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History in making: SpaceX mission crew complete first commercial spacewalk

The crew of four on board SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission soared to a record 1,400 km above Earth - the farthest humans have travelled since the Apollo programme over 50 years ago

Blackstone mulls selling majority stake in visa, tech firm VFS Global

Considerations are at an early stage and Blackstone may still decide against pursuing a deal, the report said

US, British leaders discuss Ukraine's push to ease weapons restrictions

Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided long-range missiles against targets deeper inside Russia

Rajapaksa heir running for prez even after Lankans' ousted powerful clan

Namal Rajapaksa is presenting himself as an agent of change, but many see his bid for presidency as an attempt by the controversial political dynasty to regain power

Pope concludes Asia trip, reiterates interfaith tolerance to heal world

Francis presided over a gathering of young people from some of the religious traditions that are present in Singapore

Boeing machinists vote to strike after rejecting 25% pay raise over 4 years

Ortberg warned machinists that a strike vote would put Boeing's recovery in jeopardy and raise more doubt

Unauthorised migration into EU countries declines despite heated politics

Nearly 115,000 migrants less than 0.03 per cent of the EU's population have arrived without permission into the EU

Cathay Pacific buys back warrants from Hong Kong government's 2020 bailout

Cathay made heavy losses and layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic and reported its first annual profit in four years in March, and paid its first dividend since 2019

US backs India, Japan, Germany in UNSC reform, proposes seats for Africa

The United States has reaffirmed its support for new permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, including India, but may not support extending veto powers to new members

Biden to host final Quad summit of his term in hometown Wilmington

Originally planned for India, the Quad summit was moved to the US to align with world leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

In swing states, Harris highlights GOP endorsements; Trump uses rhetoric

In the border state of Arizona, the Republican Trump pitched a tax exemption on all overtime wages, adding it to his previous proposals to not tax tip s or Social Security income

Xi may meet Zelenskyy, says attendee, as Beijing defence forum opens

There is some hope that Chase's attendance could signal deeper working-level engagement with China

Taiwan detects 22 PLA aircraft, 6 naval vessels near its territory

Since September 2020, China has intensified its use of gray zone tactics by increasing the number of military aircraft and naval vessels operating near Taiwan, according to a Taiwan News report

Strikes deep inside Russia will mean US, Europe at war, says Putin

Putin warned that the West will have direct involvement in the conflict if they allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles

Ponzi case: US appeals court voids $564 mn verdict against Bank of Montreal

The 3-0 decision by the St. Paul, Minnesota-based court overturned a November 2022 jury verdict, and directed that trustee Douglas Kelley's case against BMO be dismissed

Tech, US officials discuss AI development, power needs at White House

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google senior executive Ruth Porat and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were among the tech company representatives who attended the meeting

Major countries must lead in safeguarding global security: China's minister

Dong's remarks come as communications ease between the US and Chinese militaries

Will end all taxes on overtime pay if elected president, says Donald Trump

At a campaign event this month with union workers, Harris accused Trump of "blocking" overtime from millions of workers during his 2017-2021 presidency

Biden to host Quad leaders summit at his Delaware residence next weekend

This will be President Biden's first time hosting foreign leaders in Wilmington as president a reflection of his deep personal relationships

US Gulf of Mexico oil firms begin hurricane damage checks, ports reopen

The storm likely disrupted about 1.5 million barrels of Gulf of Mexico production, analysts at UBS estimated, and will reduce the region's monthly oil production by 50,000 bpd