US Criticizes China After Radar Incident Escalates Tensions With Japan 
Trump–Kushner Links Raise Concerns as Paramount Pushes $108B Warner Bros Discovery Bid 
US Charges Two Men in Alleged Nvidia Chip Smuggling Scheme to China 
Mexico and U.S. Hold High-Stakes Talks as Water Treaty Tensions Rise 
Bolsonaro’s Defense Requests Hospital Transfer and Humanitarian House Arrest 
Musk Says Trump’s DOGE Initiative Fell Short and He Wouldn’t Lead It Again 
Ukraine, European Leaders Prepare “Refined” Peace Plan as U.S. Pressures Kyiv for Deal 
Trump Set to Begin Final Interviews for Next Federal Reserve Chair 
Honduras Election Tension Grows as Asfura Holds Narrow Lead in Preliminary Count 
U.S. Greenlights Nvidia H200 Chip Exports to China With 25% Fee 
Canada’s Ambassador Kirsten Hillman to Conclude Her Tenure in 2026 
New Zealand Navy Briefly Encounters Taiwanese Warship During Taiwan Strait Transit 
U.S. Open to Special Trade Terms for South Africa Under Possible AGOA Extension 
U.S. State Department Reverts to Times New Roman in Push for “Professionalism” 
Trump Envoys Reportedly Press Zelenskiy for Swift Response to Controversial U.S.-Backed Peace Proposal 
Trump Criticizes EU’s €120 Million Fine on Elon Musk’s X Platform 
U.S. Military Bill Seeks to End Dependence on China for Display Technology by 2030 
A US labor agency found that major tech company Apple Inc. violated labor laws. The agency found that Apple unlawfully discourages its employees from discussing working conditions.
In an email seen by Reuters, the National Labor Relations Board is set to issue a complaint targeting Apple’s policies, claiming that the company’s executives made comments that stymied worker organizing unless the company settled first, according to an official of the board. The official sent the email to former Apple senior engineering manager Ashley Gjovik, who filed complaints against the company in 2021.
In an email on Tuesday, Gjovik said she hoped the development will get more Apple employees to speak up about working conditions and organize. Gjovik cited various Apple policies, including policies related to surveillance and confidentiality, that kept employees from discussing issues like pay equity and sex discrimination with each other and the media.
Gjovik also cited the 2021 email from Apple CEO Tim Cook that allegedly sought to prevent workers from speaking to the media. Cook allegedly said, “people who leak confidential information do not belong here.”
US labor law prohibits policies that discourage workers from exercising their right to organize to improve working conditions. Apple is already facing other pending NLRB complaints, such as one claiming the company unlawfully required the workers in its Atlanta store to attend anti-union meetings. Apple has denied any wrongdoing.
On Tuesday, the White House criticized the record profits made by Exxon Mobil Fuel Corp. of $56 billion in 2022, marking a historical high for the company and the Western oil industry. This comes as the scale of profits that oil companies have brought in have since resulted in renewed criticism of the industry and calls for more countries to levy windfall profit taxes on the companies.
The White House expressed frustration at Exxon’s latest profit margin as Americans pay more for gas, criticizing attempts by House Republicans to pass policies that sought to support the oil industry.
“The latest earnings reports make clear that oil companies have everything they need, including record profits and thousands of unused but approved permits, to increase production but instead they’re choosing to plow these profits into padding the pockets of executives and shareholders while House Republicans manufacture excuse after excuse to shield them from any accountability,” the White House said.
