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Ukraine can be EU 'associate' member: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz has proposed an "associate member" status for Ukraine as an interim pathway towards full EU membership

Stephen Colbert's final 'Late Show' will mark the end of an era

Stephen Colbert leaves behind a late-night legacy shaped by political satire, media criticism and America's changing cultural landscape

Walmart sticks to conservative annual targets, shares decline 7%

Walmart maintained cautious annual targets despite strong sales growth, sending its shares down over 7 per cent

Elon Musk's SpaceX files for IPO: Inside revenue, losses, and future plans

The filing showed that SpaceX has been aggressively investing in artificial intelligence (AI), Starlink satellites and future space missions

US charges former Cuban President Raul Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown

The indictment was related to Castro's alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue

Nvidia's profit increases 211% as AI boom powers chipmaker's growth

Nvidia highlighted diversification beyond hyperscalers as it posted soaring profits amid rising AI chip competition

Khamenei says Iran's nuclear fuel stockpile must remain in country

Iran has refused US demands to transfer enriched uranium abroad, deepening tensions in fragile nuclear and ceasefire negotiations

US manufacturing growth hits 4-year high as Iran conflict fuels stockpiling

The figures show how manufacturing is getting a temporary boost from the conflict, which has upended supply chains and driven energy and other costs sharply higher

Iran reviewing Trump's latest proposal as clock ticks on ceasefire

Iran gave no indication of when it would respond to the US and reiterated it wants a commitment that fighting will end 'on all fronts, including Lebanon'

Australian court penalises X Corp $465K for breach of online safety rules

The ruling ends a three-year legal battle in which X had argued it was not obliged to answer eSafety's questions

US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly Americans

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Boston said that the probe also resulted in the arrest and conviction of a former employee of the call routing company used by the fraudsters

Asian shares rally after oil prices slip, Wall Street resumes its AI rally

South Korea's Kospi soared 8 per cent to 7,787.74, helped by strong buying of technology shares such as Samsung Electronics, which gained 7.5 per cent

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

Trump renews pressure as Iran warns retaliation may spread beyond West Asia

The US has insisted Iran surrender any plans for nuclear enrichment and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic - demands Tehran is refusing

Nvidia Q1 result beats Wall Street estimates on massive AI chip demand

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia earned $58.32 billion, or $2.39 per share, in the February-April period, up from $18.78 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier

Harvard tightens grading norms making it harder for undergrads to earn A's

They said the reform would ensure that 'a Harvard A grade will now tell students, as well as employers and graduate schools, something real about what a student has achieved'

US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz enters Caribbean amid tensions with Cuba

US Southern Command (Southcom), which oversees American military operations in the Caribbean and Latin America, announced the deployment on Wednesday

If Iran doesn't make a deal, US will do some 'nasty' things: Trump

Trump further noted that the US was involved in various wars earlier, but the war on Iran has been on for only three months

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

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