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An Indian woman in Canada shared a viral video of long queues at a job fair, highlighting intense job competition among international students, sparking mixed reactions. In Canada, numerous Indian and international students lined up for jobs at a humble job fair, revealing the fierce competition for employment. An Indian woman in Canada shared an Instagram video…

Berlin urged Iran on Sunday (Jun 29) to stop making “threats” against the UN’s nuclear watchdog after Tehran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States. Tehran has accused Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, of “betrayal of his duties” for not condemning the Israeli and US strikes…

Kris Jenner and Corey Gamble appeared to have some trouble in paradise. The couple allegedly got into a tense exchange while leaving Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding in Venice, Italy, on Friday, according to video obtained by the Daily Mail. Lip reader Nicola Hickling claimed to the outlet that the conversation was regarding the “Kardashians” star’s…

Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured when first responders were ambushed by an hours-long barrage of gunfire after arriving at the scene of a blaze in Idaho Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The horrific attack, which began around 2 p.m. local time on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, ended about five hours later when SWAT…

Iran warned Sunday (Jun 29) that it had little faith in Israel’s commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation between the two foes to date. The 12-day war erupted on Jun 13, when Israel launched a bombing campaign in Iran that killed top military commanders and scientists linked to its nuclear…

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday (Jun 29) signed a decree putting his war-torn country on track to leave the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, according to a document published on his website. The treaty bans signatories from acquiring, producing, stockpiling or using anti-personnel mines, which are designed to be buried or hidden on the ground. They often…

Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or that could even cause them harm. An alarming number of people across Africa may be taking cancer drugs that don’t contain the vital ingredients needed to contain or reduce their disease. It’s a…

A TEENAGE boy has been mauled by a shark at a popular beach and rushed to hospital with “serious” arm injuries. Emergency services were called to reports of the attack at Cabarita Beach on New South Wales’ north coast, Australia just before 4pm on Sunday. The teenage boy was badly bitten on the arm and has sustained…

Those on one of the large buses were reportedly heading to a wedding ceremony AT LEAST 40 people have died after two buses crashed into each other before bursting into flames. Dozens of terrified passengers were trapped inside the flaming vehicles on a highway as they battled to escape the two wreckages. Several of the dead are…

President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk. In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of “very wealthy people” willing to acquire the platform. “I’ll tell you in about two weeks,” he teased.…

The Supreme Court on Friday handed down a sweeping victory for parental rights and religious freedom — and dealt a devastating blow to the progressive zealots bent on brainwashing America’s children. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, Montgomery County, Md., parents fought their local school board over a policy requiring young children to read books centered on LGBTQ+ identity.…

Luxury fashion powerhouse Prada has acknowledged the ancient Indian roots of its new sandal design after the debut of the open-toe footwear sparked a furore among Indian artisans and politicians thousands of miles from the catwalk in Italy. Images from Prada’s (1913.F), opens new tab fashion show in Milan last weekend showed models wearing leather sandals with…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at prosecutors in Israel over the corruption trial that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced, saying Washington, having given billions of dollars worth of aid to Israel, was not going to “stand for this”. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach…

The United States and the Group of Seven nations have agreed to support a proposal that would exempt U.S. companies from some components of an existing global agreement, the G7 said in a statement on Saturday. The group has created a “side-by-side” system in response to the U.S. administration agreeing to scrap the Section 899 retaliatory tax…

Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday criticized the latest version of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill released by the U.S. Senate, calling it “utterly insane and destructive,” weeks after the world’s richest person and its most powerful ended a feud sparked by Musk’s opposition to the bill. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling blunting a potent weapon that federal judges have used to block government policies nationwide during legal challenges was in many ways a victory for President Donald Trump, except perhaps on the very policy he is seeking to enforce. An executive order that the Republican president signed on his first day back…

Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of the Hungarian capital despite police banning the event. Attendees risk a fine and organizers could face a one-year prison sentence. Tens of thousands LGBTQ+ rights supporters took part in the Budapest Pride march on Saturday, in defiance of a police ban and threats from Hungarian Prime Minister…

The FBI says it’s drafting a plan to plug security gaps, including more training for agents EL CHAPO’S ruthless cartel used a hacker to break into Mexico City’s CCTV system and track down FBI informants — before having them killed. A shocking new US Justice Department report reveals the Sinaloa Cartel, once run by Joaquín “El Chapo”…

JUSTIN Bieber hasn’t been to his long-time church for at least three months amid drama with his pastor and accusations of a cult-like atmosphere at the institution, insiders have claimed. The pop star, 31, had previously been pictured attending Churchome, a nondenominational church in Beverly Hills, with his wife, Hailey Bieber, but he’s been missing in action…

