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Apple's 'big week' launches pair of $599 devices aimed at budget buyers

Perhaps looking to capitalise on sales momentum, Apple started the week off by announcing the latest model in its more budget-friendly phone lineup

Israeli military attacks Iranian command centres with over 100 warplanes

More than 250 bombs were dropped by over 100 fighter jets in the "wide-scale" strike

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to cut app store commissions

Google's concessions come 5 months after the US Supreme Court declined to hear its appeal against a judge's order mandating a sweeping Play Store overhaul after 2023 jury ruled it an illegal monopoly

Repatriation flights ramp up amid rush to bring citizens from West Asia

Officials chartered jets or deployed military aircraft to route stranded travellers through Oman, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, since airplanes still could land and take off from those countries

Senate blocks bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers in first Congress vote

The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out

Qatar rejects Iran's claim it targeted only US interests in Doha

This is the first engagement between Iran and Qatar made public since the war started over the weekend

US submarine torpedoes Iranian naval ship off Sri Lanka, confirms Hegseth

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said a US submarine had hit an Iranian naval ship in the Indian Ocean, the first such attack on an enemy since World War II

Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens response across region

Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks or perhaps longer, nearly 800 people have been killed in Iran

Fifa puts World Cup playoff tickets on sale for less than $17 in Mexico

Playoff tickets in Mexico priced at $11-$17; final in New Jersey at $4,185-$8,680

Explosions sound in Iran as war with US and Israel enters fifth day

Five days into a war that US President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks or longer

Pentagon row bolsters Anthropic reputation but flags AI military readiness

Anthropic's chatbot Claude, for the first time, outpaced rival ChatGPT in phone app downloads in the United States this week, a signal of growing interest from consumers siding with Anthropic

Pentagon releases names of service members killed in Iran conflict

All four Army Reserve soldiers were killed Sunday when a drone hit a command centre in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait

China to unveil priorities for next 5 years at key annual political meeting

The meeting is held in Beijing, where the National People's Congress and its advisory body gather. The National People's Congress will ratify new laws decided by China's Communist Party leadership

Macron orders France's nuclear aircraft carrier to move to Mediterranean

Macron added that Rafale fighter jets, air-defence systems, and airborne radar systems have been deployed over the past few hours in the West Asia

Trump threatens to cut trade with Spain over lack of support on Iran attack

The US president's comments came a day after Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said his country would not allow the US to use the bases in southern Spain in any strikes

Dow drops 1.8% as global stocks slide, oil leaps as Iran war intensifies

The S&P 500 dropped 1.6 per cent in early trading on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 880 points, or 1.8 per cent , and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.8 per cent

US expands evacuations of non-emergency staff to include UAE amid Iran war

The other countries include Bahrain, Iraq, and Jordan; Kuwait and Qatar

FIFA eyes Iraq as replacement if Iran opts to withdraw from World Cup

Iran's place at the men's World Cup in three months' time was put in doubt Monday amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by the soccer tournament's co-host the United States.

Liam Lawson says 2026 Formula 1 cars are not 'super fun' to drive

New Zealand driver Liam Lawson is looking forward to the start of the new Formula 1 season in Melbourne this weekend, although he says the new-era cars are not "super fun" to drive.

Real Madrid slip up, fail to close gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona

Real Madrid lost a second straight La Liga match when a stunning volley from Martin Satriano gave Getafe a shock 1-0 win at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Monday.