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Iran suspends interim deal commitments with US amid exchange of attacks

The most significant damage on Saturday occurred in Kuwait when Iran struck a water desalination plant and an oil facility

US, Iran trade strikes over Hormuz; Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage

The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait, an essential waterway that used to carry a fifth of the world's crude oil

DeepSeek seeks fresh funding at $74 bn valuation ahead of onshore IPO

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly planning to raise up to 50 billion yuan in a fresh funding round at a valuation of about 500 billion yuan, ahead of a potential mainland stock market listing

7 killed, over 50 injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian regions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post on Saturday that Ukrainian long-range strikes hit two 'significant logistical facilities in the Moscow and Tambov regions'

Iran targets Kuwait's water desalination facility for second straight day

Kuwait said an Iranian strike hit a water desalination and power generation plant, sparking a fire for the second consecutive day and prompting authorities to shut down several units as a precaution

US partially restores Hong Kong's special status, drawing praise from China

Washington ended a five-year-old national emergency linked to Hong Kong, partially restoring the city's special legal status while leaving key sanctions under existing legislation unchanged

Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' earns ₹20.76 crore at box office in India

Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Anne Hathaway, grossed ₹20.76 crore in India on its opening day, according to trade estimates

'Prepare for corresponding response': Iran warns nations hosting US troops

Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned countries hosting US troops to prepare for a 'corresponding response' and claimed attacks on American military facilities in Kuwait amid escalating regional tensions

Sheinbaum, Carney to attend Fifa World Cup final on Trump's invitation

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey with US President Donald Trump, amid strained regional ties

US considers creating Finra-like watchdog to vet advanced AI models

The proposed regulator, modelled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, would review AI safety with industry participation as the Trump admin considers a more structured oversight framework

US may send more refuelling aircraft to Israel amid rising tensions: Report

Trump admin is reportedly planning to deploy dozens of additional military refuelling aircraft to Israel as it weighs expanding strikes on Iran's energy, nuclear and other strategic infrastructure

Venezuela quake death toll tops 5K, many missing as relief efforts continue

More than three weeks after twin earthquakes devastated parts of Venezuela, the death toll has climbed to 5,069 as rescue efforts give way to humanitarian relief and reconstruction

US naval units under surveillance, says Iran's IRGC, warns of 'zero hour'

IRGC claimed it was monitoring US naval movements in the region and warned Washington of a possible 'zero hour' for operations, as tensions between the two countries continued to escalate

Wildfire smoke from Canada, Minnesota blankets US cities, disrupts life

Dense wildfire smoke blanketed parts of the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, prompting health warnings, disrupting daily life and forcing postponement of a Major League Baseball game

US oil firms sign $60 bn deals with Iraq to reduce reliance on Hormuz route

The agreements include plans to develop alternative oil export routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz, as renewed US-Iran hostilities keep energy markets on edge

Iran targets US military bases, drone depots in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain

Tehran said it carried out drone strikes on US military base in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain under 'Operation Lightning', hours after Washington's seventh consecutive night of attacks on Iranian targets

46 killed, 400 injured in Iran as US widens attacks on Tehran's civil infra

The US targeted Iranian energy infrastructure and a key port, while Iran launched missiles at Qatar and Kuwait, signalling a sharp escalation in the conflict centred on the Strait of Hormuz

China tops US in global favourability, shows Pew Research survey

An area the US continues to get better ratings than China is its respect for personal freedom. However, that gap is also narrowing

Apple narrows gap with Nvidia in race for world's most valuable firm

Apple briefly overtakes Nvidia in intraday trade as investors broaden their focus beyond AI chipmakers, narrowing the gap in the race for the world's top valuation

Xi pitches China as leader of a new global artificial intelligence order

Xi Jinping uses China's premier AI conference to promote open-source technology, strengthen ties with the Global South and position Beijing as an alternative to US-led AI governance