The student-led protest in Belgrade follows months of nationwide rallies against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government, with organizers threatening to launch a civil disobedience campaign. Police clashed with anti-government protesters in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Saturday night, as demonstrators demanded an early parliamentary election and an end to the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic. Officers in riot…

Czech local media reported that a Chinese diplomat had run a red light when following Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s car and that the Chinese had also planned to stage a demonstrative car crash. Taiwan’s Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim said she will not be intimidated by China after Czech military intelligence said Chinese diplomats and secret service followed…

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says Iran likely will be able to begin to produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months”, despite damage to several nuclear facilities from US and Israeli attacks, CBS News said on Saturday (Jun 28). Israel launched a bombing campaign on Iranian nuclear and military sites on Jun 13, saying it…

The travelling animal care vehicles could provide a solution for pet owners who are priced out of private healthcare and too far from the city’s one government-run clinic. When Lusiana discovered that a free rabies vaccination event was being held at a cultural centre about a kilometre from her home, the East Jakarta resident was excited. Her…

Prince Harry got candid about the hate his wife, Meghan Markle, has received online during a surprise appearance at the 2025 Nexus Global Summit in New York “One of the reasons why the digital world was so important to us is because my wife, in 2018, was the most trolled person in the world,” the Duke of…

After ten years of experimenting, I’ve found there are just two ways to master Glastonbury’s after-dark experience. The first involves picking one night to really go all in – your step count will be absolutely astronomical, but with the correct intake of carbohydrates and tinned cocktails that 18-hour day will pay off. Or you can take the…

At least 81 Palestinians have been killed and more than 400 injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza in the 24 hours until midday on Saturday, the Hamas-run health ministry said. In one incident, at least 11 people, including children, were killed after a strike near a stadium in Gaza City, Al-Shifa hospital staff and witnesses told news…

Bain was halfway through his band’s Los Angeles concert on a crisp April night when the music stopped. In an oversized fur coat and black sunglasses, the 24-year-old K-pop star told thousands of fans: “Before I start the next song – I want to share something with you guys.” A brief pause and then: “I’m [expletive] proud…

Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite…

Hundreds of protesters marched through Venice’s central streets on Saturday to say “No” to billionaire Jeff Bezos, his bride and their much-awaited wedding extravaganza, which reached its third and final day amid celebrity-crowded parties and the outcries of tired residents. On Friday, the world’s fourth-richest man and his bride Lauren Sanchez Bezos tied the knot during a…

An emboldened Trump administration plans to aggressively challenge blocks on the president’s top priorities, from immigration to education, following a major Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions. Government attorneys will press judges to pare back the dozens of sweeping rulings thwarting the president’s agenda “as soon as possible,” said…

The trunk of the car is opened. Inside, a tied and bound young man struggles theatrically. Standing by the car is a woman. This is Alexandra Szentkiralyi, former government spokeswoman and now the best-known social media propagandist for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Speaking to the camera, she says, “I don’t think you’d like this kind of…

Indus Waters Treaty: Calling the self-appointed panel unlawful and in “brazen violation” of the treaty itself, India’s foreign ministry unequivocally trashed its claims and “concerns”. India has, in a strongly-worded statement, rejected a “supplemental award” by an “illegal” Court of Arbitration set up supposedly over the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. Calling the self-appointed panel unlawful and in…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the new system of aid distribution in Gaza was “inherently unsafe” and “killing people.” Thousands of Palestinians line up nearly every day to get food under the new system operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). GHF, backed by Israel and the United States, launched operations in mid-May. But it has…

Singapore’s top universities are drawing students from around the world with their academic rigour, affordability and safety. But many students and experts say that global prestige, elite alumni networks and research legacies still give Ivy League and Oxbridge institutions an enduring edge. When Mr Martin Ruzicka first applied to universities in 2022, Asia was not even on…

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has wielded over the Islamic Republic for over three-and-a-half decades of rule, analysts say. After days of silence, Khamenei appeared on Thursday (Jun 26) in a video address to proclaim “victory” and prove he is…

She makes motherhood look easy. Rihanna was all smiles as she and her son Riot Rose supported A$AP Rocky at his AWGE fashion show during Paris Men’s Fashion Week on Friday. The “Work” singer, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s third baby, was filmed making her way to her seat at the fashion show while carrying…

