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Japan opens door to global arms market, breaking with postwar pacifism

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her top officials, at a meeting in Tokyo, reversed longstanding limits on the sale of Japan-made weapons overseas

SpaceX IPO filing shows Elon Musk to retain control via supervoting shares

Though Musk was paid $54,080 last year, according to the excerpts, he stands to gain billions in equity after the company's stock market debut

US Fed nominee Warsh says he'll 'absolutely not' be Trump's stock puppet

Warsh was responding to a question from Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana about whether he would be a "sock puppet" for the president. "Absolutely not," Warsh responded

West Asia crisis: Trump says he does not want to extend ceasefire with Iran

With uncertainty still surrounding the possibility of last-minute diplomatic efforts, Trump indicated that military action could resume if an agreement is not reached soon

Earth Day 2026 Date: History, theme, significance, facts to know

Observed annually on April 22, Earth Day aims to raise environmental awareness and inspire global action. It highlights key issues and encourages individuals to support environmental protection

IMO prepares evacuation plan for hundreds of ships stuck in Persian Gulf

The plan can only be put into action when there are clear signs of de-escalation, according to Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez

US-Iran ceasefire likely to be extended, says former Centcom chief

His comments came amid US media reports that Vice President J D Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad on Tuesday for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war

Scam messages offering ships safe passage via Hormuz, warns security firm

The US has maintained its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran has lifted and then re-imposed its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

Trump signals no truce extension with Iran on eve of scheduled peace talks

Trump said in an interview on Monday that the ceasefire expires on Wednesday evening in Washington and he is 'not going to be rushed into making a bad deal'

JD Vance likely to travel to Islamabad today for next round of peace talks

With Vance expected to reach Islamabad late Tuesday, Trump has effectively extended the ceasefire by a day till Wednesday

Seized Iranian ship Touska likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US

The security sources said their initial assessments were the vessel was likely to be carrying dual-use items after a voyage from Asia

Iran war-driven scarcity hitting Asia may soon spread across the world

The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks; scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading

'Immediate Results' vs 'The Long Game': US, Iran clash in high-stakes talks

As the United States and Iran make a second attempt at a deal, their negotiating styles are on a collision course

Read memos from Apple's Tim Cook and John Ternus on CEO transition

Cook, who took the CEO role from co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011, will stay with the company as executive chairman after the transition set to take place on Sept 1

Amazon to invest another $5 bn in Anthropic as part of $100 bn cloud deal

Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot and coding tool, plans to spend more than $100 billion over the next 10 years on Amazon's cloud technologies and chips

Japan removes most restrictions on weapon exports in historic policy shift

Japanse PM Sanae Takaichi approved changes to defence export rules that will create a larger market for companies in the arms business

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over on Sep 1

Ternus, 50, has served as head of hardware engineering since 2021 and spent 25 years focused on product development at the iPhone maker

'Lots of bombs' to fall on Iran if no deal: Trump warns ahead of deadline

Trump warns of escalation ahead of April 22 deadline even as US plans fresh talks in Islamabad amid blockade continuing in the Strait of Hormuz

US Labour Secy exits Trump's Cabinet after allegations of power abuse

Chavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March and ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi

'We don't accept negotiations under shadow of threats': Iran Parl speaker

He accused the United States of wanting Iran to surrender and said that on the contrary, Iran has been preparing 'to reveal new cards on the battlefield'