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Xi Jinping, Putin praise ties but see no energy headway at Beijing talks

President Xi Jinping welcomed President Vladimir Putin with an honour guard and a gun salute at the Great Hall of the People, as children waved Chinese and Russian flags

Two supertankers exit Strait of Hormuz with 6 million barrels of crude oil

The ships are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf this month via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to use

Standard Chartered CEO reassures staff after 'lower-value human' backlash

Bill Winters' remarks on using artificial intelligence to replace 'lower-value human capital' triggered a sharp backlash on social media

Xi calls for immediate end to West Asia hostilities during talks with Putin

Welcoming Putin at the Great Hall of the People, Xi said renewed fighting in the Gulf and the wider West Asia must be avoided and stressed that negotiations should continue

Asian countries tighten precautions against Ebola after WHO declaration

Several govts have expanded screening and reporting requirements for travelers arriving from affected countries, though officials say no cases have been publicly confirmed in Asia

Meta begins 8,000 global job cuts in Asian hub of Singapore amid AI push

This latest round of cuts is expected to hit Meta's engineering and product teams in particular and additional layoffs could come later in the year

Samsung faces major strike after wage talks with union fall apart

After the latest round of talks ended without a breakthrough on Wednesday, union leader Choi Seung-ho told reporters that unionized workers will begin an 18-day strike from Thursday

WHO-Imperial College analysis suggests Congo Ebola outbreak undercounted

The analysis, based on case data collected through Saturday, found the outbreak was likely substantially larger than officially detected

Xi Jinping, Putin hold bilateral talks in Beijing days after Trump's visit

Ahead of the talks at the Great Hall of the People, Putin was accorded a ceremonial welcome by Xi

US lost 42 aircraft, including fighter jets, Reaper drones in Iran: CRS rpt

The number of aircraft damaged or destroyed may remain subject to revision due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution, said report

Early war goal was to install hard line former President as Iran's leader

An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, US officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power

Trump threatens to resume strikes on Iran if there's no agreement soon

The comments once again raised the prospect of a return to active hostilities with Iran

Trump's settlement in IRS lawsuit includes dropping tax cases, audits

IRS was barred by the Justice Department from continuing any 'known and unknown' probes into his tax returns

Republican-led US Senate signals rising opposition to Trump's war in Iran

The 50-47 vote is a clear warning of eroding support for military action as Trump contemplates launching a new assault on Iran

US Senate passes resolution to limit Trump's powers to wage war on Iran

Senators approved a motion to discharge the resolution from committee in a 50-47 vote, with four Republican lawmakers joining most Democrats in support of the measure

Will end war 'very quickly' as Iran wants to make deal 'so badly: Trump

The US President further stated that global oil prices were expected to fall due to abundant supply

Iran could trigger 'nuclear arms race' in West Asia, says J D Vance

Vance's remarks came a day after Prez Trump put off the decision to resume strikes on Iran at the request of Arab nations, including Qatar and the UAE

Trump discloses thousands of stock trades in cos influenced by his policies

US law bans federal employees from holding financial assets that could be impacted by their policy work, but there is a carveout for the president

G4 seeks equal responsibilities, duties for new UNSC permanent members

India has maintained that the existing UNSC architecture hails from a different era and does not reflect current geopolitical realities

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran-linked exchange firms, oil vessels

The action is part of the Trump administration's 'Economic Fury' campaign aimed at intensifying pressure on Iran amid the geopolitical standoff due to the conflict in West Asia