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Is the American dream losing its allure for Asia's brightest students?

In July, the White House issued a rule that eliminates the system that allowed foreign pupils to remain in the country, as long as they maintained their student status

Facing quagmire in Iran, Trump turns to familiar face Kim Jong-un

Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?

Kushner meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in effort to break logjam over Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has refused to pull back the country's military until Hamas fully disarms. But the Trump administration is under pressure to show progress

Trump threatens Oman as it works with Iran on Strait of Hormuz deal

60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the US and Iran is expiring, with no word of an extension and both sides seemingly as far apart as they were at the start

Trump cites India's electoral system to push for SAVE America Act

US President Donald Trump said India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar questioned how US elections can be held without valid photo IDs, as he renewed calls for the SAVE America Act

Family offices amass $3.8 billion SpaceX bet in boost for Elon Musk

More than a dozen family offices held a total of at least $3.8 billion in the company officially known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. through the first half of 2026, filings show.

Xi Jinping ties predecessor's legacy to his own agenda as risks grow

Jinping invoked the legacy of his predecessor Jiang Zemin to advance his own economic and global policy agenda, warning of "high winds and rough waters"

Iran threatens to go on offensive in Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

There was no ​immediate response to those comments from Washington, but US Prez Donald Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News on Monday that Iran "should put up the white flag of surrender"

Ferrari's controversial first EV auctions for record $40 million

The model was designed with LoveFrom, the studio founded by Jony Ive, Apple Inc.'s former design chief and a key figure behind the iPhone and iMac.

US Prez Donald Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman

An interim deal agreed to in June declared an "immediate and permanent termination ‌of military operations on all fronts", ​but quickly unraveled, with Trump ​saying it was "over" on July 7

Iran works with Oman to finalise Hormuz agreement to manage shipping

The 60-day negotiating period to find a peace deal between the US and Iran was expiring, with no word of an extension and both sides seemingly as far apart as they were at the start.

US Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5 million E Jean Carroll case

Trump denied Carroll's claims and asserted that she lied both in 2019 and again in 2022, while he was out of office

Russia receives Indian gasoline shipment amid domestic fuel shortages

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in July that Russia would begin importing oil products to help stabilise the domestic market

Saudi Aramco offers crude oil outside Hormuz to some Asian refiners

In a rare ​move, Aramco is in ​talks with buyers to supply Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude ​via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers off Fujairah in the UAE, the sources said.

Houthis say they attacked Saudi Arabia's vessels off Yemen's Mocha

Mocha is a Red Sea port near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic chokepoint connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and an important international shipping route

Why AI stocks could crash even if AI succeeds: ECB explains the risk

The ECB said AI can boost productivity and profits, but rising economy-wide risks could still trigger a stock correction, with a US tech sell-off potentially spreading to European markets

UK PM Burnham exchanged messages with impersonator posing as Trump's aide

Andy Burnham communicated with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, an incident on which Downing Street has declined to comment

China starts first regular container service through Arctic: Why it matters

The service, officially called the China-Europe Arctic Express and branded by the Chinese carrier as the 'Ice Silk Road', will sail along Russia's Northern Sea Route

60-day deadline for Iran peace deal is expiring. Here's where things stand

Talks, such as they are, have focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting a US blockade on Iran, both of which were supposed to have happened under the interim deal

2 killed as Russian strike hits ArcelorMittal steel plant in Ukraine

According to Russian state-run newspaper Rossiya Gazeta, the strike on Sunday hit key energy and blast furnace production facilities at the plant in Kryvyi Rih