World News

US Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's global tariffs

Trump has leveraged tariffs - taxes on imported goods - as a key economic and foreign policy tool

US GDP growth slows sharply in Dec quarter amid moderate consumer spending

Gross domestic product increased at a 1.4% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance estimate of fourth-quarter GDP

Trump's Iran ultimatum sets up potential attacks following IAEA meeting

The prospect of a war between the US and Iran has triggered a rise in oil prices, with Brent trading above $71 a barrel - near six-month highs - and on course for a 5% gain across the week

Netanyahu calls India 'gigantic power' ahead of PM Modi's Israel visit

"We will also act to tighten alliances with our allies. Next week, the Prime Minister of India will visit the country a gigantic power," Netanyahu said

Saudi Arabia may enrich uranium under proposed US deal, warn experts

The push for a Saudi-US deal comes as Trump threatens military action against Iran if it doesn't reach a deal over its nuclear program

Why Nvidia scrapped its $100 bn OpenAI deal for a $30bn investment

Nvidia's equity bet follows the collapse of a long-term compute pact, as OpenAI secures fresh funding and expands infrastructure partnerships beyond a single chip supplier

Trump climate health rollback may hit poor, minority areas hardest: Experts

The Trump administration said the finding - a cornerstone for many regulations aimed at fighting climate change - hurts industry and the economy

Nasa conducts second rocket fuelling test for Artemis moon mission

Nasa completed the test late at night and said there was minimal hydrogen leakage, well within safety limits

Social media firms face legal reckoning over mental health harms to kids

Now, these tech giants are getting a chance to make their case in courtrooms around the country, including before a jury for the first time

Venezuela approves amnesty bill that could free many political prisoners

The measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists and many others who were targeted by the ruling party over the past 27 years

Mexico, El Salvador seize over 10 tonnes of cocaine amid deadly US strikes

Mexican authorities said the seizure was made with intelligence shared US Northern Command and the US Joint Interagency Task Force South

India attends 1st meet of Trump's 'Board of Peace' on Gaza as observer

Namgya Khampa, Charge d'affaires at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC, represented New Delhi at the session held at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace

Indonesia signs trade deal with Trump admin, tariffs slashed to 19%

Indonesian coffee, chocolate, natural rubber and spices would be tariff-free, the Jakarta government said

Nasa labels Boeing Starliner mishap as one of worst disasters in new report

The agency labeled the mission a 'Type A' mishap in a scathing report Thursday that delves into what happened during Starliner's first crewed flight

ECB's Christine Lagarde urges global cooperation to protect world order

Lagarde also defended a system that was built "by the powerful and the powerless alike" after last century's wars, while stressing it may need reforms, citing the World Trade Organisation

Directing govt agencies to release files on UFOs, aliens and more: Trump

Trump made the announcement hours after he accused former President Obama of disclosing 'classified information' when Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real

Former Google engineers charged with stealing Pixel Phone processor secrets

The three, all Iranian nationals, were charged in a US indictment unsealed Thursday on 14 felony counts of conspiracy and theft of trade secrets and destroying evidence

Trump plans 'Tech Corps' to promote AI abroad, gain edge over China

Called the Tech Corps, the programme would deploy as many as 5,000 American volunteers and advisers over the next five years to Peace Corps partner nations

US sends largest force of warships, aircraft to Middle East in decades

Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program and earlier over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests

'It's a shame': Trump on ex-Prince Andrew's arrest over Epstein probe

Andrew has now been released under investigation on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his tenure as the United Kingdom's trade envoy and his alleged ties with Epstein