Year: 2025

Gofrixty [23 July 2025] – Former President Donald Trump signed a landmark trade deal with Japan that set a 15-percent tariff on key exports. The final deal, which seeks to refocusing trade priorities between the two countries, was signed in Tokyo by Trump and Japanese officials. Both sides hailed the agreement as a cornerstone of their economic ties. Trump lobbied for this tariff change in his recent foreign policy talks. He maintained that Japan had to have a more balanced trade construction. The Japanese Prime Minister and trade representatives closely…

Gofrixty [23 July 2025] – Chinese government hackers have exploited a hacking attack to infiltrate at least several thousand American companies in recent years as part of a wide-ranging campaign, US officials said Tuesday. The tech company said its cybersecurity unit monitored several cases where attackers exploited unpatched SharePoint servers in the systems breach. The hackers employed sophisticated methods to look for weaknesses in tens of thousands of systems, both public and private, the company said. Once they found a vulnerability, they launched malicious code to gain entry, take data…

Gofrixty [22 July 2025] – President Trump ordered a release of more than 230,000 pages of documents related to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The F.B.I., C.I.A., Justice Department and National Archives combined efforts to prepare and transfer the documents. The newly released papers are internal F.B.I. reports, C.I.A. intelligence cables and handwritten notes from agents on the case. They also made public transcripts of interviews with James Earl Ray and records of his international flight and arrest. Martin Luther King III and Bernice King read…

Gofrixty [22 July 2025] – Political leaders and campaigners from around Scotland have thrown their weight behind an initiative for a ‘Scottish visa’ to try and plug labor gaps and transform the economy. The Scottish Government floated the plan as part of a recent parliamentary statement, calling on Westminster to give Holyrood increased immigration powers. Ministers hope the new visa will help Scotland attract talented workers who could work in key roles in health, farming and the tech industry. The first minister, Humza Yousaf, voiced strong support for the proposal,…

Gofrixty [22 July 2025] – The European Union is striving to complete a trade deal with the United States before the political landscape changes after 2025. EU leaders see now as the time to nail down good terms while the Biden administration is in power. They want to ward off the uncertainty that could accompany a return to the White House by Donald Trump. Brussels is pushing ahead with negotiations over tariffs, digital trade and green subsidies. The two sides have been meeting frequently in recent weeks to address critical…