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Nasa hit by fuel leak during final practice countdown of moon rocket

Just a couple hours into the daylong operation, excessive hydrogen was detected near the bottom of the rocket

Justice Dept says it removed Epstein files that may reveal victim details

It blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that were 'technical or human error'

India gains export edge as US tariffs fall to 18%, beats China, Bangladesh

Compared to China, India now enjoys significantly lower tariffs, with tariffs levied on Beijing at 34 per cent

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with his AI business at $1.25 trillion valuation

SpaceX had been planning an IPO that could raise as much as $50 billion, in what would be the biggest initial share sale to date

Trump urges House to vote quickly to end partial government shutdown

Democrats are refusing to provide the votes House Speaker Mike Johnson needs to push the package forward as they try to rein in the Trump administration's deportation operations

Turkey seeks to broker talks between US-Iran to avert military escalation

Neither the US nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations

US-India trade deal finalised, PM Modi thanks Trump; tariff reduced to 18%

Trump said India stopped purchasing Russian crude, a move he linked directly to the agreement between the two countries.

Trump plans $12 billion rare-earths stockpile to cut China reliance

US aims to shield manufacturers from supply shocks

Warsh's return revives tensions over US Fed's $6.6 trn QE hangover

At the same time, Warsh could argue that by tightening financial conditions, a smaller balance sheet would grant his Fed room to cut its benchmark rate deeper

Pledge to invest $100 bn in OpenAI was 'never a commitment': Nvidia

As part of a letter of intent signed in September, Nvidia said it planned to invest as much as $100 billion in OpenAI to support new data centers and other artificial intelligence infrastructure

Expiry of nuclear treaty should alarm the world, says Dmitry Medvedev

The US has suggested that China, the world's third largest nuclear power by number of warheads, should join arms control talks. Beijing has indicated no willingness to join

Iran protests European Union's terror tag for Revolutionary Guard

The move comes as Iran faces the threat of US military action in response to the killing of peaceful demonstrators and over possible mass executions

Oracle plans to raise up to $50 billion in 2026 for cloud buildup

Oracle is raising money to build additional capacity to meet the contracted demand from the company's largest cloud customers, including Advanced Micro Devices

The monk who won Grammy: Dalai Lama's album 'Meditations' awarded

The 90-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader won his first Grammy for a spoken word album, drawing celebration from followers and sharp criticism from China

Govt in talks to allow Alipay+ link to its instant payment systems: Report

The talks between Indian government and central bank officials and Singapore-based Ant International, which was founded by China's fintech giant Ant Group

How Chinese-language networks laundered $16 billion via crypto in 2025

Known as CMLNs, these networks laundered $16.1 billion via cryptocurrency in 2025 and accounted for nearly 20 per cent of the global illicit crypto market last year

FAA supports Trump's attacks on Canada over airplane certifications

Trump last week threatened Canada with a 50 per cent tariff on its country's planes sold in the US along with stripping globally recognised safety permits from aircraft made in Canada

Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 yrs in jail for corruption

The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment

Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens for limited traffic as ceasefire advances

State-run Egyptian media and an Israeli security official also confirmed the reopening, which, for now at least, is largely symbolic

Amazon, other firms cite AI for layoffs, real reason remains unclear

Like many companies, in technology and otherwise, but particularly those that make and sell AI tools and services, Amazon has been pushing its workforce to find more efficiencies with AI