u20ac2.4bn) fee.\n\nShares of Warner Bros and Paramount jumped between 5% and 6% at the opening bell Monday. Shares of Netflix edged lower.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), launching a fresh challenge against Netflix after the rival streamer announced a takeover deal with Warner last week.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount said on Monday that it would go straight to WBD shareholders with a $30 per share cash offer (\u20ac25.75). That's compared to Netflix's offer of $27.75 in cash and stock, bringing the deal's value to $82.7bn (\u20ac70.99bn).<\/p>\n<p>Paramount's bid is for the whole of WBD, while Netflix is focused on its studios and streaming business.<\/p>\n<p>The firm's challenge also comes after numerous rejections from Warner.<\/p>\n<p>\"Despite Paramount submitting six proposals over the course of 12 weeks, WBD never engaged meaningfully with these proposals which we believe deliver the best outcome for WBD shareholders,\" said Paramount in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\"Paramount has now taken its offer directly to WBD shareholders and its Board of Directors to ensure they have the opportunity to pursue this clearly superior alternative.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//12//05//netflix-wins-battle-for-warner-bros-as-hbo-joins-streaming-giants-empire/">Netflix wins battle for Warner Bros as HBO joins streaming giant\u2019s empire<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//07//02//paramount-pays-trump-16-million-to-settle-60-minutes-lawsuit/">Paramount pays Trump $16 million to settle \u201860 Minutes\u2019 lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Paramount criticised the Netflix offer, saying it exposes Warner's shareholders to an uncertain outcome linked to a long, complicated approval process. The firm also slammed Netflix's \"complex and volatile mix of equity and cash\u201d, arguing that its own bid is more likely to be approved by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The deal with Netflix is expected to close in the next 12 to 18 months, after Warner completes its previously announced separation of its cable operations, including CNN, TNT and Discovery Channels.<\/p>\n<p>However, Paramount's latest bid could throw up an unexpected obstacle, as could potential opposition from the US government.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery \u201ccould be a problem\u201d because of the size of the combined market share.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican president said he will be involved in the decision about whether the federal government should approve the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount's tender offer is set to expire on 8 January 2026, unless it's extended.<\/p>\n<p>If Warner Bros does break its current agreement with Netflix, it will owe the rejected streamer a $2.8bn (\u20ac2.4bn) fee.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Warner Bros and Paramount jumped between 5% and 6% at the opening bell Monday. Shares of Netflix edged lower.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1765203543,"updatedAt":1765206956,"publishedAt":1765206186,"firstPublishedAt":1765206186,"lastPublishedAt":1765206193,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/57\/56\/09\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_81481ada-6534-50da-86ad-d77b1ea6494e-9575609.jpg","altText":"FILE - The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue in LA. 8 July 2015.","caption":"FILE - The main gate to Paramount Studios is seen on Melrose Avenue in LA. 8 July 2015.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/Nick Ut","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":2000,"height":1355}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":13640,"slug":"netflix","urlSafeValue":"netflix","title":"Netflix ","titleRaw":"Netflix "},{"id":23236,"slug":"online-free-streaming","urlSafeValue":"online-free-streaming","title":"online free streaming","titleRaw":"online free streaming"},{"id":16410,"slug":"movie","urlSafeValue":"movie","title":"Film","titleRaw":"Film"},{"id":16844,"slug":"dizi-film","urlSafeValue":"dizi-film","title":"TV series","titleRaw":"TV series"},{"id":11065,"slug":"mergers-and-acquisitions","urlSafeValue":"mergers-and-acquisitions","title":"Mergers and acquisitions","titleRaw":"Mergers and acquisitions"},{"id":7979,"slug":"hollywood","urlSafeValue":"hollywood","title":"Hollywood","titleRaw":"Hollywood"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[{"id":2853376}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":[],"hasExternalVideo":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":0,"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Eleanor Butler with AP","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","online":0,"url":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/business\/business"},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"business","verticals":[{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":11,"slug":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"themes":[{"id":"business","urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business","url":"\/business\/business"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":7,"urlSafeValue":"business","title":"Business"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":4392,"urlSafeValue":"america","title":"America"},"country":{"id":447,"urlSafeValue":"usa","title":"USA","url":"\/news\/america\/usa"},"town":[],"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"path":"\/business\/2025\/12\/08\/paramount-goes-hostile-in-bid-for-warner-bros-challenging-netflix","lastModified":1765206193},{"id":2852801,"cid":9575210,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":null,"owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"culture