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Air India crash: British families await update on DNA-matched remains

Keystone Law, which has been working with aviation experts to assist many of the families who lost loved ones in the June 12 crash, called for urgency in the process this week

Taliban has suppressed Afghan women's rights, says US SIGAR report

According to the report, the US allocated only around $342 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in fiscal year 2025, a sharp drop from over $968 million in 2023

Pakistan renews deportation drive, forces thousands of Afghans to border

Millions of Afghans have fled into Pakistan over the past several decades due to conflict and instability, including hundreds of thousands who arrived after the Taliban returned to power in 2021

Vladimir Putin dismisses Zelensky's appeal for regime change in Moscow

Recent polls have shown that Zelensky could lose in a competitive election, with retired General Valery Zaluzhny emerging as a leading alternative

New Zealand to charge foreign tourists up to NZ$40 at popular sites

The country's pristine national parks and great walks are "truly special to New Zealanders" and foreigners should pay a fee at high traffic sites, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said in a speech

UAE, Jordan lead Gaza aid airdrop with France, Germany, Italy, and Spain

Under President Mohamed bin Zayed's directives, the UAE is leading global efforts to deliver urgent land, air, and sea aid to Palestinians in Gaza amid severe humanitarian conditions

'Let them sail': Russian lawmaker shrugs off Trump's nuclear sub threat

Donald Trump ordered two US nuclear subs into 'appropriate regions' after Medvedev's remarks; Russian lawmaker says subs are being tracked, calls for US-Russia pact to avoid World War III fears

Epstein's ex Ghislaine Maxwell moved to a low-security Texas prison camp

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the disgraced financier, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison

Judge pauses Trump admin's push to expand fast-track deportations

US District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, DC, ruled that the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its statutory authority in its effort to expand expedited removal for many immigrants

Fed Governor Adriana Kugler to resign, opening spot for a Trump pick

Trump and his allies have applied intense pressure on the Fed and Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, which policymakers have declined to do so far this year

Cornell nears $100 mn White House deal to restore frozen research funds

One of the issues still under discussion is whether the pact would call for a resolution monitor to supervise how Cornell is carrying out changes required by the US

Trump fires data chief after disappointing jobs report shakes markets

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring

US employers slash hiring as Trump advances a punishing trade agenda

US employers added just 73,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well short of the 115,000 expected

Columbia Sportswear sues Columbia Univ over confusingly similar merchandise

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Colombian ex-President Uribe sentenced to 12 yrs house arrest for bribery

Ahead of Friday's sentencing hearing, Uribe posted on X that he was preparing arguments to support his appeal

Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $200 million in Autopilot crash case

The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi service in several cities in the coming months

Trump slaps steep new tariffs on India, Canada, others; markets reel

South Africa's Trade Minister Parks Tau said he was seeking "real, practical interventions" to defend jobs and the economy against the 30per cent US tariff it faces

Donald Trump orders two US nuclear submarines positioned near Russia

Medvedev has emerged as one of the Kremlin's most outspoken anti-Western hawks since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in 2022

Exxon tops Q2 profit estimates, eyes value-driven acquisitions ahead

The biggest US oil producer made clear that it is ready to take advantage of lower oil prices and make acquisitions, but only if it is confident that it can create additional value

Wall St selloff sparked by Trump tariffs, Amazon results, weak payrolls

Hours ahead of the tariff deadline, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing duties on US imports from countries including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan