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'Everybody hates Israel now': Trump tells Netanyahu in call over Lebanon

According to a US official cited by Axios, Trump expressed immense frustration over what he perceived as a disproportionate military response to Hezbollah's strikes on Israel

Chinese labs with links to military seek access to Nvidia's AI chips

Two of the institutions that have expressed interest in the H200 chips- Beihang University and Northwestern Polytechnical University- rank among China's 'Seven Sons of National Defence'

Congo reopens Bunia airport as Ebola outbreak shows early signs of slowing

The airport in Bunia - the capital of Ituri province - resumed operations immediately after health authorities determined that screening and surveillance measures were sufficient to manage travel risk

Lebanon announces partial Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as fighting continues

Early on Tuesday, the Israeli military said that it intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into northern Israel, and that no injuries were reported

Will strike Beirut if Hezbollah attacks persist: Netanyahu tells Trump

The precise parameters of the tentative truce publicised by Trump continue to be shrouded in ambiguity, driven by contrasting signals emerging from Washington, Jerusalem, Hezbollah, and Beirut

Congo's Ebola outbreak near 300 as health workers celebrate recoveries

The disease outbreak has killed 42 people in Congo and one person in neighbouring Uganda, according to health authorities in both countries

Iran talks continuing at rapid pace, says Trump as strikes test ceasefire

The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the US has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war

It reflects 'compromises': US SEC defends settlement with Musk over Twitter

The SEC also said in a footnote that the settlement if approved will allow Musk to publicly deny its accusations, reflecting a recent policy change governing defendants who settle enforcement actions

'Now a classified space': Pentagon bars journalists from its press office

Acting Pentagon press secretary confirmed the move, saying there was 'nothing controversial' about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupyinng the space

South-East Asian markets on UPI radar as NPCI pushes global expansion

NPCI International Payments is exploring bilateral UPI linkages with Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia to expand the global footprint of India's payments network

Anthropic confidentially files for US IPO as it looks to beat OpenAI

Anthropic's valuation has more than doubled from $380 billion in February, when it raised $30 billion in a funding round

China developing AI tool to predict who could pose political risk

Those tools allow governments to monitor internet traffic and flag when someone tries to get around traditional internet censorship.

China expands curbs on foreign deals, tech transfer after Meta-Manus block

Beijing views ​AI as a sensitive sector critical to national security and has made efforts to control outbound flows of technology, intellectual property and talent

An LNG glut is on its way despite disruption from West Asia conflict

The world's largest LNG plant is idled and Qatar says repairing it will take at least three years. And yet, the contours of a long-term surplus are already starting to emerge

Iran halts talks with US after Israel widens Lebanon offensive: Report

Negotiators will suspend "talks and the exchange of documents through mediators" the semi-official Tasnim new agency reported, citing a statement

India-US trade deal to reflect Washington's tariff changes: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said large parts of the agreement had already been finalised and that discussions were currently focused on a few remaining issues

French Navy, backed by UK, intercepts sanctioned Russian oil tanker: Macron

Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed over the war; France and other countries have vowed to crack down on the 'shadow fleet'

SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company amid AI boom

The rally has propelled SoftBank shares up more than 90 per cent this year, pushing the company's market value above 48 trillion yen, higher than Toyota's around 46 trillion yen

Russian govt imposes ban on aviation fuel exports until November 30

The decision has been take to to ensure stability in the domestic fuel market, said Russia government

New inflation warning from bond market adds to Trump's midterm challenges

The challenge is global in scale, as interest rates have risen for multiple countries as the world has been adjusting to the prospect of higher inflation