golden globe nominations","daletPyramidId":3534906,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Golden Globe nominations 2026: \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 is favourite with nine nods","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Golden Globe nominations 2026 announced: Who are the frontrunners?","titleListing2":"Golden Globe nominations 2026: \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 is favourite with nine nods","leadin":"The shortlisted films and TV shows have been announced, with the Golden Globes taking place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. Here's the full breakdown of the nominations.","summary":"The shortlisted films and TV shows have been announced, with the Golden Globes taking place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. Here's the full breakdown of the nominations.","keySentence":"","url":"golden-globe-nominations-2026-one-battle-after-another-is-favourite-with-nine-nods","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2025\/12\/08\/golden-globe-nominations-2026-one-battle-after-another-is-favourite-with-nine-nods","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The nominations for the 83rd edition of Golden Globes have been announced and Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s One Battle After Another has emerged as the frontrunner with nine nominations.\n\nThese\u00a0include Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Director, Lead Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Lead Actress for Chase Infiniti and supporting nods for Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor. \u00a0\n\nIt was followed closely by Sentimental Value (eight nominations) and Sinners (seven nominations). Chloe Zhao\u2019s Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel about the death of William Shakespeare's son, hits most European cinemas early next year and has six nods.\n\nElsewhere, Jafar Panahi\u2019s It Was Just An Accident \u2013 one of our favourite films of the year \u2013 managed to bag nominations for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) and Best Director. It will represent France at the Oscars for Best International Feature. \u00a0\n\nImpressively, five of the six\u00a0Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language)\u00a0are from NEON: It Was Just An Accident (France), No Other Choice (South Korea), The Secret Agent (Brazil), Sentimental Value (Norway) and Sir\u0101t (Spain). The sixth, The Voice of Hind Rajab (Tunisia), is from Willa.\u00a0\n\nTwo notable snubs this year were\u00a0Wicked: For Good, which missed out on a nomination for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), and Avatar: Fire And Ash, which was snubbed for Best Film. \u00a0\n\nOn the TV front, The White Lotus\u00a0and Adolescence lead with six and five nominations, respectively.\u00a0\n\nScroll down for the full list of the nominees.\u00a0\n\nWhile considered a mere pitstop on the road to the Oscars in March, the Globes remain the first major Hollywood honours to reveal their shortlists. They kick off awards season and often serve as an initial blueprint when it comes to guessing who might on the radar of Academy Award\u00a0voters. \u00a0\n\nRecognising both film and television, the Globes have introduced a new category this year: the award for Best Podcast.\u00a0\n\nThe Globe nominations are coming on the heels of a potentially seismic shift in the entertainment world as Netflix has struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion. If approved, the deal would reshape Hollywood \u2013 and significantly reduce cinematic release windows and, by extension, represent an existential crisis for the theatrical movie experience.\n\nIn a recent twist, Donald Trump has stated that combining Netflix with Warner Bros. and HBO Max \u201ccould be a problem\u201d, adding that it \u201cmust go through a process, and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d\u00a0\n\nIt's worth noting that Netflix led all distributors with 35 nominations across film and television, followed by the company it plans to buy, as Warner Bros. and HBO received 31 nominations between them.\n\nUS comic Nikki Glaser will return to host this year's Golden Globes ceremony. Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Sarah Jessica Parker will be honoured with the Carol Burnett Award.