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Trump says Canada trade deal moving forward, announces talks on Mexico pact
Trump said the proposed agreement with Canada would focus on protecting American farmers, who he said had been affected by previous trade arrangements
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Trump loyalist Ed Martin leaves DOJ to focus on election legal battles
Trump said in a social media post that Martin is leaving his role as the Justice Department's pardon attorney to "fight Legal Battles" surrounding this year's midterm elections and the 2028 presidenti
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US SC allows Trump's $400 mn White House ballroom work to continue for now
The administration has argued that the president has total authority to renovate the White House and other federal buildings as he sees fit and that the ballroom project must be completed
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TikTok reaches $400 mn settlement with US DOJ over children's privacy
The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly
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US plans to pay $850 million of $5 billion it owes United Nations
The US is behind on about $ 5 billion in dues related to its UN membership, with more than $ 2 billion owed toward the regular budget and $ 3 billion for peacekeeping operations
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Trump calls Hormuz 'US territory', says Iran will never have nuclear weapon
Addressing a rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Trump said, "We cannot let them have a nuclear weapon; we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, or you will see some very bad things
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South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investment
The proposed "Future Response Fund" would finance programmes aimed at helping young people find jobs, buy homes and start families, while also supporting investments in AI, more
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How the AI borrowing binge helps drive US government bond yields
Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected expectations that AI-driven growth could push the Fed to keep rates elevated.
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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir takes oath as Bangladesh's President
Alamgir, 78, a longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was administered the oath of office by Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal
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China moves to wrap up saga of troubled property giant Evergrande
A court in southern China's Guangzhou said Friday it had accepted a bankruptcy liquidation case against Evergrande's mainland Chinese property development unit
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Samsung Electronics expects shareholder returns up to $80 billion this year
Samsung Electronics also said on Friday it has bought back shares worth 15 trillion won for employee stock bonuses.
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Iran vows 'devastating' response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit
The chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Major General Ali Abdollahi, said the Islamic Republic's reaction would be broad and decisive.
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No decision yet on PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India: B'desh govt official
The South Asian neighbours have been in talks for weeks regarding Rahman's first trip to New Delhi since taking office in February
 "No decision yet on PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India: B'desh govt official")
China to revise outbound investment regulations to protect investors' right
The revised regulations would cover outbound investments by companies, other organisations and individuals, expanding from existing rules, which came into effect in 2018
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Indonesia, China discuss increasing defence cooperation and energy security
Wang said their new bilateral dialogue will "send a clear signal to the world of solidarity and cooperation between our two major emerging-market countries"
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Pakistan army chief says Balochistan militants are foreign proxies
Munir stressed that the present and future of Balochistan and Pakistan are "one and forever"
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More than 40 people dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
The boat was carrying people who were heading to farms for work in Gorau town in the Goronyo local government area of the state
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Pak ex-PM Imran Khan sent back to jail after SC-ordered hospital checkup
Imran Khan was shifted to Shifa International Hospital early Friday after Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the same for the treatment of the former PM's health problems
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What's the message behind Trump's threats of economic warfare against Iran
President Trump's threats of an 'economic D-Day' carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war
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Nancy Kissinger, wife of former US secretary of state, dies at 92
Nancy Kissinger, who helped shape her husband Henry Kissinger's public life and moved among New York's political, social and cultural elite, died at her home in Connecticut at 92
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