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The Kingdom of Denmark took over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council on May 12, 2025, not in quiet succession, but in the midst of one of the most troubled geopolitical climates the Arctic has seen in decades. In a move as symbolic as it is strategic, Greenland’s Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, assumed the role, showing a theatrical shift in the internal dynamics of the Danish Realm and asserting Greenland’s rising diplomatic weight on the global stage. Once a unique forum of consensus in an increasingly fractured world, the Arctic Council now finds itself exposed to the same geopolitical winds…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation between Erez Druk, the founder of Freed AI, an AI assistant for clinicians, and his wife, Dr. Gabi Meckler, a family physician. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.Gabi MecklerWhen I was in residency, I really began to feel the weight of notes.I would stay in the hospital until midnight, writing notes. You’d come home and still have notes to do. They were constant — a fact of life. Some people suffer. Some even quit.One day, my husband, Erez, asked me what would make my life easier. I jokingly said,…

Estonia redirects maritime traffic to prevent future incidents after Russia’s detention of the Green Admire oil tanker.Russia has detained a Greek oil tanker sailing under the Liberian flag as it left the Estonian port of Sillamae on a previously agreed route through Russian waters, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. In a statement published on Sunday, the ministry added that the vessel, the Green Admire, was undertaking a navigational route established in a deal between Russia, Estonia and Finland. The Baltic nation will redirect traffic to and from Sillamea exclusively through Estonian waters to prevent similar incidents in the…

President Donald Trump went to the Gulf this week and struck some deals that AI companies in Silicon Valley are excited about.Lawmakers, on the other hand, are less excited.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called those critics “naive” in an X post on Saturday.”This was an extremely smart thing for you all to do and i’m sorry naive people are giving you grief,” Altman said on X, responding to David Sacks, Trump’s AI czar and a former PayPal executive.In his own X post, Sacks said he was “genuinely perplexed” how anyone could see Trump’s AI deals in the Gulf as anything but…

Lives may be at risk if ministers proceed with cuts to England’s languishing canal network, experts have said.The climate crisis and a lack of funding means ageing assets could flood entire towns and villages, an investigation for the parliamentary magazine the House has found.The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which provides a quarter of funding for the Canal and River Trust (CRT), is understood to be facing cuts at the June spending review. Government funding cuts of hundreds of millions of pounds to the CRT, which manages most of the UK’s inland waterways, are already in the…

Malaysia is committed to reducing petrol subsidies in the second half of the year and is refining its plan as US tariffs darken the economic outlook. The government “will continue to assess inputs and feedback in refining details” of its fuel subsidy revamp as it actively engages with a wide range of stakeholders, a spokesperson at the Ministry of Finance said in response to questions from Bloomberg News. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in October said that the government would cut subsidies on the most popular gasoline in mid-2025, a move that’s expected to save the government 8 billion ringgit ($1.9…

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and remained on edge Sunday for more severe weather ahead after storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and killed more than two dozen people.Kentucky was hardest hit as a devastating tornado damaged hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles and left many homeless. At least 19 people were killed, most of them in southeastern Laurel County. Meteorologists predicted a fresh “multi-day” mix of dangerous weather conditions across the nation’s midsection starting Sunday with heavy rains, thunderstorms and the possibility of more tornadoes, according to…

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWith President Donald Trump’s private dinner for top meme coin holders less than a week away, the leaderboard is awash with crypto wallets that are effectively anonymous.On May 22, the top 220 $TRUMP holders are invited to a dinner with the president at his Virginia golf club outside of Washington, D.C. The event was announced last month, and the tally closed Monday night.The nature of the pseudonymous wallets raises questions about the true identities and motivations of the token’s largest holders, who have bought a seat at the table with a U.S. president.Documents from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday played down inflation risks from the Trump administration’s tariffs, saying that he spoke to the head of Walmart and the retailer’s warnings of price increases for consumers were simply a “worst case scenario.”As doubts persist about President Donald Trump’s economic leadership, Bessent pushed back against inflation concerns, praised the uncertainty caused by Trump as a negotiating tactic for trade talks and dismissed the downgrade Friday of U.S. government debt by Moody’s Ratings.Bessent said he spoke on Saturday with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, stressing in two news show interviews that what he…

Welcome back to our Sunday edition, where we round up some of our top stories and take you inside our newsroom. If you’re lucky enough to receive a lump sum of cash, it might be tempting to take the trip that’s been on your bucket list. But if you want to take the responsible route, BI broke down how to manage a windfall that includes age, risk factors, and financial goals.On the agenda today:But first: Let’s talk tariffs.If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Download Business Insider’s app here.This week’s dispatch Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF ‘A lose-lose…