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Things aren’t looking too good for Japanese carmaker Nissan these days, as bad news begins to emerge.

According to NHK, Nissan intends to eliminate 15% of its job lots very soon. That’s about 10,000 people losing their jobs across the globe. Add to this the 9,000 jobs cut last November, and we’re talking about almost 20,000 jobs lost in the space of a few months.

In addition, 7 of Nissan’s 17 facilities will disappear by 2027.

Steps were taken to form a partnership with Honda in 2024, with the aim of helping each other create a joint product, but all that fizzled out last winter, leaving Nissan’s prospects in limbo.

Add to this the monstrous customs tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.

Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs as Trump's tariffs complicate plans to escape its financial crisis https://t.co/4yDqk53rfN

— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) May 13, 2025

In short, Nissan would definitely like to catch up with its competitors when it comes to electric, but let’s just say that this problematic situation is delaying the process.

How global are the world’s top 10 best-selling car brands in 2024?
 
The chart confirms that Toyota is a brand that is available in every single market on earth thanks to a big lineup that includes 81 different models. #automotive #carsales #carstats #toyota #ford #honda #nissan pic.twitter.com/SD3a5xirb7

— Car Industry Analysis (@lovecarindustry) May 12, 2025

Will this be enough to save them from a full-blown meltdown? Time will tell…

But in the meantime, thousands of people are suffering the consequences…

Bad news for the former president and his family.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an agressive form of prostate cancer, reports CNN.

BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. cnn.it/4kpDRYA

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-05-18T20:12:39.092Z

According to the same source, the cancer has spread to his bones, as confirmed by the New York Times.

Despite the gloomy initial details, many specialists agree that Joe Biden’s form of cancer is still treatable.

So there are still grounds for optimism in the camp of the 46th President of the United States.

Nearly $150 million was reportedly spent by participants in a contest where entrants had to buy meme coins featuring Trump for a chance to win dinner with him.

Buyers of $TRUMP meme spent US$148 million to win dinner with U.S. President Trump

— CTV News (Unofficial) (@ctvnews-rss.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T19:10:50.839300+00:00

However, not all participants were offered this chance: only the 220 highest contributors to the contest were awarded a place at a gala event scheduled for May in Washington D.C., which Donald Trump is due to attend.

And among these 220 largest donors, the top 25 will be treated to dinner at an « ultra-exclusive VIP reception » in the presence of the President, as well as a « special VIP tour ».

It’s worth noting that the $TRUMP corner meme was launched on January 17, 2025, just three days before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

The launch quickly came under heavy criticism, not least because of its timing, but above all because of the possible ethical implications it raises.

$TRUMP meme currencies soared to $75 a few hours after Trump’s announcement on his inauguration weekend, before dropping to less than $8.

The $TRUMP is currently trading around $14, but since its launch in January, nearly 600,000 wallets have accumulated losses totaling $3.9 billion, according to Inca data reported by CTV News.

Canadiens Prime Minister Mark Carney has strongly denounced Keir Starmer’s surprise invitation to Donald Trump for a second state visit to the UK, made during his recent visit to the White House.

Canadian PM criticises UK's invite to Trump for state visit reut.rs/4jOII5C

— Reuters (@reuters.com) 2025-05-14T08:25:12Z

This decision is all the more controversial given that Trump regularly threatens to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, even though the country is a historic member of the Commonwealth and a staunch ally of the UK.

In an interview with Sky News, Canada’s new Prime Minister expressed his disappointment at Keir Starmer’s invitation to Donald Trump on February 27.

This initiative came at a time when Donald Trump was stepping up his comments calling into question Canada’s sovereignty and the legitimacy of its border.

According to Mark Carney, it has weakened efforts to present a united front in the face of Donald Trump’s rhetoric evoking the annexation of Canada.

Mark Carney recently invited King Charles III to deliver the Speech from the Throne on May 27, marking the first opening of a Canadian parliamentary session by a monarch since 1977.