\n\nThe Globes will take place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. \u00a0\n\nThe Golden Globe 2026 nominees are:\n\nFilm\u00a0\n\nBest picture - Drama\u00a0\n\nFrankenstein\u00a0\n\nHamnet\u00a0\n\nIt Was Just An Accident\u00a0\n\nThe Secret Agent\u00a0\n\nSentimental Values\u00a0\n\nSinners\u00a0\n\nBest picture - Musical or Comedy\n\nBlue Moon\u00a0\n\nBugonia\u00a0\n\nMarty Supreme\u00a0\n\nNo Other Choice\u00a0\n\nNouvelle Vague\u00a0\n\nOne Battle After Another\n\nBest director\n\nPaul Thomas Anderson - One Battle\u00a0After\u00a0Another\u00a0\n\nRyan\u00a0Coogler\u00a0-\u00a0Sinners\u00a0\n\nGuillermo\u00a0del\u00a0Toro - Frankenstein\u00a0\n\nJafar\u00a0Panahi\u00a0- It\u00a0Was\u00a0Just An Accident\u00a0\n\nJoachim Trier - Sentimental Value\u00a0\n\nChloe\u00a0Zhao -\u00a0Hamnet\u00a0\n\nBest female actor - Drama\n\nJessie Buckley - Hamnet\u00a0\n\nJennifer Lawrence - Die My Love\u00a0\n\nRenate Reinsve - Sentimental Value\u00a0\n\nJulia Roberts - After The Hunt\u00a0\n\nTessa Thompson -\u00a0Hedda\u00a0\n\nEva Victor -\u00a0Sorry, Baby\u00a0\n\nBest male\u00a0actor\u00a0- Drama\n\nJoel\u00a0Edgerton\u00a0- Train Dreams\u00a0\n\nOscar Isaac - Frankenstein\u00a0\n\nDwayne Johnson - The\u00a0Smashing\u00a0Machine\u00a0\n\nMichael B. 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Brown -\u00a0Paradise\u00a0\n\nDiego Luna - Andor\u00a0\n\nGary Oldman - Slow\u00a0Horses\u00a0\n\nMark\u00a0Ruffalo\u00a0-\u00a0Task\u00a0\n\nAdam Scott -\u00a0Severance\u00a0\n\nNoah\u00a0Wyle\u00a0- The Pitt\n\nBest\u00a0supporting\u00a0female\u00a0actor\n\nCarrie\u00a0Coon\u00a0- The White Lotus\u00a0\n\nErin Doherty - Adolescence\u00a0\n\nHannah\u00a0Einbinder\u00a0- Hacks\u00a0\n\nCatherine\u00a0O\u2019Hara\u00a0- The Studio\u00a0\n\nParker\u00a0Posey\u00a0- The White Lotus\u00a0\n\nAimee\u00a0Lou Wood - The White Lotus\n\nBest\u00a0supporting\u00a0male\u00a0actor\n\nOwen Cooper - Adolescence\u00a0\n\nBilly\u00a0Crudup\u00a0- The Morning Show\u00a0\n\nWalton\u00a0Goggins\u00a0- The White Lotus\u00a0\n\nJason Isaacs - The White Lotus\u00a0\n\nTramell\u00a0Tillman\u00a0-\u00a0Severance\u00a0\n\nAshley Walters - Adolescence\n\nBest\u00a0female\u00a0actor\u00a0- limited\u00a0series,\u00a0anthology\u00a0series\u00a0or\u00a0television\u00a0motion\u00a0picture\n\nClaire\u00a0Danes\u00a0- The\u00a0Beast\u00a0in Me\u00a0\n\nRashida Jones - Black Mirror\u00a0\n\nAmanda Seyfried - Long Bright\u00a0RIver\u00a0\n\nSarah\u00a0Snook\u00a0- All\u00a0her\u00a0Fault\u00a0\n\nMichelle Williams -\u00a0Dying\u00a0for\u00a0Sex\u00a0\n\nRobin Wright - The\u00a0Girlfriend\n\nBest male\u00a0actor\u00a0-\u00a0limited\u00a0series,\u00a0anthology, TV motion\u00a0picture\n\nJacob\u00a0Elordi\u00a0- The Narrow Road to the Deep North\u00a0\n\nPaul Giamatti - Black Mirror\u00a0\n\nStephen Graham - Adolescence\u00a0\n\nCharlie\u00a0Hunnam\u00a0-\u00a0Monster:\u00a0The ED\u00a0Gein\u00a0Story\u00a0\n\nJude Law - Black Rabbit\u00a0\n\nMatthew Rhys - The\u00a0Beast\u00a0in Me\n\nBest performance in stand-up\u00a0comedy\u00a0on\u00a0television\n\nBill\u00a0Maher:\u00a0Is\u00a0Anyone\u00a0Else\u00a0Seeing\u00a0This?\u00a0\n\nBrett\u00a0Goldstein:\u00a0The Second Best Night of\u00a0Your\u00a0Life\u00a0\n\nKevin\u00a0Hart:\u00a0Acting\u00a0My\u00a0Age\u00a0\n\nKumail\u00a0Nanjiani: Night\u00a0Thoughts\u00a0\n\nRicky\u00a0Gervais:\u00a0Mortality\u00a0\n\nSarah\u00a0Silverman:\u00a0Postmortem\n\nBest\u00a0podcast\n\nArmchair\u00a0Expert\u00a0with\u00a0Dax Shepard\u00a0\n\nCall Her Daddy\u00a0\n\nGood Hang\u00a0with\u00a0Amy\u00a0Poehler\u00a0\n\nThe Mel Robbins Podcast\u00a0\n\nSmartless\u00a0\n\nUp First\u00a0\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The nominations for the 83rd edition of Golden Globes have been announced and Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//26//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-one-battle-after-another-ptas-talkin-bout-a-revolution/">One Battle After Another<\/em><\/strong><\/a> has emerged as the frontrunner with nine nominations.<\/p>\n<p>These include Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), Best Director, Lead Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Lead Actress for Chase Infiniti and supporting nods for Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor. <\/p>\n<p>It was followed closely by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//05//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-sentimental-value-healing-family-burns-through-art/">Sentimental Value<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (eight nominations) and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//04//18//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-sinners-these-vampires-want-the-blues/">Sinners (seven nominations). Chloe Zhao\u2019s <em>Hamnet<\/em>, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel about the death of William Shakespeare's son, hits most European cinemas early next year and has six nods. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//05//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-sentimental-value-healing-family-burns-through-art/">Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Sentimental Value' - Healing family burns through art<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//26//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-one-battle-after-another-ptas-talkin-bout-a-revolution/">Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: \u2018One Battle After Another\u2019 - PTA\u2019s talkin' 'bout a revolution<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Elsewhere, Jafar Panahi\u2019s <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//10//03//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-it-was-just-an-accident-jafar-panahis-palme-dor-winner/">It Was Just An Accident<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 one of our favourite films of the year \u2013 managed to bag nominations for Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//02//palme-dor-winning-director-jafar-panahi-sentenced-to-prison-by-iran-revolutionary-court/">Best Director<\/strong><\/a>. It will represent France at the Oscars for Best International Feature. <\/p>\n<p>Impressively, five of the six Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language) are from NEON: <em>It Was Just An Accident<\/em> (France), <em>No Other Choice<\/em> (South Korea), <em>The Secret Agent<\/em> (Brazil), <em>Sentimental Value<\/em> (Norway) and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//12//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-sirat-oliver-laxes-bleak-and-invigorating-trip-to-obliv/">Sir/u0101t (Spain). The sixth, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//12//05//the-voice-of-hind-rajab-blending-documentary-and-fiction-to-portray-the-war-in-gaza/">The Voice of Hind Rajab<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (Tunisia), is from Willa. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//09//12//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-sirat-oliver-laxes-bleak-and-invigorating-trip-to-obliv/">Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Sir\u0101t' - \u00d3liver Laxe's bleak and invigorating trip to oblivion<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//10//03//euronews-cultures-film-of-the-week-it-was-just-an-accident-jafar-panahis-palme-dor-winner/">Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'It Was Just An Accident' - Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Two notable snubs this year were <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>, which missed out on a nomination for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy), and <em>Avatar: Fire And Ash<\/em>, which was snubbed for Best Film. <\/p>\n<p>On the TV front, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//07//11//love-sex-and-droids-here-are-the-best-tv-shows-of-2025-so-far/">The White Lotus<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//06//09//british-netflix-series-adolescence-to-be-shown-in-french-schools-says-minister-of-educatio/">Adolescence lead with six and five nominations, respectively. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Scroll down for the full list of the nominees.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2025//07//11//love-sex-and-droids-here-are-the-best-tv-shows-of-2025-so-far/">Love, sex and droids: Here are the best TV shows of 2025... So far<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>While considered a mere pitstop on the road to the Oscars in March, the Globes remain the first major Hollywood honours to reveal their shortlists. They kick off awards season and often serve as an initial blueprint when it comes to guessing who might on the radar of Academy Award voters. <\/p>\n<p>Recognising both film and television, the Globes have introduced a new category this year: the award for Best Podcast. <\/p>\n<p>The Globe nominations are coming on the heels of a potentially seismic shift in the entertainment world as Netflix has <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2025//12//05//netflix-wins-battle-for-warner-bros-as-hbo-joins-streaming-giants-empire/">struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery<\/strong><\/a> for $82.7 billion. If approved, the deal would reshape Hollywood \u2013 and significantly reduce cinematic release windows and, by extension, represent an existential crisis for the theatrical movie experience. <\/p>\n<p>In a recent twist, Donald Trump has stated that combining Netflix with Warner Bros. and HBO Max \u201ccould be a problem\u201d, adding that it \u201cmust go through a process, and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It's worth noting that Netflix led all distributors with 35 nominations across film and television, followed by the company it plans to buy, as Warner Bros. and HBO received 31 nominations between them.<\/p>\n<p>US comic Nikki Glaser will return to host this year's Golden Globes ceremony. Helen Mirren will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Sarah Jessica Parker will be honoured with the Carol Burnett Award. <\/p>\n<p>The Globes will take place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The Golden Globe 2026 nominees are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Film<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Best picture - Drama<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Hamnet<\/li>\n<li>It Was Just An Accident<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Agent<\/li>\n<li>Sentimental Values<\/li>\n<li>Sinners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best picture - Musical or Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue Moon<\/li>\n<li>Bugonia<\/li>\n<li>Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li>No Other Choice<\/li>\n<li>Nouvelle Vague<\/li>\n<li>One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best director<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Coogler - Sinners<\/li>\n<li>Guillermo del Toro - Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Jafar Panahi - It Was Just An Accident<\/li>\n<li>Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li>Chloe Zhao - Hamnet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best female actor - Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jessie Buckley - Hamnet<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Lawrence - Die My Love<\/li>\n<li>Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li>Julia Roberts - After The Hunt<\/li>\n<li>Tessa Thompson - Hedda<\/li>\n<li>Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best male actor - Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joel Edgerton - Train Dreams<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Isaac - Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Dwayne Johnson - The Smashing Machine<\/li>\n<li>Michael B. Jordan - Sinners<\/li>\n<li>Wagner Moura - The Secret Agent<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Allen White - Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best female actor - Musical\/Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Erivo - Wicked: For Good<\/li>\n<li>Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue<\/li>\n<li>Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee<\/li>\n<li>Emma Stone - Bugonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best male actor \u2013 Musical\/Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet - Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li>George Clooney - Jay Kelly<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon<\/li>\n<li>Lee Byung-Hun - No Other Choice<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Plemons - Bugonia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best supporting female actor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emily Blunt - The Smashing Machine<\/li>\n<li>Elle Fanning - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li>Ariana Grande - Wicked: For Good<\/li>\n<li>Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li>Amy Madigan - Weapons<\/li>\n<li>Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best supporting male actor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Paul Mescal - Hamnet<\/li>\n<li>Sean Penn - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Adam Sandler - Jay Kelly<\/li>\n<li>Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best screenplay<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Ronald Bronstein &amp; Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Coogler - Sinners<\/li>\n<li>Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident<\/li>\n<li>Eskil Vogt &amp; Joachim Trier - Sentimental Value<\/li>\n<li>Chlo\u00e9 Zhao &amp; Maggie O'Farrel - Hamnet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best non-English language motion picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It Was Just An Accident - France<\/li>\n<li>No Other Choice - South Korea<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Agent - Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Sentimental Value - Norway<\/li>\n<li>Sir\u0101t - Spain<\/li>\n<li>The Voice of Hind Rajab - Tunisia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best animated motion picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arco<\/li>\n<li>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/li>\n<li>Elio<\/li>\n<li>KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<li>Little Amelie or the Character of Rain<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best cinematic and box office achievement<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/li>\n<li>F1<\/li>\n<li>KPop Demon Hunters<\/li>\n<li>Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning<\/li>\n<li>Sinners<\/li>\n<li>Weapons<\/li>\n<li>Wicked: For Good<\/li>\n<li>Zootopia 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best original score<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Ludwig G\u00f6ransson - Sinners<\/li>\n<li>Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another<\/li>\n<li>Kangding Ray - Sir\u0101t<\/li>\n<li>Max Richter - Hamnet<\/li>\n<li>Hans Zimmer - F1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best song<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dream As One - Avatar: Fire and Ash \/ Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen<\/li>\n<li>Golden - KPop Demon Hunters \/ Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick<\/li>\n<li>I Lied To You - Sinners \/ Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/li>\n<li>No Place Like Home - Wicked: For Good \/ Stephen Schwartz<\/li>\n<li>The Girl In The Bubble - Wicked: For Good \/ Stephen Schwartz<\/li>\n<li>Train Dreams - Train Dreams \/ Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>TV<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Best Musical or Comedy series<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abbott Elementary - ABC<\/li>\n<li>The Bear - FX on Hulu<\/li>\n<li>Hacks - HBO Max<\/li>\n<li>Nobody Wants This - Netflix<\/li>\n<li>Only Murders in the Building - Hulu<\/li>\n<li>The Studio - Apple TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Drama series<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Diplomat - Netflix<\/li>\n<li>The Pitt - HBO Max<\/li>\n<li>Pluribus - Apple TV<\/li>\n<li>Severance - Apple TV<\/li>\n<li>Slow Horses Apple TV<\/li>\n<li>The White Lotus - HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best limited series, anthology series or television motion picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adolescence - Netflix<\/li>\n<li>All Her Fault - Peacock<\/li>\n<li>The Beast in Me - Netflix<\/li>\n<li>Black Mirror - Netflix<\/li>\n<li>Dying