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Considering action against China firms, banks over Russian war support: US

Encounters between the Philippines and China in Asia's most contested waters have grown more tense and frequent in the past year as Beijing presses its claims

US, allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches

The scene was an emergency open meeting of the UN Security Council called after North Korea's failed launch of a military reconnaissance satellite on May 27

War on coal rhetoric heats up as Biden aims to curb pollution as polls loom

US coal consumption dropped precipitously over the past decade as cheap natural gas and renewables expanded

Donald Trump to appeal against the guilty verdict after July 11 sentencing

Trump will have 30 days from the date of his July 11 sentencing to file a notice of appeal

Tesla shareholder sues Elon Musk for alleged $7.5 bn insider trading

According to the lawsuit, Musk sold the shares on various dates in November 2022 and December 2022

Texas SC rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions

The court ruled that state law does not require that a woman's death or serious impairment be imminent when being evaluated by a doctor for an abortion

FDA warns against infant formula by Texas firm due to contamination

The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert Friday on Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat Milk Infant Formula, after a sample collected from a Texas store tested positive for cronobacter

Pentagon chief extends deployment of aircraft carrier, ships in Red sea

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin signed the order last week to extend the four ships' deployment for a second time, rather than bring the carrier, the USS Dwight D Eisenhower, and its three warships

Turkish drone strikes kill 4 US-backed fighters in Syria: Kurdish group

Turkiye considers the Kurdish militia group, known as the People's Protection Units, as a terrorist group linked to an outlawed Kurdish group that has led an insurgency in Turkiye since 1984

Trump's NY case was 1st of 4 to go to trial, could be last one for a while

The federal case charging Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, one of two brought by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, was initially set for trial on March 4

France files charges against teen accused of plan to attack Olympic fans

The man is accused of planning a 'violent action' on behalf of the Islamic State group's jihadist ideology, the national counterterrorism prosecutor's office said in a statement Friday

Israel offered Hamas a three-step road map to an enduring ceasefire: Biden

This proposal has been transmitted by Qatar to Hamas, he said, adding that this new proposal has three phases

Pakistan asks Afghanistan to hand over perpetrators of March terror attack

Baloch said Pakistan was committed to fighting the terror elements, terror groups and their sponsors because law enforcement and security officials lost lives

Biden asks Trump to respect justice system after he calls trial 'rigged'

In his first public remarks after Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Biden slammed Trump for his comments on the jury's decision and claiming that the trial was rigged

Pak refuses to share details of consular access to 2 Indian spying accused

The consular access was provided at the request of the Indian government and the meeting between Indian diplomats and the alleged spies took place on Monday

Hamas 'no longer capable' of carrying out another major attack: Biden

Cease-fire talks ground to a halt at the beginning of the month after a major push by the US and other mediators to secure a deal, in hopes of averting a planned Israeli invasion of Rafah's south

OPEC meeting to shape India's Russian oil purchases as May levels stay high

Bloc members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are holding a ministerial meeting on June 2 to decide the fate of global oil production

Indian-American Bruhat Soma from Florida wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Bruhat emerged victorious in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, earning more than $50,000 in cash and other prizes

Japan spent $62 bn to support yen after it fell to 34 yr low last month

The finance ministry disclosed figures Friday for the period between April 26 and May 29

Saudi Arabia to sell shares worth $12 billion of oil major Aramco

The deal will test global investors' appetite for the world's biggest oil exporter amid questions about climate change and the future of fossil fuels