Ivanka Trump is pretty in pink. The first daughter arrived at friends Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos long-awaited wedding ceremony in Venice, Italy clad in a long pink gown by Tony Ward. Her strapless design was covered in a glittery floral pattern, with a breathtaking bead-covered petal design around the midriff that cascaded down the train. The…

Here comes Mrs. Bezos. Lauren Sánchez married Jeff Bezos in a lavish Italian ceremony in Venice on Friday, walking down the aisle in a lace long-sleeved Dolce & Gabbana gown. Her dress featured a corseted waist, turtleneck and buttons from neck to the floor, culminating in a mermaid-style skirt. The helicopter pilot, 55, wore pulled her hair…

The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday in a case involving birthright citizenship by curbing the ability of judges to impede his policies nationwide, changing the power balance between the federal judiciary and presidents. The 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump’s directive restricting birthright…

U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada on Friday over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, saying that it was a “blatant attack” and that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week. The move plunges U.S.-Canada relations back into chaos after a period of relative calm…

Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago. The donation of about 12.36 million Berkshire Class B shares boosted Buffett’s overall giving to the charities to…

Short of commanders, deprived of much of its tunnel network and unsure of support from its ally Iran, Hamas is battling to survive in Gaza in the face of rebellious local clans and relentless Israeli military pressure. Hamas fighters are operating autonomously under orders to hold out as long as possible but the Islamist group is struggling…

Both sides of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed to disarming and disengaging their alleged proxies. But there are dozens of non-state armed groups active in the region and it’s not clear whether all of them will adhere to the ceasefire. Just hours before the deal was signed, one of them, the Codeco…

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to hike property taxes for “richer and whiter neighborhoods” in an eyebrow-raising proposal that aims to ease the burden on homeowners in the outer boroughs. The soak-the-rich proposal is buried in Mamdani’s campaign platform that calls to fix the city’s notoriously skewed property tax system, in which ritzy…

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a group of Maryland parents who sued a school board over its refusal to allow elementary school children to be taken out of classes with LGBTQ-themed storybooks. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines Friday, the justices overturned a lower court ruling that found the parents needed to show that…

The state of Florida is not responding to requests for comment as activists report construction activity at an abandoned Everglades airstrip at Big Cypress National Preserve, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Miami. The construction is part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ plan to build a detention facility to house immigrants in tents as part of…

In the wake of a damning EU review of Israel’s human rights record in Gaza, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez slammed his colleagues for not moving to suspend a trade deal with Israel despite what he called “the catastrophic situation of genocide.” More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave over more than 18 months…

FORD has made a significant change to its office policy in its latest bid to boost employee and company performance. The iconic automaker has called for the majority of its workforce to be in the office for four days a week. This new office policy will come into effect from September 1, and will impact the majority…

DONALD Trump has revealed what the mystery trucks at Iran’s Fordow nuke plant were doing there before he blitzed the base. Satellite pictures captured the lorries at the underground bunker complex just hours before the US hammered it with B-2 stealth bombers in the “historically successful” Operation Midnight Hammer. Some had speculated online those workers had been…

India, Poland and Hungary launched their first astronauts in more than 40 years Wednesday, sending them on a private flight to the International Space Station. The three countries shared the tab for the two-week mission. Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the deal, put the ticket price at more than $65 million per customer. SpaceX’s Falcon…

Justin Combs is accused of luring a Louisiana woman to Los Angeles to be gang raped by his father, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and two other “masked men.” According to a lawsuit obtained by Page Six, Justin allegedly convinced the unnamed woman to travel to California in April 2017 under the pretenses that he would get her a…

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have already tied the knot in the US after signing a multi-million dollar prenup, multiple sources tell Page Six. The happy couple, who have organized a $10 million, three-day wedding spree, have not registered to tie the knot in Venice. Sources say they were legally married ahead of their lavish ceremony on…

After satisfying Donald Trump’s calls for Europe to ramp up defence spending in NATO, European Union leaders were meeting in Brussels on Thursday (Jun 26) on the next big challenge ahead: how to seal a trade deal with the United States leader. Time is running out. The EU has until Jul 9 to reach a deal or…

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra made a private phone call to Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, a former prime minister who remains the dominant political figure in the country. The call was meant to de-escalate tensions following a deadly border clash that had reignited long-standing disputes near the Preah Vihear temple. It was conducted informally, personally, and…

Harvard University and the University of Toronto on Thursday (Jun 26) unveiled a contingency plan that would allow select Harvard graduate students to continue their studies in Canada if US visa restrictions prevent them from re-entering the United States. It is the first international student backup strategy announced since the US Department of Homeland Security moved last…

