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Arizona Supreme Court clears way for voters to decide on right to abortion

High court justices rejected that argument, as well as the claim that the summary for the proposed amendment failed to mention it would overturn existing abortion laws if approved by voters

New York's top court rejects Republican-led challenge to voting by mail

Chief Judge Rowan Wilson wrote in the majority opinion that there is no 'clear, unequivocal, and persistent' understanding by government that the constitution requires in-person voting

Trump back with AI-generated images, posts fake Taylor Swift endorsement

Just before the Democratic national convention kicked off, Trump reposted an image of Taylor Swift in an Uncle Sam outfit and accepted her endorsement for his campaign, which she had never given

Blinken ends Mideast visit without cease-fire, warning 'time is of essence'

Hamas earlier Tuesday called the latest proposal a reversal of what it had agreed to, accusing the US of acquiescing to new conditions from Israel. There was no immediate US response to that

Red meat linked with increased diabetes risk; Lancet study gives evidence

The researchers, however, found no evidence that replacing unprocessed red meat with poultry helped in cutting down diabetes risk

Trump campaigns to 'make America safe again' as DNC zeroes in on his felony

Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, destruction and death, Trump said in one of many generalisations about an America under Harris. You'll see levels of crime that you've never seen before

Ukraine's parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups

Verkhovna Rada approved the bill on Tuesday with 265 affirmative votes and only 29 opposed, making explicit ban on Russian Orthodox Church, seen as aimed at Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Weak dollar, western investor buying drive gold prices to record high

The dollar touched a seven-month low on Tuesday with traders bracing for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday

OpenAI to allow corporates to customise its most powerful AI model

The move comes as startups face rising competition for their AI products for business, and businesses face growing pressure to demonstrate the gains from investment in AI

AI boom driving earnings growth for Europe's biggest industrial companies

Data center revenues for the six biggest electrical firms reached €20 billion ($22.2 billion) last year, double what they were five years earlier, according to Redburn Atlantic analyst James Moore

Gold pares gains after hitting records as focus turns to Jackson Hole

Bullion climbed to as high as $2,531.75 an ounce, taking this year's gain to more than 22 per cent, before giving up some of the advance

UK tycoon Mike Lynch missing: How a luxury yacht sank in freak Sicily storm

The luxury British superyacht was carrying 22 people onboard when it was hit by a sudden tornado-like storm on early Monday in Sicily and then sank in water, reportedly trapping six people inside

Israeli military retrieves bodies of six hostages from Khan Younis in Gaza

The current war in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas gunmen stormed into Israeli communities

EU cuts planned import tariff on Tesla's China-made electric vehicles to 9%

Tesla had requested a recalculation of its rate to be based on the specific subsidies the company had received, according to the Commission

Biden passes baton to Harris, says she will be 'historic president'

Harris will soon serve as the 47th President of the United States, Biden said, amidst cheers from his party members and leaders

Alaska Air clears big hurdle in its proposed merger with Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Air announced in December that it would pay $ 18 in cash for each share of Hawaiian. The deal includes $ 900 million in debt held by Hawaiian Airlines

India leads as top origin country and destination for Hindu migrants: Pew

At 47%, Christians make up the largest share of migrant population across the world, according to Pew Research Centre's analysis of global migrant religious composition

Antony Blinken visits Gaza mediators in pursuit of ceasefire deal

He noted the capture of a narrow buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border that Israel calls the Philadelphi corridor. Neither Hamas nor Egypt wants an Israeli presence there

Nasa issues alert as 140-feet airplane-size asteroid hurtles towards earth

A near-earth asteroid 2024 PQ5 is heading to earth at a speed of 28,128 miles per hour. Nasa issues alerts as the space agency closely monitors such activities to ensure no potential threats

US Fed officials worried about job market as they prepare for Jackson Hole

The trend began changing this year, and Fed officials have given increasing weight to the risks they feel they are running by keeping monetary policy too tight for too long