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How Iran war is fuelling a global aviation crisis as jet fuel prices spike

Jet fuel prices, the single largest cost component for airlines, have surged sharply since February and are now forcing airlines globally to raise fares and activate emergency cost controls

Why Oracle laid off 30,000 employees despite strong revenue growth

Oracle has eliminated nearly 30,000 jobs globally as huge investments in AI data centres and infrastructure strain its finances despite strong revenue growth

Gen-Z revolts in South Asia show toppling leaders is just the start

New governments in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka face test of turning protest wins into real reforms

More than 4k targets hit, over 10k terror components struck in Iran: Israel

IDF said more than 4,000 targets and more than 10,000 terror components were attacked

Iran conflict threatens to wreck Trump's dream of lower interest rates

Energy shock fuels inflation fears as markets push back rate-cut expectations

West Asia war: Trump says conflict may end in 2-3 weeks; Brent at $104

President Donald Trump said the West Asia conflict could end in two to three weeks, while Iran signalled it is open to ending hostilities if it receives firm guarantees against future strikes

Iran foreign minister slams US 'America First' policy amid war tensions

Iranian Foreign Minister criticises US stance, says trust deficit blocks talks

US flags India's satellite rules for DTH, internet curbs as trade barriers

The report noted that localised internet shutdowns restrict access to information and services, disrupting commercial operations, and thereby undermining a free and open internet

Anthropic accidentally releases source code for its popular Claude AI agent

The leak of basic source code - the second slip-up in just a week - triggered a discussion in the community around new revelations of how Anthropic's popular coding agent works

Trump seeks to redefine 'regime change' in Iran war amid confusion

President Trump and his aides have made contradictory statements on whether the United States and Israel have transformed the Iranian government through violence

Systematically crushing Iran, forging alliances in West Asia: Netanyahu

Netanyahu said that "sooner or later" the Iranian regime will fall, while Israel creates "new alliances with important countries in the region"

Israel strikes Iran factory, says it supplied fentanyl for chemical weapons

The strike happened Tuesday, both Israel and Iran said

Musk must face class action over late disclosure of Twitter stake: Judge

The investors said Musk saved more than $200 million, and cheated them because they sold Twitter shares at depressed prices during the 11-day period

US judge orders Trump admin to halt White House ballroom construction

The White House quickly filed a notice to appeal while Trump fumed at the ruling

US federal judge blocks Trump admin's order to end funding for NPR, PBS

The operational impact of US District Judge Randolph Moss' decision was not immediately clear

Trump signs order to create national voter list; move to face challenges

The order calls on the Department of Homeland Security, working in conjunction with the Social Security Administration, to make the list of eligible voters in each state

Russian tanker docks in Cuba after US allows passage despite blockade

Trump administration had allowed the Anatoly Kolodkin to proceed despite an ongoing US energy blockade

Thousands more US troops heading to West Asia amid tensions with Iran

The aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush deployed Tuesday and is slated to go to the West Asia along with three destroyers

Securing Strait of Hormuz is 'not for us': Trump lashes out at allies

The president further estimated that the American military will be done attacking in two to three weeks

IRGC threatens to strike Google, Apple, Meta offices over alleged espionage

IRGC warned that the companies' regional offices in the region will be 'annihilated'