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Nike plans more job cuts as turnaround sputters, expects steep revenue drop

The tepid forecast on Thursday underscored that Nike's challenges will likely persist for at least several more quarters - especially in China, where sales tumbled 26%

Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on fastest US flight yet

SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule's leaking fuel system

US sends thousands of troops to West Asia as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

Trump has threatened that a post-midterm election escalation - despite his initial promises to Americans of a campaign that would last a matter of weeks - remains a viable option

Russia will use all weapons in arsenal if territory attacked, says Putin

Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the coming years, conducting military drills in the Baltic Sea, and seizing Russian vessels

Iran will be hit 'very hard' if behind Israel flight crash attempt: Trump

Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight's captain, causing the FlyDubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack

Google grapples with employee skepticism about new Gemini model

A Google employee familiar with model development said there is "large consensus" internally at the company that Gemini 4 is at the frontier

Iran bombing could ramp up after midterm elections: Donald Trump

Trump has indicated in recent weeks that he believed Iran was stalling on diplomatic talks until after the elections, in which his Republican Party faces a tough path to retain control of Congress.

US benchmark yield at its highest since 2002 amid rising oil prices

The 10-year yield was down about 5 basis points on the day at 5.24% after earlier climbing as high as 5.34%.

US Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has allowed a number of Trump's hardline immigration policies to go into effect.

US unemployment claims dip to 197,000, lowest since mid-July: Labour Dept

The Labour Department said Thursday that initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000 from a revised 198,000 the week before

Who is Adam Back, the Bitcoin pioneer behind Blockstream and Liquid?

Adam Back, a British cryptographer and one of the early figures in Bitcoin's history, has come into focus as several businesses linked to him face severe scrutiny

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar stable after Flydubai flight cockpit attack

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said Machchhar had been admitted to a hospital in Tabuk city and currently is in stable condition

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face export ban

The warning marks an escalation of pressure on Europe as US President Donald Trump considers a potential diesel export ban to ​bring down US fuel prices ahead of November's midterm elections

Pakistan's solar boom is so widespread it is now part of wedding dowries

Rising grid tariffs, TikTok-driven popularisation and the affordability of Chinese solar systems have driven Pakistan's solar boom to such an extent that panels are now being used as wedding dowries

Elon Musk to help Pentagon identify weapons, tech for future wars

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead the "Project Meridian" alongside Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich

Trump announces $200 billion South Korean investment in US projects

The package includes eight nuclear power plants, an Alaska gas pipeline and a 6-GW Texas power facility, though Seoul said the $54 billion Alaska project was not yet final

Meet Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's first female prime minister

El Mansouri is the third woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world after Najla Bouden's tenure in Tunisia from October 2021 to August 2023, and Tunisia's current Prime Minister Sara Zaafarani

Flydubai cockpit attack: Here's what happened aboard Dubai-Tel Aviv flight

Flydubai flight FZ1073 was diverted to Saudi Arabia after a co-pilot stabbed the captain and tried to take control; passengers and crew helped restrain him and land the plane safely

WhatsApp Business pricing changes from today: What Indian firms should know

Businesses using WhatsApp Business Platform in India will have to pay for service messages beyond 1,000 free replies per phone number each month from October 1

Asian shares mostly rise as tech stocks gain despite Iran war worries

Japan's Nikkei jumped 2.4 per cent in early trade, while South Korea and Hong Kong also gained as investors favoured chip and AI-related stocks