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Zohran Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City

Mamdani paused the previous mayor's policy for clearing encampments days after he took office in January, arguing that it did not do enough to get people into housing

Zuckerberg testifies at trial accusing social media of harming teens

Zuckerberg pushed back against the idea that he's been coached on how to respond to questions or present himself, saying those offering the advice were 'just giving feedback'

Diplomacy 1st option, Iran would be wise to make nuclear deal: White House

Earlier on Tuesday (local time), US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held discussions with Iranian authorities in Geneva

Trump to chair Board of Peace meeting today, discuss security in Gaza

On Sunday, US President Donald Trump said that member states of the newly formed Board of Peace have pledged over $5 billion towards humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Gaza

We see no shift in India's oil buying stance: Russian Foreign Ministry

The reduction included the removal of a 25 per cent tariff that Trump had slapped on India in August last year for New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil

Big Food pours millions into rebrands as obesity drugs reshape US demand

Peter ter Kulve, CEO of Magnum Ice Cream, said GLP-1 users continue to eat treats, but they exhibit "a stark reduction of mindless munching and binge eating"

Iran says it agreed with US on principles for potential nuclear deal

The two sides will each draft and exchange texts for a deal before setting a date for a third round of talks, he said, cautioning that the next stage would be "more difficult and detailed"

Apple drops ESG performance metrics from executive pay packages

The retreat is a setback for a mechanism once viewed as a promising driver of corporate action on climate and water conservation, among other issues

US scraps rule that granted electric vehicles higher fuel economy credits

The DOE said it had concluded that the fuel content factor was "unlawful" and was issuing a rule to immediately remove it from fuel economy calculations

B'desh PM Tarique Rahman chairs first cabinet meeting, sets 180-day agenda

The first meeting of the new cabinet was held at the Cabinet Division in the Secretariat

NYC Mayor Mamdani threatens 10% property tax hike as last-resort option

What's more, City Council leadership is adamant they oppose a property-tax increase. The proposal would need approval from the council to be implemented

US-brokered Russia-Ukraine peace talks end with no breakthrough seen

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that it's "too early" to speak about the outcome of the talks. Putin has been receiving reports about progress in Geneva, he said

Ukrainian, Russian envoys hold second day of US-brokered talks in Geneva

The two armies are locked in battle on the roughly 1,250-kilometre (750-mile) front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine

After China denies, US releases details of alleged nuclear testing in 2020

This comes amidst Beijing's stating that it has scrupulously observed an international accord banning all nuclear detonations

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case, which TikTok and Snap have settled

Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after waiver from Netflix

In a regulatory filing, Warner said it had received a waiver from Netflix to reopen talks with Paramount for the next seven days

YouTube down for more than 320,000 users in US, shows Downdetector

There were 321,958 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform

Not UN's role to regulate AI: Guterres as world body plans global dialogue

Guterres will soon be arriving in New Delhi to attend the India AI Impact Summit, the first-ever summit on Artificial Intelligence hosted in the Global South

US renews threat to withdraw from IEA over climate advocacy concerns

"We're definitely not satisfied," US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, ahead of an IEA ministerial meeting. The agency must complete reforms "for the US to remain a long-term member," he said

Japan to invest $36 billion in US projects under agreement with Trump

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the projects were designed to build resilient supply chains through cooperation in areas crucial for economic security