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Trump signs law boosting immigration, deportation funding by $70 bn

The bill provides $38 billion for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and $26 billion for the Border Patrol. An additional $5 billion would cover unforeseen costs, according to the White House

India, US explore possible Modi-Trump meeting on G7 summit sidelines

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has already announced that Modi will undertake a week-long visit to France and Slovakia beginning Saturday

More US strikes on Iran coming today, Trump says Tehran will pay the price

Iran's top diplomat vowed that there would be a response, and Tehran later claimed attacks in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan

World's first AI-designed vaccine to battle all animal-to-human viruses

A high-pressure stream of liquid delivers the vaccine through the skin, making administration less painful and easier to scale up during an outbreak

Google helps secure $35 billion funding for Anthropic data centres

Anthropic, the creator of Claude, is leasing powerful computer chips at five data centers with help from the long-established tech

US inflation rises to 4.2%, highest in over 3 years on Iran war impact

Beyond the initial energy shock, disruptions to fertilizer markets may eventually lead to higher grocery bills, while rising transportation costs could boost prices for all kinds of consumer goods

US, Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing helicopter

Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defences in response

Why the US now sees China's tech giants as a national security risk

The Pentagon's latest designation of Alibaba, BYD and Baidu reflects a broader US concern that technologies such as AI, batteries and cloud computing could strengthen China's military capabilities

From Moon mission to Moon economy: What Nasa's Artemis III is really about

The Artemis III crew announcement grabbed headlines, but the bigger story is Nasa's shift from building spacecraft to buying services from private companies

El Niño emerges in Pacific, raising risks of droughts, floods, crop losses

A powerful El Niño in 1997 killed at least 30,000 people and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage worldwide

Bill Gates to appear before congressional panel investigating Epstein files

Gates, who chairs the Gates Foundation, has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has denied any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of girls

13 killed after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban official

Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika

US, Iran zero in on four nuclear issues in talks amid escalating tensions

With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran's nuclear program

Revlon fails to ensure some products are safe, warns US regulator

The Food and Drug Administration called one Revlon product higher risk because of its potential to be contaminated with a known human carcinogen in the letter dated June 2

US House passes $70 bn bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years

Republicans used their majority to get the bill over the finish line, funding a pair of Homeland Security agencies through the next three years

As US refines tariff refund system, who gets to apply is under dispute

Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton said he wanted to hear details that would help him decide whether to order the government to speed up and expand its system for issuing tariff refunds

'Leave our region if you want to be safe': Iran warns US amid tensions

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran's armed forces would respond to any attack or threat and added that 'intruding outsiders' in the Persian Gulf have faced dire consequences in history

Trump says Iran downed US Apache helicopter, vows military response

Monday's flare-up added further strain to efforts to broker a peace deal to end the wider Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Honda's board backs CEO Mibe despite push by old guard to oust him

They blamed Mibe for neglecting China, the world's biggest auto market, and making a "failed" bet on electric vehicles that would leave Honda with its first annual loss in seven decades

EU orders Meta to restore WhatsApp access for rival AI chatbots

EU regulators last year began scrutinising updated terms and conditions for Meta's business customers using AI assistants to communicate with customers over WhatsApp