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Congo suspended flights to the eastern city of Bunia and regional health ministers warned of escalating cross-border risks from Ebola as the outbreak spread across three provinces and overwhelmed contact-tracing efforts.

The European Central Bank is set to lift its inflation outlook when policymakers meet next month, according to President Christine Lagarde.

Ukraine and its allies are increasingly confident that Russia’s invasion is running out of steam as Kyiv stabilizes the front line and stalls a spring offensive by Moscow.

President Donald Trump said he would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing course on a plan to suspend an Army deployment to the country amid a feud with other NATO nations over what he saw as their refusal to help in the Iran war.

In zweieinhalb Wochen präsentiert Finanzminister Markus Marterbauer (SPÖ) im Parlament das Doppelbudget 2027/28. Nun, während die letzten Verhandlungen stattfinden, dringen zunehmend Details an die Öffentlichkeit. Neben Maßnahmen bei Pensionen sorgen aktuell Berichte, die Unis könnten real weniger Geld bekommen, für Aufsehen. Auch Fiskalratschef Christoph Badelt betonte am Freitag, dass das „für die Unis ein Schock“ wäre. Er verwies zugleich darauf, dass überall gespart werden müsse.

The global economy is showing signs of waning momentum and mounting inflation pressures during its third month of a war-induced energy crunch.

Global stockpiles of crude oil and products are being drawn down at a record pace this month as the war in the Middle East drags on, curtailing supplies, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Nationalbank-Gouverneur Martin Kocher hat im ZIB2-Interview über die Aussichten für Österreichs Wirtschaft gesprochen. Er betonte dabei Österreichs "relativ resiliente" Wirtschaft, hob aber die Rolle der für die Weltwirtschaft fatalen Blockade der Straße von Hormus im Zuge des Iran-Krieges hervor.

Iran warned it would retaliate beyond the Middle East if the US or Israel attacks it again, following renewed threats from President Donald Trump.

Die Universitäten befürchten Einsparungen von einer Milliarde Euro im nächsten Budget und haben deshalb am Mittwoch Demonstrationen angekündigt. Rektoratssprecherin Brigitte Hütter sprach bei einer Pressekonferenz von einem „Super-GAU“ für Unis, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft.

Russia’s ruble has muscled its way to become the world’s best performer against the dollar so far this quarter, buoyed by a surge in foreign currency receipts from oil sales following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

The European Union finalized the text of its long-delayed US trade deal after months of negotiations, clearing a major hurdle to ratifying the pact before President Donald Trump’s threatened deadline to impose higher tariffs.

China’s deployment of humanoid robots could offset as much as 60% of its projected decline in the labor force by 2035, according to Barclays Plc, helping sustain the world’s largest industrial base as the population shrinks at a pace not seen in decades.

Solar power will be the single-largest source of electricity by 2032, BloombergNEF researchers said in their annual New Energy Outlook report.

Der Jobabbau im Zuge des breiteren Einsatzes von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) geht weiter: Die britische Großbank Standard Chartered kündigte an, über 15 Prozent ihrer Stellen zu streichen und stattdessen auf KI-Agenten zu setzen. Meta, Mutterkonzern von Facebook, will ebenfalls Tausende Stellen streichen. Mittlerweile formiert sich in den USA starker Widerstand gegen KI und auch gegen die dafür nötigen Rechenzentren.

The European Central Bank may have to respond to the economic challenges arising from the conflict in the Middle East, according to Governing Council member Joachim Nagel.

Kaum ist US-Präsident Donald Trump aus China abgereist, erwartet Präsident Xi Jinping den nächsten Staatsgast: Kreml-Chef Wladimir Putin will bei dem zweitägigen Besuch in Peking, der am Dienstag beginnt, die Beziehungen zu seinem wichtigsten Verbündeten weiter vertiefen. Mit den chinesischen „Freunden“ habe man eine „besonders pri­vi­le­gierte und strategische Partnerschaft“, hieß es im Vorfeld aus dem Kreml.

Die steigenden Preise auch in den USA erhöhen den Druck auf US-Präsident Donald Trump deutlich. Jüngsten Berechnungen zufolge belasten alleine die seit Beginn des Iran-Krieges gestiegenen Benzinpreise die US-Haushalte mit Mehrkosten von rund 41,5 Mrd. US-Dollar (rund 35,7 Mrd. Euro). Im April stieg die Inflation auf den höchsten Wert seit drei Jahren. Kritiker werfen Trump vor, die Sorgen der US-Bevölkerung nicht ernst zu nehmen.

An Iranian media outlet reported that the US proposed a temporary waiver of sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s oil, a key demand by Tehran to agree to a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Greenland’s leader said he had a “constructive” meeting with Donald Trump’s envoy to the Arctic island, but warned there were no signs the US president has changed his ambition to acquire the territory.

The US Embassy in Kampala has temporarily paused all visa services in Uganda in light of the Ebola virus outbreak in the East African nation and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary said there will be corporate “casualties” among European airlines if the Iran war continues and the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted.

Oil extended gains from last week as the US and Iran remained deadlocked over a deal to end weeks of conflict and restore shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

China’s growth slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, as booming exports no longer offset a deteriorating economy at home.

Donald Trump got the pageantry he craved during his trip to China. But the US president concluded the summit largely where he began, receiving little help from his “friend” Xi Jinping in dealing with a messy war in Iran and a challenging political climate at home.

The crypto hacks came a little over two weeks apart in April, netting the attackers almost $600 million in total while triggering an investor exodus from one major platform and causing another to fail.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he wouldn’t recommend his children go to live in the US because of what he described as a “social climate” that has suddenly taken hold.