for Sex - FX on Hulu<\/li>\n<li>The Girlfriend - Prime Video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best female actor - Musical\/Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This<\/li>\n<li>Ayo Edebiri - The Bear<\/li>\n<li>Selena Gomez - Only Murders in the Building<\/li>\n<li>Natasha Lyonne - Poker Face<\/li>\n<li>Jenna Ortega - Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>Jean Smart - Hacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best female actor \u2013 Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kathy Bates - Matlock<\/li>\n<li>Britt Lower - Severance<\/li>\n<li>Helen Mirren - Mobland<\/li>\n<li>Bella Ramsey - The Last Of Us<\/li>\n<li>Keri Russell - The Diplomat<\/li>\n<li>Rhea Seehorn - Pluribus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best male actor - Musical\/Comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This<\/li>\n<li>Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building<\/li>\n<li>Glen Powell - Chad Powers<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rogen - The Studio<\/li>\n<li>Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building<\/li>\n<li>Jeremy Allen White - The Bear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Male Actor \u2013 Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sterling K. 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The goal is to seek refunds for the duties they have paid so far and prevent further costs.\n\nCourt records from the US Court of International Trade show that more than 70 companies have now filed lawsuits asking judges to declare the tariffs unlawful, order refunds, and block the administration from levying the duties in the future.\n\nMany of the filings have been lodged in recent weeks, as the US Supreme Court deliberates on whether Trump had the authority to impose the measures under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).\n\nThe IEEPA is a 1977 US law that lets the president declare a national emergency over an external threat and then use broad economic tools \u2014 like sanctions and asset freezes \u2014 against foreign countries, entities, or individuals.\n\nThe companies filing the lawsuits believe the IEEPA is designed for targeted sanctions in emergencies, not classic, across-the-board tariffs on imports.\n\nThese recent filings mark a shift in the corporate response to the tariff regime, with earlier cases being brought mainly by smaller importers. 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Bumble Bee Foods, which buys seafood from Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Indonesia, China and India for its global brands, contends that its import costs increased when the tariffs took effect.\n\nThe Supreme Court has already heard arguments on the core legal question, namely whether a president can rely on IEEPA to levy broad, country-wide tariffs.\n\nThree lower courts have already ruled against the Trump administration. Several Supreme Court justices also signalled scepticism about the administration\u2019s position during the hearing, but raised concerns about the complexity of any refund process if the duties are overturned, warning that unwinding years of collections could be disruptive.\n\nCostco\u2019s case has drawn additional attention after the retailer recently nominated Gina Raimondo, who served as commerce secretary under President Joe Biden, to its board of directors.\n\nRaimondo\u2019s appointment will be put to a shareholder vote in January, while the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on the legality of Trump\u2019s tariff strategy is due no later than the end of its term in June 2026.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A number of well-known consumer and industrial groups \u2014 including Costco, Revlon, Kawasaki Motors, and Bumble Bee Foods \u2014 are mounting a wave of legal challenges to Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs. The goal is to seek refunds for the duties they have paid so far and prevent further costs.<\/p>\n<p>Court records from the US Court of International Trade show that more than 70 companies have now filed lawsuits asking judges to declare the tariffs unlawful, order refunds, and block the administration from levying the duties in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the filings have been lodged in recent weeks, as the US Supreme Court deliberates on whether Trump had the authority to impose the measures under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).<\/p>\n<p>The IEEPA is a 1977 US law that lets the president declare a national emergency over an external threat and then use broad economic tools \u2014 like sanctions and asset freezes \u2014 against foreign countries, entities, or individuals. <\/p>\n<p>The companies filing the lawsuits believe the IEEPA is designed for targeted sanctions in emergencies, not classic, across-the-board tariffs on imports.<\/p>\n<p>These recent filings mark a shift in the corporate response to the tariff regime, with earlier cases being brought mainly by smaller importers. 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A hiker identified as Austin Dirks was rescued after becoming trapped in soft, water-saturated ground in Utah’s Arches National Park. Unable to free himself, he activated an emergency beacon. Rescue teams located him by drone and freed him safely.

