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Indonesia protests: Why students and civil groups are taking to streets?

Thousands of police were deployed in Jakarta as students protested rising living costs, forest fires and government policies across Indonesia

Rubio to meet Ambani in Jamnagar: Venezuelan oil, energy on agenda

With the whole world watching, Marco Rubio will meet Mukesh Ambani today in Jamnagar, home to the world's largest oil-refining complex

Getty Images files for US bankruptcy, advances restructuring plan

Last week, Getty announced plans to file for bankruptcy, marking a major reset ‌after its planned merger ​with rival Shutterstock collapsed ​under the weight of heavy debt and growing competition

Ukraine would not exist without support from US, says Marco Rubio

Rubio made the remarks while responding to questions about report that said Musk ordered a recent slowdown of Starlink satellite system that helps Ukraine to fend off deadly Russian aerial assaults

Space is for all: India calls for UN pact to prevent arms race in space

Delivering India's statement at the UNGA, MP Sudha Murty said outer space must remain a realm for cooperation, not conflict, and called for a universally acceptable, verifiable international agreement

Mecca defence pact bars Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye exit for 10 years

The trilateral pact, the Mecca Defence Alliance, was signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on August 7 to set out mutual defence obligations

DeepSeek unveils open-source tool to cut AI operating costs for businesses

The service, called DeepInfer, is software DeepSeek uses to make its models run faster and use computing resources more efficiently

Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered, special committees formed

Elon Musk backed the idea of a Tesla-SpaceX merger during SpaceX's earnings call, citing potential cooperation in chip design, robotics, artificial intelligence and connectivit

Democrats sue Trump, US Justice Dept over effort to purge state voter rolls

The suit seeks a court order finding that admin's 'demands and threats' related to the purported lists of non-citizen voters violate separation of powers and trample right of states to oversee polls

AI to spur Southeast Asia's digital economy to $368 billion, shows study

Online spending across the region will rise about 17% this year to $368 billion, a report from Google, Temasek Holdings Pte and Bain & Co. showed

Food importer sues Trump admin over 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, comes amid an ongoing trade war between the US and one of its largest trading partners

Anthropic reports net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026

The loss, up from $13 billion a year earlier, was driven by $72 billion in accounting charges tied to changes in the ‌value of financial instruments Anthropic issued to raise ​money

What are the three key issues shaping the 2026 US midterm elections?

Republicans hold narrow majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate while Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control of each chamber

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military

Ukraine uses Starlink ​for battlefield communications and drone ​operations. Restricting the satellite service hampered the country's attack and air defence drone ​missions against Russia

UN experts urge India to cease 'use of excessive force' to curb protests

India has repeatedly dismissed such criticism and cast it as interference ‌in the country's internal affairs

China opposes US sanctions on five firms linked to ex-Google engineer

The move 'severely harms the legitimate rights and interests' of Chinese businesses, the country's commerce ministry said in a statement

105 US lawmakers urge FBI to probe Illinois temple attack as hate crime

The letter from the lawmakers, led by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, came days after a 19-year-old gunman tried to open fire at the Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Aurora, near Chicago

Not just France, Europe's political centre is crumbling amid discontent

Economic stagnation, inflation and rising inequality are eroding trust in Europe's centrist parties, fuelling support for populist movements on both the far right and far left

UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia with defensive air patrols

Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon jets for defensive patrols over Saudi Arabia to counter Houthi missile and drone attacks, while ruling out strikes on rebel targets in Yemen

Trump announces $8 billion fuel aid for US farmers amid diesel price surge

The Trump administration has announced $8 billion in fuel relief for US farmers facing soaring diesel costs during the harvest, with payments based on acreage and production expenses