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HSBC launches trading platform in UAE with access to 77 global exchanges

World Trader's extensive network covering up to 77 exchanges across 25 markets directly addresses the growing customer demand for international investments

German business sentiment unexpectedly darkens in June: Ifo Institute

The Ifo institute said its business climate index declined to 88.6 in June from 89.3 in May, compared with a reading of 89.7 forecast by analysts

Bank of Japan's bond holdings effective in lowering yields, paper shows

The findings come ahead of the BOJ's scheduled announcement next month of a detailed plan on how to trim its massive bond purchases and reduce its nearly $5 trillion balance sheet

EU targets Russia's LNG ghost fleet in new round of Ukraine war sanctions

EU estimates that about 4-to-6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped to third countries via EU ports last year

Apple's App Store rules violate EU's Digital Markets Act, say regulators

European Commission, which also acts as the EU antitrust and technology regulator, said it had sent its preliminary findings to Apple following an investigation

Are we prepared for an asteroid hit in 2038? Here's what Nasa said

Despite the lack of significant known asteroid impact threats in the near future, Nasa expressed concerns about our readiness to mitigate such a threat even with substantial warning

Fire at South Korea battery plant claims 16 lives, five individuals missing

Live TV footage showed firefighters spraying the damaged steel and concrete building

Won't agree to deal that ends war in Gaza, says PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's retaliatory war has killed more than 37,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-ruled territory

Iran, Bahrain to discuss resuming diplomatic relations severed since 2016

The report by IRNA news agency said Iran's acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani and his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani spoke on sidelines of Asian Cooperation Dialogue

Costly election pledges in France may push country deeper into debt

Both the left and the right pledge to roll back pension reforms that Macron railroaded through parliament last year in the face of massive street protests

From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme climate threatens crop output

Global wheat prices jumped to a 10-month high in May after adverse weather trimmed yields for the maturing crop in Russia, the biggest exporter

Leader of Nato member Poland visits China, hopes to talk Ukraine with Xi

Some trade agreements are to be signed during the visit

Ukraine inches closer to joining EU after decade of devastating war

Kyiv filed its request to join the EU days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022

Ukraine on irreversible course of Western integration, says top official

Ukraine's top official for Europe says the war-torn country is on an irreversible course of Western integration after the European Union agreed to formally start entry negotiations this week

Visitors to Israel have new stop on their tours: Hamas' destruction site

For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no trip is complete without a somber visit to the devastated south near the border with Gaza

Heatwave tragedy for Hajj pilgrims: Saudi Arabia reports 1,301 deaths

The Saudi government's statement highlighted that 83 per cent of the deceased were 'unauthorised pilgrims', facing extreme conditions without adequate shelter or amenities

Chinese hackers attacking Taiwanese organisations: Cybersecurity firm

In recent years, relations between China and Taiwan, a self-governed island across the Taiwan Strait that Beijing claims as its territory, have deteriorated

Australia to make supermarket industry code mandatory, fines for violation

The supermarkets will face fines of up to 10 per cent of annual turnover for breaches of the code

China's ByteDance collaborates with Broadcom to develop advanced AI chip

ByteDance's tie-up with Broadcom, an existing business partner, would help slash procurement costs

Mission 2025 group urges governments to aim more ambitious climate goals

Corporate backers include consumer goods company Unilever, the world's biggest furniture retailer IKEA and British sustainable energy company Octopus EV