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UK exits recession with better-than-expected forecast 0.6% GDP growth

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product expanded by 0.6 per cent in the three months to March, the strongest expansion since the fourth quarter of 2021

Australian regulator says Musk's X shouldn't set limits of internet law

X, formerly Twitter, is fighting an order by the e-Safety Commissioner to remove 65 posts showing video of an Assyrian Christian bishop being knifed mid-sermon in Sydney last month

Pak to seek rollover of $12 bn debt to meet target before IMF team arrives

Pakistan will receive more than $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the fresh loan programme

Iranians vote in runoff election after hard-liners dominate initial voting

People in 22 constituencies across the country will elect 45 representatives from a pool of 90 candidates, 15 of whom are considered moderate

SoftBank Group seen returning to loss in Q4 despite tech stock strength

Analysts and investors are also eagerly awaiting clues about new growth investments as SoftBank has ample liquidity and can monetise its huge holding in Arm

India fully withdraws soldiers from Maldives ahead of May 10 deadline

President Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, had set May 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of the Indian military personnel from his country

Trump hush money trial's third week ends, Michael Cohen yet to come

Trump, who denies the sexual encounter ever happened, walked out of the court in a rage Thursday, angrily telling reporters, I'm innocent

Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy after cancelling all international flights

The airline on Wednesday cancelled more than 20 flights to and from the Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane, and the New Zealand city of Auckland for the rest of the week

Putin, seeking continuity, proposes Mishustin remain as Russia's PM

As dictated by law, the government resigned just before Putin, Russia's paramount leader for nearly a quarter of a century, was sworn in for another six-year term on Tuesday

Biden set to impose tariffs on China's electric vehicles, strategic sectors

Specific sectors were also set to include semiconductors and solar equipment, according to one of the people

US President Biden concerned over Boeing locking out its firefighters

Earlier this month, Boeing locked out nearly 130 members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local I-66 who have rejected two contract offers

Panama Canal in talks with US LNG producers to increase transportation

The canal is typically used by US Gulf Coast exporters to send LNG cargoes to Asia via the Pacific Ocean, but from last year low water levels forced cuts to daily crossings

Some European firms are souring on China, business lobby group warns

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron urged Xi on Monday to ensure more balanced trade

Musk's X acquisition: Judge rejects idea billionaire too busy for SEC probe

A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unpersuaded by arguments that Musk shouldn't have to devote more of his time meeting with the SEC because he already spent two partial days

Hungary, China sign strategic cooperation agreement during Xi's visit

Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn held talks in the capital Budapest as part of the Chinese leader's final stop on a five-day European tour that also took in Serbia and France

US SEC investigates Boeing's safety claims after panel blew off plane

The probe adds to legal headaches for Boeing, whose stock has lost about one third of its value in 2024

Adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections: FBI

The threat is more than theoretical given the prevalence of AI deepfakes and robocalls and the way such technology has already surfaced in politics

UN seeks $430 mn for drought-hit Zimbabwe, says millions need food, water

About 7.6 million of the country's 15 million people need lifesaving and life-sustaining humanitarian assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said

US Ambassador Eric Garcetti dismisses concerns about democracy in India

He said that during elections times in India, there are people who check trucks to make sure that nobody has cash going around

US dismisses Russia's allegations of interference in India's LS elections

The reason is that they try to unbalance the internal political situation in India in order to complicate the general parliamentary elections. That is part of meddling into India's internal affairs