President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will reinstate 25 per cent tariffs on South Korea is less indicative of a sudden rupture in relations but more an attempt to reassert leverage over an ally ahead of a critical US Supreme Court ruling, analysts say. Trump has accused South Korea of failing to follow through on a bilateral trade deal, reviving trade tensions between two close allies and ...
President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will reinstate 25 per cent tariffs on South Korea is less indicative of a sudden rupture in relations but more an attempt to reassert leverage over an ally ahead of a critical US Supreme Court ruling, analysts say. Trump has accused South Korea of failing to follow through on a bilateral trade deal, reviving trade tensions between two close allies and prompting Seoul to seek urgent talks with Washington. The timing also reflected mounting Trump’s frustration over delays in implementing South Korea’s politically sensitive investment pledges underpinning the agreement amid legal uncertainty over the future of his global tariffs. Advertisement In a social media post on Monday, Trump announced he was increasing the tariffs from 15 per cent to 25 per cent because South Korea was “not living up to” an agreement reached last year. “South Korea’s Legislature is not living up to its Deal with the United States“, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. Advertisement He said that he and President Lee Jae Myung reached a “Great Deal” for both countries on July 30 last year and reaffirmed these terms three months later while he was in South Korea for the Apec summit.
hapabapa French lawmakers have approved a law prohibiting children under 15 from using social media, joining other governments in tightening protections for minors against harmful content, following Australia’s landmark legislation last year. The lower national assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. It will now go to the Senate, Fran...
hapabapa French lawmakers have approved a law prohibiting children under 15 from using social media, joining other governments in tightening protections for minors against harmful content, following Australia’s landmark legislation last year. The lower national assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. It will now go to the Senate, France’s upper house, before it could become law. Lawmakers are hoping the ban will come into force before the new school year begins in the autumn. President Emmanuel Macron hailed the vote as a “major step” to protect French children and teenagers in a post on X. “The emotions of our children and teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American platforms or Chinese algorithms,” Macron said in a video broadcast on Saturday. More on social media, etc. UK lawmakers back under-16 social media ban, piling pressure on Starmer Meta removes 550,000 kids' accounts to comply with Australia ban NY to require mental health warning labels on social media platforms Meta to test premium subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp - report
Ground rents are to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders in England and Wales, Keir Starmer has announced, as his government unveiled proposals to ban leaseholds for new flats. New leasehold flats will be banned and existing leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold in an attempt to give homeowners greater control over their properties, under proposals to be put out to consultat...
Ground rents are to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders in England and Wales, Keir Starmer has announced, as his government unveiled proposals to ban leaseholds for new flats. New leasehold flats will be banned and existing leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold in an attempt to give homeowners greater control over their properties, under proposals to be put out to consultation. Making the ground rent announcement in a video posted on TikTok, Starmer said: “Good news for homeowners, we’re capping ground rent at £250. That means if you are a leaseholder, and your ground rent is more than £250, you’ll be paying less. “And I’ve spoken to so many people who say this will make a difference to them of hundreds of pounds. That’s really important because the cost of living is the single most important thing across the country. “So this is a promise that we said we’d deliver and I’m really pleased that we’re delivering on that promise.” It is the first time a British prime minister has made a major government announcement on TikTok. Allow TikTok content? This article includes content provided by TikTok . We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Allow and continue The changes will be published in the draft leasehold and commonhold reform bill, which will be introduced on Tuesday. Forfeiture – when leaseholders can lose their home and the equity they built up by defaulting on a debt as low as £350 – will also be abolished and a new enforcement regime will be implemented. Those living in a building with a commonhold model will have a say in the annual budget and how the building is run, and new protections when things go wrong. The housing secretary, Steve Reed, said: “If you own a flat you can be forced to pay ground rents that can become completely unaffordable. We said we’d be on the side of leaseholders – which is why today we are cappin...
These top REITs should continue to pay out substantial dividends. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) pay out a lot of money in dividends. According to the Nareit, the industry paid out over $70 billion in dividends in 2024. That number likely rose last year as many of the largest REITs boosted their dividend payments. I expect REIT dividends to continue rising in 2026. I predict that Prologis (...
These top REITs should continue to pay out substantial dividends. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) pay out a lot of money in dividends. According to the Nareit, the industry paid out over $70 billion in dividends in 2024. That number likely rose last year as many of the largest REITs boosted their dividend payments. I expect REIT dividends to continue rising in 2026. I predict that Prologis (PLD 0.57%) and American Tower (AMT +0.40%) will lead the sector in total dividend payments this year. Lots of momentum for another dividend increase Prologis is one of the largest REITs, with a market capitalization of nearly $120 billion. It's also a leader in paying dividends. The industrial REIT paid almost $3.9 billion in dividends last year. That was a comfortable level, considering that it generated about $5.6 billion in core funds from operations (FFO). The industrial REIT currently pays a quarterly dividend of $1.01 per share ($4.04 annualized). Prologis increased its dividend payment by 5% last February to its current level. Expand NYSE : PLD Prologis Today's Change ( -0.57 %) $ -0.72 Current Price $ 126.43 Key Data Points Market Cap $117B Day's Range $ 126.34 - $ 128.59 52wk Range $ 85.35 - $ 134.94 Volume 3.4M Avg Vol 3.5M Gross Margin 44.70 % Dividend Yield 3.20 % I predict that Prologis will deliver another dividend increase in 2026. The REIT is coming off a record year with strong momentum for 2026. It currently expects its core FFO per share will rise from $5.86 last year to a range of $6.05 and $6.25 in 2026, a 3% to 7% increase. Given its comfortable dividend payout ratio, I predict Prologis will increase its dividend by another 5% in 2026. That suggests it should pay out around $4.1 billion in dividends this year. This towering dividend could head higher in 2026 American Tower is also one of the largest REITs, with a market cap of nearly $84 billion. The infrastructure REIT currently pays $1.70 per share in dividends, or almost $800 million each quarter. T...
IDF Recovers Final Slain Hostage From Gaza, All 251 Returned To Israel Israel is calling it "painful moment of closure" - as the Israeli military (IDF) has confirmed the return of the final captive’s remains from Gaza. "There are officially no more hostages in captivity in Gaza," the IDF announced on X Monday. Finally, all of the 251 people taken during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Isra...
IDF Recovers Final Slain Hostage From Gaza, All 251 Returned To Israel Israel is calling it "painful moment of closure" - as the Israeli military (IDF) has confirmed the return of the final captive’s remains from Gaza. "There are officially no more hostages in captivity in Gaza," the IDF announced on X Monday. Finally, all of the 251 people taken during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel have been returned, whether living or dead . Source: Times of Israel The Israeli army launched an operation beginning Sunday to search a cemetery in the Gaza Strip for the remains of the last captive , Ran Gvili . It involved the cooperation of Hamas and local Palestinians. Gvili's body has now been brought back to Israel 843 days after being kidnapped in the October 7 Hamas/Islamic Jihad attacks, which overwhelmed southern IDF posts as well as several Jewish settlements during the large assault. The office of Defense Minister Israel Katz said of the recovery of the remains of police Master Sgt. Gvili: "It is a moment that underscores the State of Israel’s commitment to its soldiers and citizens: to bring every single one home, as we promised the families and the Israeli public." According to details of how his remains were positively i dentified : The IDF began exhuming hundreds of bodies at a Muslim cemetery in eastern Gaza City over the weekend, and until today, had tested around 250 of them for a potential match to Gvili. A few hours ago, dentists deployed to the cemetery were able to confirm that the dental structure of one body matched Gvili’s. In addition, fingerprints and other tests were carried out to confirm his identity, according to the military. The Gaza war that ensued after Oct.7 lasted over two years, and killed over 71,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza sources, which doesn't categorize combatants vs. civilian deaths. Israel has long maintained that tens of thousands of these included armed Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters, disputing the death figures ...
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The Sabah-Kalimantan border issue on the island of Borneo is still under discussion, Malaysia has said, following media reports of a land trade with Indonesia “Negotiations are still ongoing. The areas on the map and on the ground are different. Discussions are carried out according to the law, but no decision has been made yet,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Monday, as quoted b...
The Sabah-Kalimantan border issue on the island of Borneo is still under discussion, Malaysia has said, following media reports of a land trade with Indonesia “Negotiations are still ongoing. The areas on the map and on the ground are different. Discussions are carried out according to the law, but no decision has been made yet,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on Monday, as quoted by Bernama news agency. “We will instruct our technical committee and surveyors to carry out the work … but in the end, the leaders of both countries will reach an agreement and an understanding on how it is to be decided.” Advertisement Indonesian Secretary of the National Agency for Border Management Makhruzi Rahman announced last week that three villages in Nunukan regency, North Kalimantan, had been designated as Malaysian territory, Kompas newspaper reported. “In the former Sinapad area and Lumbis Hulu district, Nunukan regency, there are three villages whose territories partially extend into Malaysia,” he said during a working meeting with the House of Representatives Commission II on Wednesday. Advertisement The Indonesian villages of Kabulangalor, Lepaga and Tetagas became part of Malaysia when the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding regarding Sebatik Island on February 18 last year.