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Security for Trump administration border czar Tom Homan costs more than $500,000 a month, multiple sources within the administration told CBS News, an amount that has drawn attention from allies of President Trump who have been seeking to shrink government spending. The total cost of Homan’s security — with roughly $500,000 in salaries for agents plus airfare, hotel bills and other travel expenses for his protective bubble — adds up to around $1 million per month for the Trump appointee, another administration official said. Homan declined to comment on Friday. “DHS ensures our leaders are safe and protected,” Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the seventh straight international player to win the NBA’s MVP award on Wednesday.James Harden was the last American to win the MVP, when he did it with the Houston Rockets in 2017-2018. Jay Williams, former Duke star and current ESPN analyst, asked if cancel culture is the reason why there hasn’t been an American MVP recently. “People aren’t gonna like it, but I really don’t care. How much of this do you think this is cancel culture in the political aspects of where we were, compared…

Southeast Asian nations must accelerate regional economic integration, diversify their markets and stay united to tackle the fallout from global trade disruptions resulting from sweeping US tariff hikes.Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan’s call for a united front came in his opening speech at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.He also reiterated the bloc’s call to warring parties in Myanmar to end hostilities in a deadly civil war that has killed thousands and displaced millions of people since a 2021 government takeover by the military.”ASEAN nations are among those…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s foreign minister on Sunday (May 25) condemned “atrocities” in Gaza, saying they reflected “indifference and double standards” on the plight of the Palestinian people. “They are a direct result of the erosion of the sanctity of international law,” Mohamad Hasan told his counterparts from the regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc. Mohamad’s comments ahead of an ASEAN summit Monday in Kuala Lumpur come as Israel has stepped up its campaign this month in war-torn Gaza. The bombardment has drawn international criticism, alongside calls to allow in more aid after Israel only partially eased a total…

Gaza aid is a mere ‘teaspoon’ of what is needed, says Guterres, amid widening starvation and destruction across the enclave.Palestinians in Gaza are enduring “what may be the cruellest phase of this cruel conflict,” says the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warning that Israel’s escalating military campaign and prolonged blockade have pushed the population to the brink of famine. “For nearly 80 days, Israel blocked the entry of life-saving international aid,” Guterres said in a statement on Friday, condemning the scale of human suffering. “The entire population of Gaza is facing the risk of famine.” Although Israel has allowed only…

Democratic socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel — and refused to say the country has a right to exist as a Jewish state.Mamdani stayed firm in his support for the Palestinian-led BDS effort, calling it a “legitimate movement,” during a Q&A with Democratic primary candidates hosted by the UJA-Federation of New York on Thursday evening.”My support for BDS is consistent with my core of my politics, which is non-violence,” the Queens assemblyman said when pressed by Jewish Insider’s editor-in-chief, Josh Kraushaar. Zohran Mamdani, New York State Assemblyman…

In cutting rates by 0.25 percentage points last week, the Reserve’s board warned “geopolitical uncertainties remain pronounced”, which is code for “Donald still be cray”.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A quest by the Brazilian billionaire brothers behind the world’s largest meatpacker JBS for a prestigious Wall Street stock listing is on a knife edge, following an opposition campaign by governance and environmental advocates. Minority shareholders in the $16.5bn group, controlled by Wesley and Joesley Batista, will today decide on a proposal to transfer its primary share trading venue from São Paulo to the New York Stock Exchange. JBS says the move should help boost its market value and unlock cheaper funding to…

A worrying number of people are withdrawing large lump sums from their pensions, potentially making a massive tax error in the process.At the top end, 292 people fully cashed in a pension of over £250,000 after tax-free cash between October 2023 and March 2024, paying a minimum of £98,700 in tax.Mike Ambery, retirement savings director at Standard Life, says: “It’s impossible to know whether their individual circumstances warranted them taking such a big tax hit, but for the vast majority of people it’s something they’ll want to avoid.”“My guess is a lot of those 292 were unadvised,” says Kate Shaw,…