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Cargo ship hit by projectile in Hormuz as US, Iran differ on talks

The cargo ship was 'hit by an unknown projectile' at 2 am local time while it was 37 kilometres northeast of Al Khasab in Oman, said UKMTO

The Himalayan crisis that mountaineer Nirmal Purja captured on camera

Nirmal Purja's iconic Everest 'traffic jam' image foreshadowed a growing Himalayan crisis of overcrowding, environmental degradation and mounting safety risks

Telegram back on Apple's App Store after removal over child abuse content

An Apple spokesperson ‌confirmed the recent brief removal, saying its review ​found content that violated guidelines prohibiting child ​sexual abuse material

US cyclospora outbreak: Why a treatable infection has turned deadly

Thousands of infections, two reported deaths, and a growing investigation. Here's why the ongoing cyclospora outbreak in the US is drawing attention

Nvidia may face physical limits in chip scaling: Huawei's top scientist

Huawei's top semiconductor scientist said the industry's long-standing approach of building ever-larger, denser chips is nearing its physical limits

Why Apple is challenging UK govt's demand for access to encrypted user data

Apple has challenged a UK order seeking access to encrypted cloud backups of British users, taking its case to the country's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT)

China's AI advance creates 'death zone' for rival US model makers

A wave of advanced AI models from Alibaba, Moonshot, ByteDance, DeepSeek and Z.ai is rapidly closing the technology gap with US rivals while intensifying competition on price and performance

Bangladesh seeks India's stand on Sheikh Hasina's planned media appearance

Dhaka said Sheikh Hasina's reported political appearance from Indian soil could affect bilateral ties and sought New Delhi's clarification ahead of the planned virtual address

Asia's energy-starved nations go dark as Hormuz strait tensions drag on

The cost of gasoline in the Southeast Asian nation climbed more than 40% after US strikes on Iran in February disrupted energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz

Apple's new CEO taps retired hardware executive for management team

CEO-designate John Ternus has rehired former hardware engineering vice president Laura Legros as he begins reshaping Apple's leadership ahead of taking charge next month

An emerging deal could bolster Iran's control of Strait of Hormuz

The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war

Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing

Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies, stirring concerns among US ‌lawmakers

Board of Peace envoy meets Netanyahu to discuss Gaza disarmament deal

Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza, held 'constructive and detailed' talks with Israeli prime minister and his team

25 Democratic states move court against Trump's forced-labour tariffs

The 25 states moved the US Court of International Trade on Monday against the Trump administration for again implementing tariffs on several countries

Trump bank accounts were closed over money laundering concerns: Capital One

The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump's financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time

New talks 'last chance' for Iran to forge deal, avoid US strikes: Trump

Trump said he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new massive strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies

Solar energy's boom in Europe is reaching places once deemed too dark

Across the Nordic region, for the first time, investors and utilities added more new solar capacity than wind in 2025, a lead expected to continue this year

Iran says Hormuz talks progress after Trump calls off planned strikes

Trump said Sunday that a deal to open the waterway may be close and that new unspecified talks with Iran would begin on Monday

Essar Group plans $5.8 billion energy transition investment in UK by 2035

​Essar Energy Transition Fuels (EETF), a unit ​of Essar Group, operates a 200,000-barrels-per-day Stanlow refinery

Explained: Why the US and Japan joined hands to support the falling yen

The yen fell to its lowest level in nearly 40 years against the US dollar, prompting Japan and the US to jointly intervene in currency markets