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Nvidia to launch affordable AI chip for China amid US export limits

Nvidia plans to launch a lower-cost AI chip for China using Blackwell architecture, following US export curbs. The new GPU will bypass restrictions and enter mass production as early as June 2025

Saudi Aramco eyes asset sales for expansion amid lower oil prices: Report

The company has asked investment bankers to pitch ideas for how to raise funds from its assets

Russia, Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners hours after mass strike on Kyiv

The ministry said each side brought home 307 more soldiers, a day after each released a total of 390 combatants and civilians

B'desh interim head Yunus calls cabinet meet amid rumours of exit: Report

The BNP has emerged as the key actor in the political arena after the ouster of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League regime in August last year in a student-led uprising

EU weighs cutting 20 lenders from SWIFT under new Russia sanctions

A decision on timing of potential restrictions has yet to be taken

FY26 budget talks with Pakistan 'constructive', to continue ahead: IMF

IMF concludes staff visit to Pakistan, says FY26 budget talks constructive and ongoing; confirms next review of Pakistan's funding programme set for second half of 2025

How Donald Trump's sanctions threaten Harvard's global appeal and allure

The relevant actions by the US side will only damage its own image and international credibility, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing in Beijing

How international students help sustain the budgets of these US colleges

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's plan to bar Harvard from enrolling international students, highlighting financial risks for universities reliant on global enrolment

Pentagon chief Hegseth imposes sweeping press restrictions amid leak fears

The administration has taken several aggressive actions toward the press since Trump took over, including FCC investigations into ABC, CBS and NBC News

White House National Security Council fires many staffers after Trump order

The body had more than 300 staffers under Democratic President Joe Biden, but even before the recent firings under Trump was considerably less than half the size of Biden's NSC

'Apple can build in India but must pay tariffs to sell in US', says Trump

Donald Trump says Apple can build manufacturing plants in India but warns that iPhones made there will face at least a 25 per cent tariff if sold in the US, insisting on domestic production

Viral manga revives quake fears, Japan tourism hit ahead of summer peak

Bookings to Japan from key Asian markets like Hong Kong and Taiwan drop sharply as viral posts revive a comic book prediction of a July 2025 quake, prompting airlines to cut flights

Stabbing at Hamburg train station leaves several Injured, woman arrested

Hamburg's fire service said six people sustained life-threatening injuries, while another three were seriously injured and three had slight injuries

Trump signs orders to boost nuclear energy, speed reactor construction

The effort is a bid to meet a coming surge in electricity demand and help the US reclaim its edge in nuclear energy

Singapore PM Lawrence Wong says government to engage US-China honestly

Speaking after his newly re-elected government was sworn-in on Friday, Wong stressed, Where our interests align, we will work with them (the US and China)

Russia-Ukraine begin major prisoner swap, largest since war began in 2022

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first phase of the exchange brought home 390 Ukrainians, including soldiers and civilians,

Trump signals approval of Nippon deal, US Steel to Stay in Pittsburgh

US Steel's board and stockholders approved Nippon Steel's bid last year. It has been opposed by the United Steelworkers union

Massive drone, missile attack hits Kyiv; residents shelter underground

Ukraine's capital came under a massive combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city.

US court blocks Trump's order to bar foreign students at Harvard University

A US federal judge blocked the Trump administration's move to bar international students at Harvard, following a swift lawsuit by the university claiming the order would cause 'serious & lasting harm'

US Prez Trump threatens to impose 50% tariff on EU nations from June 1

Trump said in comments on social media that the EU was "very difficult to deal with" and "our discussions with them are going nowhere.''