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PSG’s head coach Luis Enrique celebrates with the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

Paris Saint-Germain wins Champions League for first time

The trophy that not even Lionel Messi, Neymar or Kylian Mbappe could deliver to the French club was finally claimed by Luis Enrique, the Spanish coach.

May

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang: “Global demand for Nvidia’s AI infrastructure is incredibly strong.”

Nvidia’s Huang lashes Trump’s China AI ban but spells out chip boom

The technology giant buoyed investors with a bullish outlook for the growth in artificial intelligence, but warned it was ceding markets where it cannot sell.

Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang has held markets in his thrall in previous earnings calls..

Middle East’s Nvidia demand could add $1trn to AI market boom

Sovereign AI deals have become key to Nvidia’s strategy to entice customers beyond Silicon Valley and reduce its reliance on big tech companies, and China. 

Why is Trump so obsessed with other men’s looks?

The US president has never made a secret of his preoccupation with looks. But what has increased is the amount of time he devotes to the appearance of men.

Jensen Huang’s tour of the Gulf last week alongside US President Donald Trump showed a strategy Nvidia wants to replicate around the world.

Nvidia seeks to build its business beyond big tech

The chipmaker is establishing ties with nation states and ‘neoclouds’ in an effort to reduce reliance on Microsoft, Amazon and Google.

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Donald Trump is bestowed the presented the Order of Zayed from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

Megadeals and hyperbole: Is Trump’s Gulf tour more fiction than fact?

The US president’s visit has been a four-day jamboree of opulent ceremonies and petrodollar-fuelled investment pledges.

Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill at Karratha Gas Plant.

Woodside, Aramco sign rare deal to partner on global, US energy projects

President Trump wasn’t the only one doing deals at the US-Saudi investment forum in Riyadh, with Woodside inking a landmark tie-up with energy giant Aramco.

President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Trump goes for gold in the Middle East

The US president’s visit to the region is focused on the money that’s on offer. Israel and Gaza are not part of the equation for instant returns.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s Middle East visit is all about the money

When you’ve initiated a trade war with China, snaring foreign investment is like a victory on the battlefield for the US president.

The Saudi investment fund arm will build what Nvidia calls “AI factories” in the Middle East country with a projected capacity of as much as 500 megawatts.

Nvidia, AMD sell chips to Saudi Arabia for AI data centres

The companies are trying to broaden their customer base for artificial intelligence accelerators, a fast-growing field that’s facing tighter regulation in the US.

Donald Trump developed a close relationship with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman in his first term.

Trump seeks bromance and billions as he heads to Gulf

The US president expects a flurry of deals on his first official foreign trip, but he’ll still have to discuss the war in Gaza roiling the region.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and US President Donald Trump.

A dark shadow looms over Trump’s attempt to woo the Middle East

Israel and the Gulf states are watching warily as the US president takes on Iran’s fanatics in a game of nuclear brinkmanship.

April

Race winner Oscar Piastri

Piastri on top of the world with a lot more winning to do

It is the first time an Australian has led the drivers’ standings for 15 years, following his manager Mark Webber in 2010.

March

A US Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 takes off in Bangalore during India’s air show.

Allies rethink F-35 fighter jets over Trump’s ‘kill switch’

Some of America’s allies are considering dumping plans to buy the $127 million US plane, as the president upends traditional military alliances.

At stake is the military aid and intelligence previously offered by the United States that had helped Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Ukraine’s Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia for summit with US

The Ukrainian president will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the eve of talks with America’s top diplomat.

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Saudi wealth fund blocks PwC from advisory work for one year

The firm’s auditing projects will not be affected, but the move will still halt the firm’s progress in one of the world’s most lucrative markets.

February

Kirill Dmitriev speaks to journalists at the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh earlier this month.

The ex-Goldman banker who became Vladimir Putin’s dealmaker

A US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, Kirill Dmitriev has cut an unexpected figure at recent talks between the US and Russia in Riyadh.

Danny Townsend is the Australian sports administrator who has found himself at the top of Saudi Arabia’s international ambitions for the sector.

The Australian at the heart of Saudi’s billion-dollar push to dominate global sport

Danny Townsend ran Sydney FC and then the A-League. Now he’s in the box seat to observe Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to dominate world sport. Will his gamble pay off?

A closed McDonald’s restaurant in St. Petersburg in 2022 after the war in Ukraine started.

Russian wealth fund sees US companies returning in 2025

Some in Russia think economic ties will soon be resumed following the most senior US-Russia meeting this week on the Ukraine war since it began.

DAZN specialises in sports streaming, buying up rights to heavyweight title fights and football matches.

Saudi government buys stake in Foxtel’s new owner, DAZN

The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it ultimately gives the Gulf kingdom an influential voice in the Australian broadcast market.

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