With this highly symbolic gesture, the Prime Minister intends to unambiguously reaffirm Canadian sovereignty, in response to Donald Trump’s statements evoking the annexation of Canada as the 51st U.S. state.

In a lengthy post on TruthSocial about a major Supreme Court case concerning birthright citizenship, the President of the United States had some particularly strange things to say about his country and those who live in it.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today. Rolling Stone spoke with legal experts about the significance of the Court’s decision to hear them.

— Rolling Stone (@rollingstone.com) 2025-05-15T13:28:28.857Z

On Truth Social, Trump urged the Supreme Court to recognize, as part of its review of a case related to his recent executive order on birthright citizenship, that this constitutional right was never intended to apply to children born in the U.S. to illegal or temporary foreign nationals.

At the same time, he didn’t hesitate to launch a few attacks on his own country.

Denouncing what he sees as the exploitation of American advantages by non-citizens, Trump describes illegal immigrants as individuals who have come to « scam our country », and accuses people from all over the world of taking undue advantage of birthright citizenship.

According to him, this situation is a direct result of the country’s stupidity: « We are, for the sake of being politically correct, a STUPID Country. »

In his message, Trump asserts that Birthright Citizenship was aimed solely at the children of slaves freed after the Civil War, and was never intended for those who « taking vacations to become permanent Citizens of the United States of America, and bringing their families with them, all the time laughing (…) ».

The Supreme Court is not currently ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s executive order to restrict the right to land, but is instead examining whether lower courts have exceeded their authority by blocking its implementation with domestic injunctions.

This issue could reopen the door to a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868 to grant citizenship to former slaves, whose broad wording includes anyone born on American soil, regardless of the parents’ migration status, with the exception of children of foreign diplomats.

By calling the United States and its citizens guilty of maintaining the right of citizenship, Trump is not only challenging a constitutional provision, he is also calling into question a founding principle of American identity: that of inclusive and universal citizenship.

From May 13 to 24, the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival takes place – a cinematic event of international stature.

The opening ceremony was action-packed, with a number of high-profile celebrities in attendance each day to receive awards. Such was the case with veteran actor Robert De Niro, who received the honorary Palme d’Or.

The 81-year-old gave a strong speech at the award ceremony, with Leonardo DiCaprio close to him, in which he attacked US President Donald Trump.

In particular, De Niro criticized Trump for not encouraging democracy, and for the fact that the president has issued a persistent global threat since returning to power.

Robert De Niro blasted Donald Trump last night at the Cannes Film Festival: “We are fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted. It’s time for everyone who cares about liberty to organize, to protest. And when there are elections, of course, to vote” pic.twitter.com/6u1PgYh4VM

— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) May 15, 2025

The man who once starred in The Godfather 2 went on to criticize Trump, following the President’s announcement of a 100% tax on films made outside the USA. He called on people to take action and stand up, while advocating pacifism.

Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, calling him a “philistine president.”

“Now, he has announced a 100% tariff on films produced outside the U.S. Let that sink in for a minute. You can’t put a price… pic.twitter.com/eeYHLLOGsb

— Variety (@Variety) May 13, 2025

The start of this four-day trip to the Middle East is already looking testing for the President of the United States, who began his tour in Saudi Arabia, welcomed by Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salmane.

Trump is having a hard time keeping his eyes open in Saudi Arabia

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-05-13T13:22:00.909Z

As the two men sat and traded during a bilateral meeting at the Saudi royal palace, the cameras caught an unexpected moment.

Donald Trump appears drowsy for several minutes, visibly fighting sleep.

The images of the president, who will turn 79 in June, showing him on the verge of dozing off, his head sometimes falling forward, sometimes backward, or struggling to open his little eyes, quickly set social networks ablaze.

Many were quick to point out the irony of the scene, recalling that Trump once referred to Joe Biden as « Sleepy Joe ».

For others, this episode adds to a series of similar moments seen over the last few months.

Donald Trump has indeed been filmed dozing off at Pope Francis’ funeral, at the Republican convention, during several of his judicial hearings, as well as at various cabinet meetings.