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German sportswear giant Adidas warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely lead to higher prices for its products in the United States, potentially hindering its ongoing recovery. The company manufactures a significant portion of its goods in Asian countries targeted by Trump's protectionist trade policies, including China, which faces the highest US tariffs.

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Canadian tech firm Telus International, which moderates content on Facebook and Instagram for Meta, will cut over 2,000 jobs in Barcelona, a Spanish union announced Monday. The move comes as Meta has been cutting its third-party fact-checking in the United States and overhauling its content moderation policies.

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A sense of crisis gripped Spain and Portugal on Monday as a massive power outage plunged both countries into darkness, disrupting essential services and daily life. Spanish authorities are urgently seeking to determine the cause of the blackout.

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A new big chapter is being written at London’s National Theatre as four rising screen stars — Paul Mescal, Letitia Wright, Monica Barbaro, and Nicola Coughlan — will make their stage debut on one of the world’s most legendary stages. This is the launch of incoming Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham’s first season, which is committed to revitalizing the theatre’s connection with contemporary audiences by bringing together celebrated talent and new new storytelling.

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The Freemasons of Ireland are making a €2,500 (£2,130) donation to charity to address the fallout after their Dublin premises were used for a controversial interview between Conor McGregor and Tucker Carlson. The 55-minute interview, which has amassed over 1.4 million views on Carlson's YouTube channel since its posting last Friday, has been criticized as "grossly inappropriate."

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Ukraine is prepared to sign a significant mineral resources agreement with the United States in Washington on Wednesday, according to two senior Ukrainian officials speaking anonymously. The deal comes after months of negotiations between the two nations.

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In a twist that feels straight out of a Vatican-themed legal drama, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is shaking up the holy halls once more—this time with a bold claim that he might still have a say in choosing the next pope, despite being convicted of financial crimes and listed as a "non-elector." You'd think a five-and-a-half-year sentence might take someone out of the papal draft, but Becciu's still holding onto hope—and his Vatican apartment.