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth insisted on Thursday (Jun 26) that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were a success, backing President Donald Trump and berating the media for questioning the results of the operation. American B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs last weekend, while a guided missile submarine struck a…

The national trade-in programme has been reportedly suspended in parts of China, with funding shortfalls and system upgrades among reasons cited. Analysts say the public anger reflects the programme’s popularity, but warn that sustaining spending momentum will require deeper reforms. It’s 9.58am on a Tuesday, and anticipation is building at a Suning appliance store in Shenzhen’s western…

THIS is the horror moment an 18-wheeler smashes into a utility worker mid-air — sending him flying upside down and dangling above a busy Louisiana road. Shocking dashcam footage captures the worker, strapped into a bucket lift, get violently hit while fixing a traffic light in Denham Springs. The massive truck makes a wide turn and slams…

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to deport migrant Kilmar Abrego for a second time, but does not plan to send him back to El Salvador, where he was wrongly deported in March, a lawyer for the administration told a judge on Thursday. The deportation will not happen until after Abrego is tried in federal court on…

Tesla (TSLA.O), executive and longtime Elon Musk confidant Omead Afshar has left the electric-vehicle maker, three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, another senior departure as the company grapples with slowing global demand. Afshar was part of the CEO’s office and since last year had overseen sales and manufacturing in Europe and North America. After…

Indonesian rescuers have recovered the body of a Brazilian woman who died after falling off a cliff while hiking on Indonesia’s second-highest volcano, rescue officials said. Juliana Marins, 27, was hiking with five friends on Mount Rinjani on Saturday when she slipped and fell off a cliff on the side of the 3,726m mountain. She was found…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Jun 25) called for Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or cancel his corruption trial, saying the US would save him like it did his country. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in Israel on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust – all of which Netanyahu denies. The trial…

LeAnn Rimes bolted off stage after her teeth fell out mid-performance. The “I Need You” singer was mid-song at The Skagit Casino Resort in Washington Friday when her dental bridge became detached. “Last night I was on stage, in the middle of [singing] ‘One Way Ticket,’” Rimes shared in a video posted to her Instagram Saturday. “I…

The Trump administration’s tariff plans may well just cause a one-time jump in prices, but the risk it could cause more persistent inflation is large enough for the central bank to be careful in considering further rate cuts, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday. Though economic theory may point to tariffs…

The leader of the “Los Choneros” criminal group disappeared from prison in 2024 during an episode of violence. Quito has requested that Macias — also known as Fito — be extradited to the US, President Noboa said. Ecuador’s most wanted fugitive has been recaptured after escaping prison last year, the country’s president announced on Wednesday. Jose Adolfo…

Most NATO allies promised to ramp up defense spending and reaffirmed their “ironclad” commitment to mutual defense. But there are lingering concerns over the scale and scope of US engagement. From the perspective of European NATO allies, it all went to plan: A short, one-page and five-point declaration, a nice group photo and even dinner with the…

The Council of Europe will set up a special international tribunal to prosecute top Russian officials for the war in Ukraine. “Every war criminal must know there will be justice,” Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an agreement with the Council of Europe (CoE) on Wednesday to establish a special tribunal to prosecute those…

While one might see Sharif’s effort as an initiative to initiate dialogue with India, it is nothing more than another diplomatic smokescreen, given Islamabad’s dubious record on curbing terrorism.​​ Weeks after Operation Sindoor, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly expressed readiness for a “meaningful dialogue” with India during a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed…

Iran has struck back, but the Strait of Hormuz remains open. Why hasn’t Tehran carried out its threat?China and Iran’s neighbors may have affecte the decision? For a few days, the world held its breath. It seems the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran is not going to escalate any further, at least for now. Iran…

The “Russian House” still stands in the heart of Berlin. Critics say it is used to spread propaganda for Putin’s Russia. Meanwhile, Germany pays property taxes for the land. The Russian House is centrally located on Friedrichstrasse in the heart of the German capital. As a throwback to a bygone era of friendly German-Russian relations, it is…

Faced with mounting pressure from the authorities, Serbia’s students have issued an “ultimatum” to the government to call snap elections and are urging citizens to continue the push for change. As Belgrade’s asphalt shimmers in blistering 40-degree sunshine, the city is bracing for heat of a very different kind: Students have scheduled another major protest for Saturday.…

Images reveal ‘boxwork’ patterns suggesting Mars once had a flowing underground water system. NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back detailed close-up images of Martian rock formations that the space agency’s scientists say offer some of the strongest evidence yet of ancient groundwater flow on the red planet. The images, taken from the slopes of a mountain inside…

