Philips cuts annual profit estimates as trade war clouds outlook https://t.co/0dKPH6PRzQ https://t.co/0dKPH6PRzQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2025
Day: May 6, 2025
.@USEmbassyKyiv: Мы рады приветствовать в Киеве нового Временного Поверенного в делах США Джули Дэвис. После подписания исторического соглашения о Фонде реконструкции Украины посол Дэвис прибывает в Украину в критически важный момент, чтобы продолжить политику президента Трампа,… pic.twitter.com/QtIQ0TkwGx
— США по-русски (@USApoRusski) May 6, 2025
Friedrich Merz lost the first vote for German chancellor, getting 310 votes—just 6 short.
He gets another try in 2 weeks; if he fails again, Germany may face snap elections. pic.twitter.com/xAeE3cmie6
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 6, 2025
1. Russian air defence units destroyed a swarm of Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow in a second night attack in a row, prompting the closure of all airports in the capital for several hours, officials said.
2. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
3. All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said, with the race to succeed Pope Francis seen as wide open.
4. German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow that threw politics in Europe’s largest economy once more into disarray.
5. The entertainment industry reacted with alarm and bafflement after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S., but issued few details on just how such a levy would work.
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Bristol Myers to invest $40 billion in the US over 5 years https://t.co/l2ZeKalFWW https://t.co/l2ZeKalFWW
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 6, 2025
A.M. Edition for May 6. Germany enters a period of political uncertainty as Friedrich Merz, winner of the recent election, fails to secure enough support in a first-round vote in parliament to be confirmed as the country’s next chancellor. Plus, the WSJ speaks to Harvard’s president as the White House cuts off the university from new federal funding. And new details emerge about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s widespread use of Signal for official Pentagon business. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices