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Cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars catches fire in north sea, 1 dead

Boats and helicopters were used to get the 23 crew members off the ship after they tried unsuccessfully to put out the blaze, the coast guard said in a statement

US is concealing 'multi-decade' programme that captures UFOs: Whistleblower

I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program to which I was denied access, he said

Boeing loses $149 mn in Q2 as plane maker pushes ahead production increases

Boeing flipped to a $149 million loss in the second quarter despite higher revenue, as the plane maker struggled with higher costs in both its airline and defense business

Hunter Biden's guilty plea is on the horizon, so are fresh challenges

GOP chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee took the unusual step of filing court documents urging the judge in Hunter Biden's case to consider testimony from IRS whistleblowers

Microsoft posts $20.1 bn quarterly profit as it promises to lead 'AI shift'

It posted revenue of $56.2 billion in the April-June period, up 8 per cent from last year. Analysts had been looking for revenue of $55.49 billion, according to FactSet Research

Some Airbus jets with P&W engines will need to be removed, inspected

The company said it expects that about 200 of Pratt PW1100 engines will need to be pulled off and inspected by mid-September, and another 1,000 engines will need inspections in next nine to 12 months

US rejects plea to release radioactive water from nuclear plan into sea

There are alternatives to discharging the water into the bay, including evaporation and trucking it off site for treatment and eventual discharge

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit China in October: Kremlin

Putin also plans to travel to Turkiye at some point to fulfil a promise to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, although the dates for that visit have not been decided yet, Yuri Ushakov.

General Motors Q2 profit up 52% on strong sales, confirms new Chevy Bolt EV

GM raised its full-year guidance for the second straight quarter, saying it will post net income of between $9.3 bn and $10.7 bn. Previously it predicted $8.4 bn to $9.9 bn

Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems against climate change: Report

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a UN report said

Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern, protests

The Taliban announced Tuesday that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict

EU ministers meet to discuss Ukraine grain exports after Russia nixes deal

The ministers met in Brussels for the first time since Russia pulled the plug last week on the wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa

Israeli military kills 3 alleged Palestinian gunmen in volatile West Bank

Israeli security forces said they opened fire at Palestinian militants who had shot at them from a car in the West Bank city of Nablus, the territory's commercial capital

Anger grows in Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites

Ever since Ukraine gained independence from Moscow in 1991, Odesa viewed itself differently than the country's other major cities because of its long

Strong typhoon blows closer to northern Philippines, forces evacuation

Doksuri was last tracked 310 kilometers (193 miles) east of Tuguegarao city in Cagayan province with sustained winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 230 kph (143 mph)

Ticket sales top 1.5 million for FIFA Women's WC in Australia, New Zealand

A New Zealand family of five purchased the tickets that took the sales total to 1.5 million for the ongoing FIFA Women's World Cup on Monday.

FIFA wins at CAS in latest ruling of legal battle with soccer player agents

FIFA said the ruling fully confirms the legality, validity and proportionality of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations.

US court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

The six-month trial ended with Cruz receiving a receiving a life sentence for the 2018 murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Justice Dept to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify

The Department believes it is strongly in the public interest for the American people and for Congress to hear directly from US Attorney Weiss on these assertions and questions about his authority

US to send up to $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, say officials

The package includes an array of ammunition ranging from missiles for the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)