SOCIAL media and Netflix star Liver King has been arrested – days after sharing a bizarre video where he appeared to be calling out the podcaster Joe Rogan. In the bizarre tirade, the influencer said he was picking a fight with Rogan. Cops in Austin, Texas, have confirmed that Liver King, whose real name is Brian Johnson,…

VOLODYMYR Zelensky swapped his signature battlefield khakis for a slick black suit today – just in time for a high-stakes huddle with Donald Trump at the Nato summit. Both leaders were snapped in deep discussion in The Hague, where Zelensky presented Trump with documents and battlefield updates from the frontlines of the Ukraine war. The outfit change…

THE private jets have landed, the celebrities are filling the grand hotels and billionaires are taking over the city. Yes, the wedding of the decade is finally here — and true to form for space-loving Jeff Bezos and his bride Lauren Sanchez, it will be out of this world. Tonight, approximately 200 of the world’s wealthiest and…

THE CIA says Donald Trump’s weekend blitz on Iran has left key nuclear sites “destroyed” – in a devastating blow that will take “years” to recover from. In a bombshell statement, the Agency’s director John Ratcliffe confirmed “several key Iranian nuclear facilities” were wiped out and must be completely rebuilt. “The CIA can confirm that a body…

A BRAZILIAN woman has been found dead in Indonesia after being trapped in an active volcano for four days, her family has confirmed. Juliana Marins, 26, slipped and fell more than 1,600 feet from a hiking trail along the crater rim of Mount Rinjani on Saturday morning. Juliana, a publicist and dancer from Niterói, near Rio de…

AN AMERICAN B-2 stealth bomber pilot has revealed what it’s like inside the world’s most inconspicuous jet. The warplanes, which carried out the daring attack on three Iranian nuke sites on Saturday, have long been riddled in mystery with very few people allowed inside them. Counting a fleet of 19, the powerful B-2 Spirit was the only…

THIS is the moment floodwaters surge through a shopping centre in southwest China – as the region faces its highest flood levels in decades. Murky torrents pour down escalators and from upper floors, sweeping away everything in their path, as cars are dragged into underground garages in dramatic scenes. In footage filmed on Tuesday at the largest…

Israel’s military chief said it will focus on removing the militant group Hamas in Gaza after a ceasefire with Iran. Meanwhile, the UN Human Rights Office blamed Israeli forces for over 400 deaths at aid sites since May. US strikes may have set back Iran nuclear program by only a matter of months — report A preliminary…

Pyongyang has shared weapons technology and underground construction know-how with Tehran. Now it will want to know how it can best protect itself should the US turn its military attention to North Korea. North Korea on Monday condemned the US attacks against three of Iran’s key nuclear sites, accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of violating Iran’s territorial…

In an official statement issued immediately after a suicide bomber opened fire on worshippers before blowing himself up at a Christian church in Damascus, Syria’s government called the attack a desperate attempt to undermine national coexistence and destabilize the country. The Interior Ministry blamed the so-called “Islamic State” group for the attack, which killed 25 people and…

With violence showing no sign of easing in the Iran–Israel war, the world now ponders: where might one stay safe if a global war ensues? As the war between Iran and Israel show no sign of abating, concerns are growing that it could escalate into a wider conflict. The US conducted military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities…

Singapore-bound passengers were among thousands of travellers stranded at Hamad International Airport in Doha on Tuesday (Jun 24) after the temporary closure of several countries’ airspace. Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait temporarily shut their airspace late on Monday after Iran’s strike on a US military base in Qatar’s capital Doha, forcing airlines to cancel or reroute hundreds of…

President Donald Trump cast doubt on Tuesday (Jun 24) over the United States’ commitment to defending its NATO partners, suggesting there were “numerous” definitions to the cornerstone of the alliance’s mutual defence clause. Trump was speaking to reporters en route to a NATO summit in the Netherlands, a two-day gathering which is intended to signal to Russian…

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers on Tuesday (Jun 24) that the central bank can afford to wait for the impact of tariffs before deciding on further interest rate cuts, despite President Donald Trump’s calls to slash levels. The Fed has a duty to prevent a one-time spike in prices from becoming an “ongoing inflation…

U.S. airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel. Earlier on Tuesday, both Iran and Israel signaled that the air war between the two nations had…

China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as “used” vehicles. These so-called “zero-mileage” cars have never been driven but they are being exported as used to markets like Russia, Central Asia and the Middle East,…