12/12/2025

Tech News

Trump signs executive order blocking US states from enforcing AI rules

Members of Congress from both parties, as well as civil liberties and consumer rights groups, have pushed for more regulations on AI, saying there is not enough oversight for the powerful technology.

12/12/2025

Business

Mickey Mouse meets ChatGPT: Disney signs short video deal with OpenAI

Disney has signed a deal with OpenAI to let the firm's video generation tool produce short videos featuring more than 200 Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters.

11/12/2025

USA

US seizes Venezuelan oil tanker in major escalation with Maduro

The US seized an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan crude in what President Trump called the largest such operation ever, prompting Caracas to condemn the action as piracy.

11/12/2025

USA

Watch: Trump says US has seized oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that comes amid rising escalations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. A US official said the Coast Guard led the operation with support from the Navy.

10/12/2025

Economy

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate for third time in a row

Lower rates from the Fed can bring down borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards over time, though market forces can also affect those rates.

10/12/2025

Travel News

US weighs mandatory social media checks for visitors

The new rules would also require a mandatory selfie, as well as the names and birth dates of close family.

10/12/2025

Tech News

Who uses AI agents and why? Perplexity releases first data

Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found.

10/12/2025

Markets

Silver’s record run fuelled by possible Fed shake-up and tariff fears

Silver prices have roughly doubled this year, climbing over $60 an ounce, pushed up by a supply deficit, tariff uncertainty, and expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

10/12/2025

Green News

Fossil fuels removed as cause of global warming on EPA website

'It's like pretending cigarettes don’t cause lung cancer,' says one climate expert.

10/12/2025

Health news

How a rare drug made from scientists' blood saves babies from botulism

The drug uses antibodies from volunteers vaccinated against botulism to help babies too young to fight the disease on their own.

10/12/2025

USA

UN reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists

The study by UN Women follows a similar report by the UN cultural and educational agency UNESCO in 2021 that highlighted the same issue.

09/12/2025

Business

President Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell H200 chips to China

The US government said the approval, which comes in exchange for a 25% surcharge, would also be available to other chipmakers like Intel and AMD.

09/12/2025

Lifestyle

Francis Ford Coppola's unique F.P Journe FFC watch fetches $10 million

Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

09/12/2025

USA

Trump justifies narcoboat second strike amid calls to release footage

Trump claimed survivors of the September boat strike were trying to right a drug-laden vessel, as Congress threatens to cut Hegseth's budget over the video.

09/12/2025

USA

UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to €28bn after support drops

This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General António Guterres' office has launched a review of UN operations.

08/12/2025

Business

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros, challenging Netflix

The announcement comes just days after Netflix said it had agreed a $72 billion takeover deal for Warner Bros Discovery.

08/12/2025

Culture news

Golden Globe nominations 2026 announced: Who are the frontrunners?

The shortlisted films and TV shows have been announced, with the Golden Globes taking place in Los Angeles on 11 January 2026. Here's the full breakdown of the nominations.

08/12/2025

Business

Global brands fight legality of Trump’s 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Major multinationals are turning to the US Court of International Trade to claw back duties paid under Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

08/12/2025