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Mistakes made: Bill Gates apologises to Foundation staff over Epstein links

Gates described spending time with Epstein and involving Gates Foundation executives in meetings with him as a "huge mistake"

Sri Lanka's ex-intel head arrested in connection with 2019 Easter attack

The arrest is linked to the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 270 people, including 11 Indians, at churches and five-star hotels in Colombo

States sue Trump admin over changes to childhood vaccine recommendations

Emily G Hilliard, press secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, blasted the complaint as a 'publicity stunt dressed up as a lawsuit'

Aston Martin to cut up to 20% of workforce amid losses, Trump tariffs

The British company expects savings of around 40 million euros from the reductions, with related costs of about 15 million euros

Dozen US F-22 fighter planes land in Israel amid tensions with Iran

American news outlets also reported that a US official has confirmed that the fifth-generation aircraft landed at an Israeli air force airbase in South Israel

Trump warns Iran, says would 'never' allow it to develop nuclear weapon

Trump reiterated that he will prefer to resolve the conflict through a diplomatic deal but said Tehran had not committed to not developing nuclear weapons

Venezuela releases over 3,200 people since amnesty law took effect

Lawmaker Jorge Arreaza, who leads the commission overseeing the amnesty law, said in a news conference that authorities have already received 4,203 applications for the program

Asian shares rise; Japan benchmark hits record on optimism about AI

The reaction was varied with the prices of some listed companies rising, like Subaru Corp and Mitsubishi Materials Corp, while others slipped, including Eneos Corp and Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat

Trump threatened last month to decertify and place tariffs on all Canadian-built planes unless the government approved Gulfstream business jets

US concerned over strikes hitting its Russia oil interests: Ukrainian envoy

The UN General Assembly also passed a resolution on Tuesday voicing support for Ukraine, but the US was one of 51 countries that abstained

IRS can share immigrants' taxpayer data with ICE, says US appeals court

The agreement allows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the US illegally to the IRS for cross-verification against tax records

'Pak PM would have died': Trump's new claim over India-Pakistan conflict

During the state of union address, Trump claimed he saved Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and prevented a nuclear war between India and Pakistan

Tariffs will replace income tax, will take burden off Americans: Trump

During State of the Union address, Trump described a recent Supreme Court ruling on tariffs as "unfortunate", but maintained that his tariff regime was saving and protecting the country

Trump admin weighs order requiring banks to collect citizenship data

While there are no rules against non-citizens opening bank accounts in US, a requirement to produce a passport or similar documentation could provide a new barrier for those in the country illegally

Iranians worry over US military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears

Iran heads into the Thursday talks 'with a determination to achieve a fair and equitable deal-in the shortest possible time,' Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted Tuesday on X

US embassy to offer consular services at Israeli settlement in West Bank

The move continues a shift in policy under US President Donald Trump's administration, which has been far friendlier to Israeli settlements in the West Bank than past US presidents

White House economist dismisses Citrini AI risk report as 'science fiction'

The Nasdaq Composite index tumbled more than 1 per cent Monday as tech shares got hit by negative sentiment stemming from the Citrini Research release

Trump admin sues New Jersey over restrictions on immigration arrests

Gov Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat who took office January 20, 'insists on harbouring criminal offenders from federal law enforcement,' the lawsuit said, accusing her of bid to obstruct law enforcement

Russia opens criminal probe against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov

Russian media outlets had begun circulating unconfirmed reports earlier in the day that a criminal investigation had been opened against Durov by Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB

US imposes 126% initial duty on Indian solar imports over subsidy concerns

The rates are based on a determination of foreign subsidies that the US says allowed exporters from the countries to undercut products from domestic solar producers