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Iran's former Prez Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election
An election is planned June 28 to replace Khamenei's hard-line protg President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May along with seven other people
 "Iran's former Prez Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election")
Tech giant Google's AI search leaves content publishers scrambling
Publishers could also try to protect their content by orbidding Google's web crawler from sharing any content snippets from their sites
 "Tech giant Google's AI search leaves content publishers scrambling")
Prospect of peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan being 'eroded', says China
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore, Dong said Taiwan was the core of core issues for China, but Taiwan is incrementally pursuing separatism
 "Prospect of peaceful 'reunification' with Taiwan being 'eroded', says China")
Global central banks considering different interest-rate cut policies
ECB policymakers led by President Christine Lagarde have insisted they're comfortable plowing a separate furrow from the Federal Reserve
 "Global central banks considering different interest-rate cut policies")
Investors flock to Aramco share sale that could raise $13 billion
The offering will be a gauge of Riyadh's appeal to foreign investors, a key plank of the kingdom's plan to overhaul its economy. Foreign direct investment has repeatedly missed its targets
 "Investors flock to Aramco share sale that could raise $13 billion")
Current, former Boeing execs unlikely to be charged for 737 Max crashes
The department's decision about what to do next will advance just one of the multiple legal threats Boeing now faces after a fuselage panel blew off a 737 Max mid-flight in January
 "Current, former Boeing execs unlikely to be charged for 737 Max crashes")
ANC talking to parties in effort to form stable coalition in South Africa
The DA won the second most votes with 21% and the two parties would hold a majority together and be able to govern
 "ANC talking to parties in effort to form stable coalition in South Africa")
Iceland elects businesswoman Tomasdottir as prez, will take office on Aug 1
Iceland, a Nordic island nation located in the North Atlantic, has about 384,000 people and a long tradition of electing women to high office
 "Iceland elects businesswoman Tomasdottir as prez, will take office on Aug 1")
2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in Pittsburgh, say police
One of the victims is in critical condition. The remaining victims all had injuries that were not life-threatening, the statement said
 "2 dead, 7 injured after shooting at a bar in Pittsburgh, say police")
Helen Roberts becomes Pak's first woman brigadier from minority community
Brigadier Helen was among Pakistan Army officers promoted as brigadiers and full colonels by the Selection Board, The News reported on Sunday
 "Helen Roberts becomes Pak's first woman brigadier from minority community")
Pak's law minister advocates for minority judges to join higher judiciary
The minister highlighted that Pakistan's Constitution guarantees complete religious freedom. At the same time, he lamented the decline in religious tolerance post-Afghan war
Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring countries to skip Ukraine peace talks
Zelenskyy said he planned to meet one-on-one with Singapore's prime minister and would urge him to participate in person in the Switzerland talks
 "Zelenskyy accuses China of pressuring countries to skip Ukraine peace talks")
Trump's attacks on US justice system may be useful to autocrats like Putin
If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone, Trump said Friday, speaking from his namesake tower in New York on Friday
 "Trump's attacks on US justice system may be useful to autocrats like Putin")
Delaware judge allows more than 70,000 Zantac lawsuits to go forward
In 2019, some manufacturers and pharmacies halted Zantac sales after a chemical called NDMA, which is known to cause cancer, was detected in some pills
 "Delaware judge allows more than 70,000 Zantac lawsuits to go forward")
India sizzles at 50 degrees Celsius: A look at world record temperatures
Multiple cities in India recorded their highest maximum temperatures of the season on Tuesday, the weather body said, naming Rajasthan's Churu as the warmest district so far
 "India sizzles at 50 degrees Celsius: A look at world record temperatures")
US trying to build Asia-Pacific version of Nato, says Chinese official
Lieutenant-General Jing warned that if regional countries were to sign up for the US' Indo-Pacific strategy, they would be bound to the US war chariot and be lured into taking bullets for the US
 "US trying to build Asia-Pacific version of Nato, says Chinese official")
Paris aims for most sustainable Olympics, organisers admit plan not perfect
Paris Olympic officials had set an ambitious target of halving their overall carbon footprint compared with the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games
 "Paris aims for most sustainable Olympics, organisers admit plan not perfect")
China accuses US of causing friction by supporting Taiwan, Philippines
We will not allow anyone to bring geopolitical conflicts or any war, whether hot or cold, into our region,Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun told the Shangri-La defence forum
 "China accuses US of causing friction by supporting Taiwan, Philippines")
Boeing's first astronaut flight called off due to last minute issues
With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest trouble and everything was called off
 "Boeing's first astronaut flight called off due to last minute issues")
Protesters in Tel Aviv demand hostage swap, call for Netanyahu's ouster
Organisers claim that Saturday's demonstration marked the largest gathering since October 7, estimating a turnout of 120,000 individuals in Tel Aviv alone
 "Protesters in Tel Aviv demand hostage swap, call for Netanyahu's ouster")