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Taiwan probes how Chinese fishing boat entered strategic river mouth

The Taiwan Strait is a key transit point for global commerce but is also known for its winds and tides, raising speculation over whether the small boat made it on its own from the Chinese coast

Rise in Britain's jobless rate muddies PM Sunak's message to voters

Official data on Tuesday showed the jobless rate for the three months to April rose to 4.4 per cent from 4.3 per cent

Brics discusses trading in local currency, African Union, and Palestine

India welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia who attended their first Brics meeting in Russia on Tuesday

China's Premier Li Qiang to visit Australia this week, says PM Albanese

China is Australia's largest trading partner, with Australian resources and energy exports dominating trade flow

S'pore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on turbulent flight

Passengers with minor injuries have been offered $10,000 and those with serious injuries can discuss an offer to meet their specific needs

Sunita Williams in danger? A 'mutated' superbug is lurking in space station

Nasa study found multi-drug resistant strains of Enterobacter bugandensis (bacteria) on the International Space Station, showing genetic and functional mutations distinct from Earth counterparts

UBS, Credit Suisse's Swiss units may merge by July 1, says official

UBS, which acquired its former rival Credit Suisse last year after the bank's collapse, had previously indicated the two units would be combined

North & South Korea turn up loudspeakers to blare propaganda at each other

What began as South Korea's response to over 1,000 balloons filled with trash and manure sent by the North Korea has evolved into a battle of loudspeakers

Germany hosts conference for Ukraine before peace summit in Switzerland

The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, following up on a similar gathering in London a year ago, comes before the Group of Seven summit of Ukraine's leading Western allies in Italy

Pak allocates Rs 3.79 trn for national development plan to boost growth

The decision, taken at the high-level meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday, comes just two days before the unveiling of the budget 2024-25

4 US college instructors teaching at Chinese univ stabbed in public park

The State Department said in a statement it was aware of reports of a stabbing and was monitoring the situation

Bulgaria wants to play more important role in India-EU relations: Lawmaker

Although the size of India and Bulgaria are not comparable, I believe that we need to do more as a country which is part of the EU to foster the EU-India relations, Vigenin told PTI

Jurors will resume deliberations in federal gun case against Hunter Biden

Prosecutors spent last week using testimony from his ex-wife and former girlfriends, photos of Hunter Biden with drug paraphernalia and other tawdry evidence to make the case

HSBC adds more than 300 to China's headcount after Citi wealth acquisition

The portfolio acquisition demonstrates HSBC's commitment to the Chinese market

Asia stocks trade in narrow range as European politics adds new risks

S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures both eased 0.1 per cent in Asian trading, after edging higher on Monday

S Korean troops fire warning shots after N Korean soldiers crossed border

Those North Korean soldiers returned to their territory after South Korea's military fired warning shots and issued warning broadcasts, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said

Brics expresses concern over unprecedented escalation of violence in Gaza

The ministers also called for the effective implementation of the UNSC resolution for an immediate, durable, and sustained ceasefire

GSK seeks to appeal Delaware ruling allowing Zantac cases to go forward

The companies, which all sold Zantac at different times, argue that Medinilla should have granted their motion to block plaintiffs from presenting expert testimony that Zantac causes cancer

Climate change-fuelled weather events cost $41 bn globally since COP28

The report by the UK-based NGO Christian Aid said that four extreme weather events in the past six months -- all scientifically shown to have been made more likely and/or more intense

Brics calls for enhanced use of local currencies in trade between members

At the meeting, the ministers recognised the need for a comprehensive reform of the global financial architecture