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Trump's campaign raises $331 mn in 2nd quarter, beating Biden's haul

Trump's total includes $111.8 million that the campaign says it raised in June

UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing gap in AI access

The adoption of both resolutions by consensus by the 193-member General Assembly shows widespread global support for their leadership on the issue

US deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large' charter flight in 5 years

Chinese immigration has become the subject of intense political debate in the upcoming US presidential election

Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing to Sep after HC immunity ruling

Trump had been scheduled to face sentencing July 11 on his New York conviction on felony charges of falsifying business records

USFDA approves second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease

Physicians who treat Alzheimer's say the approval is an important step after decades of failed experimental treatments

Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train its AI models

Meta's updated privacy policy enables the company to feed people's public posts into its AI systems

Cebu Air signs $24 billion preliminary pact with Airbus for over 150 Jets

The order by Philippines low-cost carrier will be the biggest jet purchase in the country's history, the airline said in a stock exchange filing

From courtroom to 10 Downing Street: Keir Starmer on cusp of power

The polls that predict his party will win a lopsided majority in Parliament on Thursday also suggest that he is unloved by British voters

President Biden, Democratic allies raise $264 million in second quarter

The Democratic president's re-election effort has $240 million in cash on hand, the campaign said

Meta to end ban on the word 'shaheed' on oversight board's recommendations

The company has been criticized for years over its handling of content involving the West Asia

Don't do something you regret, cautions UK PM Sunak in final push for votes

Once you make that decision on Thursday, there's no going back, he added

Tesla's quarterly deliveries beat estimates on incentives; shares rally

Shares of the world's most valuable automaker rallied more than 10% on Tuesday, hitting the highest level in nearly six months

Alaska's icefield melting speeds up, losing snow 5 times faster than 1980s

In fact, glacier shrinkage in Alaska from the year 2000 to the year 2020, we're losing more ice in Alaska than anywhere else, Davies said

US job openings up in May; layoffs picked up amid slowing economic activity

Data for April was revised lower to show 7.919 million unfilled positions instead of the previously reported 8.059 million

Will provide $2.3 bn more in military aid to Ukraine: US defence secy

Austin's remarks came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with him at the Pentagon

Only 8 countries could lower early deaths, meet UN SDG by 2030: Report

The target is concerned with slashing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, by a third by 2030 through prevention and treatment

Fed needs more evidence of falling inflation before cutting rates: Powell

Data for May showed the Fed's preferred measure of inflation did not increase at all that month, while the 12-month rate of price increases has ebbed to 2.6%

Inflation down in Europe, but ECB in no hurry to cut rates further: Report

But key indicators Tuesday remained at levels that suggest inflation may remain stuck between 2% and 3% for a while yet. Inflation in services prices ran at 4.1%, unchanged from the month before

Pakistan holds 'good' meeting with Afghan Taliban amid strained ties

We had a good meeting with the special representative of Pakistan, Asif Durrani, and the ambassador and consuls of the country in Qatar, Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson wrote on X on Tuesday

UN meeting with Afghan Taliban not recognition of their govt, says official

The gathering in Qatar was the first time that representatives of the Afghan Taliban administration attended such a UN-sponsored meeting