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House passes Trump's big tax bill, sends it to President's desk for assent

The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed

Dubai's restaurant boom faces rising costs and market saturation

That growth, propped up in part by investor pressure on some of the world's biggest chains to expand in Dubai, has created what some analysts warn is a bubble

Strikes kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza, 45 waiting for aid, say authorities

Families wept over the bodies from a strike that hit a tent camp during the night as displaced people slept in southern Gaza. At least 13 members of a single family were killed

4 killed, 14 injured in Chicago drive-by shooting near nightlife district

Someone opened fire into a crowd standing outside, police said, and the vehicle immediately drove away

US trade deal remains unclear: South Korean prez as Trump's deadline looms

Trump's tariff hikes and other America First policies are major challenges for Lee's month-old government, as are North Korea's advancing nuclear programme and domestic economic woes

4 killed as ferry with 65 people sinks near Bali; 31 rescued, search on

Nine boats, including two tug boats and two inflatable boats have been searching for the missing people since Wednesday night, battling waves up to 2 metres high in the overnight darkness

Israeli strikes kill 82 in Gaza, including 38 waiting for aid: Officials

Five people were killed around sites associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the newly created, secretive American organization backed by Israel to feed the Gaza Strip's population

State AI law ban dropped from Trump's tax bill after GOP rift over rules

Tech firms, trade groups, VCs, and Trump officials backed a provision to block states from enacting their own AI regulations for years, aiming for unified national oversight

Wimbledon 2025: Alcaraz gets past 733rd-ranked Tarvet in straight sets

Alcaraz took his overall winning streak to 20 matches. After a slew of seeded players went out in the first round, he joined women's No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in advancing in straight sets on Wednesday.

Wimbledon 2025: Top seed Sabalenka dodges another major upset of the year

In all, a record-tying 23 seeded players 10 women, 13 men were gone by the end of Day 2, equaling the most at any Grand Slam event in the past 25 years.

Premier League: Chelsea signs Brazil forward Joao Pedro from Brighton

The Brazil forward cost a reported 60 million pounds ($82 million) and has signed a contract through to 2033.

Liverpool appoints Van Bronckhorst as assistant in Slot's new setup

Van Bronckhorst, who played for Arsenal and Barcelona during a distinguished career, won titles as a coach in the Netherlands with Feyenoord and Scotland with Rangers.

House resumes as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill

GOP leadership vowed immediate consideration of the 887-bill, eager to seize on the momentum of its passage the day before in the Senate

Wrongly deported from US, Garcia says subjected to torture in El Salvador

Abrego Garcia was living in Maryland when he was mistakenly deported and became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

New CIA report slams investigation into Russia's support for Trump in 2016

The memo was written on the orders of CIA Director John Ratcliffe, a Trump loyalist who spoke out against the Russia investigation as a member of Congress

Donald and Melania Trump to meet hostage freed from Gaza at White House

Edan Alexander, a soldier, was 19 when militants stormed his base in Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. He moved to Israel in 2022 after finishing high school and enlisted in the military

7 missing in California after warehouse explosion sets off massive blaze

The State Fire Marshal has sent an arson and bomb investigation team, and stands ready to provide additional support as needed

Trump's immigration crackdown put LA under siege against law, says lawsuit

The lawsuit asks the court to block the Trump administration's ongoing pattern and practice of flouting the Constitution and federal law during actions in and around Los Angeles

2 killed in Spanish wildfire as extreme heat wave hits parts of Europe

The blaze that broke out late on Tuesday created an enormous thick plume of ash and smoke that rose 14,000 metres into the sky

Columbia student data stolen by politically motivated hacker, says univ

The June 24 cyberattack prompted widespread network outages on campus, locking students and staff out of their email accounts, coursework and video conference software for several hours