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Donald Trump will try to turn his guilty verdict into campaign fuel

Trump will return to the campaign trail Friday with a news conference at his namesake tower in Manhattan a day after he was convicted

Trump Media stock rising a day after post conviction sell-off overnight

A New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex

Police arrest 'many' at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz

Protest camps sprang up across the US and in Europe this spring as students demanded their universities stop doing business with Israel or companies that they say support its war in Gaza

US inflation increases moderately in April, consumer spending slows

The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday, matching the unrevised gain in March

UK workers' union to proceed with industrial action at Tata Steel plants

Tata Steel said it was naturally disappointed with the move and reiterated its concerns around the ballot procedure

French security officials foil plan to attack soccer events during Olympics

The Paris Olympics will run from July 26-Aug 11. Soccer matches will take place in cities across France before the final in Paris' Stade de France

South Africa heads closer to coalition govt as ANC's vote share drops

General elections were held in South Africa on May 29 to elect a new 400-member National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces

12 killed in airstrikes in Gaza as attacks targeting Houthis kill 16

Palestinians in border city of Rafah have reported heavy fighting in recent days as Israel's military widened its offensive in the south, seizing control of entire length of Gaza's border with Egypt

Pak Defence Minister asks Imran Khan to keep mouth shut to reduce tension

Khan's May 26 post garnered a lot of traction over the days with hundreds of RTs (re-tweets) and thousands of 'Likes' and was shared by multiple handles of the party and its followers

Google News suffers outage; several users unable to access latest updates

According to the data of the outage tracking website Downdetector, there were 1,232 reports about users having trouble in accessing Google services

After Rafah, 'All Eyes on Congo' is trending on social media; here's why

'All Eyes on Congo' seeks to shine a spotlight on the protracted strife plaguing the African nation for decades

Tesla to recall 125,227 cars over faulty seat belt warning system

The regulator said the vehicles failed to comply with the federal safety requirements as their seat belt warning light and audible chime may not get activated when the driver is unbelted

S Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial results put ANC below 50%

S Africa heads for 'coalition country' as partial results put ANC below 50 per cent

Extreme temperatures across Asia push LNG imports to record highs

While China may still see lower demand compared with its record breaking shipments in 2021, demand from India and the rest of Asia has compensated for any drop-off, an expert said

After repairing war-damaged factory, Mondelez resumes ops in Ukraine

Mondelez's rivals including Nestle, the world's biggest food company, continue to sell their products in Russia. Food does not fall under international sanctions

14 mn flee homes as nations fail to tackle conflict causes: UN official

Grandi said non-compliance with international humanitarian law means that parties to conflicts increasingly everywhere

US slows licence approvals for AI chip exports to prevent resale to China

The United States Commerce Department extended chip export restrictions to include much of West Asia, along with China and other foreign countries, in October

Ex-Iranian speaker Larijani registers as possible presidential candidate

Ali Larijani is the first high-profile candidate to register for the contest. He and other serious contenders against Raisi had been barred from running in the 2021 election

Former US Prez Trump found guilty on all 34 counts, sentencing on July 11

Donald Trump is the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican party

New Mexico judge approves Zuckerberg's removal from child safety lawsuit

The case is one of many filed by states, school districts and parents against Meta and its platforms over concerns about child exploitation