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US officials fear Postal Service can't handle crush of mail-in ballots

State election directors stressed to Carter that they're still worried that too many ballots won't be delivered in time to be counted in November

Alphabet's revenue exceeds expectations, boosted by cloud computing

The tech giant is also providing cloud-computing services to fast-growing startups, fueling consistent profitability for that business after years of losing money

US election: Democrats finalise plan to nominate Harris before convention

President Joe Biden threw his support behind the vice president shortly after announcing he would no longer seek the nomination despite winning 99 per cent of the pledged delegates

US treasury dept orders banks to disclose Russian assets for forfeiture

The disclosure is required under a new law passed by Congress earlier this year known as the REPO Act, which gives the U.S. government the authority to seize Russian state assets

Will keep centrist caretaker govt on through Paris Olympics, says Macron

There is no firm timeline for when Macron must name a new prime minister. The elections left National Assembly with no dominant political bloc in power for the first time in France's modern Republic

US Sen Menendez is resigning from office after his corruption conviction

He was also convicted of taking actions that benefited Egypt's government in exchange for bribes, including providing details on personnel at the US embassy in Cairo

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service director Cheatle steps down

Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to Trump

July 21 recorded as world's hottest day ever as climate change worsens

Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus service, said that it was possible the beginning of this week could eclipse Sunday's record as heatwaves continue to sizzle across the world

Palestinian factions agree for unity government after talks in China

Currently Hamas runs Gaza and Fatah forms the backbone of the Palestinian Authority, which has limited control in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Startup Wiz likely to reject $23 bn acquisition proposal from Google

Wiz's decision to call off the deal will be a setback for Google, which has been investing in its cloud infrastructure

Philip Morris raises profit forecast as nicotine pouch demand grows

ZYN has emerged as a bright spot thanks to booming growth, while regular hikes to cigarette prices have helped offset consistent volume declines across the industry

Israel tanks advance deeper in southern Gaza as hope of ceasefire talks up

Gaza health officials said Israeli military strikes since Monday killed at least 80 Palestinians in the Khan Younis area - adding to a death toll of more than 39,000 in nearly 10 months of warfare

Zuckerberg's Meta aims to rival OpenAI, Google with new Llama AI model

Meta uses its Llama models to power its AI chatbot, called Meta AI, which operates inside its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, and also as a separate web product

Google makes U-turn, dropping plan to remove cookies on Chrome browser

In a blog post on Monday, Google said it decided to abandon the plan after considering the impact of the changes on publishers, advertisers and everyone involved in online advertising industry

General Motors beats quarterly revenue expectations, raises profit forecast

The Michigan automaker is leaning heavily on its gasoline-engine offerings to fuel its profits through a slower-than-anticipated transition to electric vehicles

Oil price continues to drop amidst growing ceasefire hope, demand concerns

War in Gaza has lent support to oil prices as investors priced in the risk of potential disruptions to global crude supply in the key producing region of the Middle East, but peace now seems close

Alphabet results to set tone for big tech on advertising, cloud: Report

Alphabet, which has gained more than 16% since its blowout first-quarter report, needs to show that spending on AI is continuing to drive revenue in its cloud and advertising businesses

Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Presidential nomination

Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, has received the backing from more than the 1,976 pledged delegates needed to win the Democratic Party's nomination on the first ballot, as per reports

US asks Moscow to free jailed Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva

A court in the southern city of Kazan disclosed on Monday that it had convicted Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian army

Pentagon expresses concern at growing China, Russia cooperation in Arctic

China has its eye on mineral resources and new shipping routes as ice packs recede with rising temperatures