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China's rare earth export delay gives US chance to control market dominance

China has shown little sign of being willing to allow rare earth exports to defence contractors, which is concerning given the national security implications

Zuckerberg slips to fifth on rich list as Meta shares plunge on AI plan

Meta's stock fell 11%, the most since 2022, after it said to issue the biggest investment-grade bond offering of the year to boost spending on AI research, dropping Zuckerberg's net worth

US moves to limit loan relief for nonprofits tied to 'illegal' activity

Set to take effect in July, the policy is aimed primarily at organisations that work with immigrants and transgender youth

Meta set to raise $25 bn in its biggest-ever bond sale to fund AI expansion

Meta Platforms' $25 billion bond sale, among the biggest US corporate bond offerings of 2025, will help the company to ramp up AI infrastructure and integrating AI services into core products

Trump pushes for US-led digital economy free of tariffs and new taxes

As Trump tries to rewire the global trading system, digital commerce has become another battleground for geopolitical fragmentation where US and China are jockeying for global influence

King Charles III's brother Andrew to lose Prince title over Epstein links

Following the rare move by King Charles III, after years of shameful scandal, he will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, not as a prince

'America First' Trump loved Asia trip despite mounting troubles at home

Back home in Washington, the federal government was shut down as Trump's poll numbers remain low, and it's unclear how much Trump's trip will resonate with voters consumed by other concerns

Netflix exploring bid for Warner Bros Discovery studio, streaming business

Owning Warner Bros' studio business would give Netflix control over some of Hollywood's most successful stories and characters, including the Harry Potter and DC Comics franchises

JetBlue passengers hospitalised after emergency landing in Florida

Medical officials evaluated the passengers and crew members at the airport before some were taken to hospitals, according to JetBlue

Nasa tests quiet supersonic jet, taking one step closer to faster travel

The X-59 is capable of flying faster than the speed of sound with what Lockheed Martin described as only a gentle thump

4 Republicans back US Senate's resolution to undo Trump's global tariffs

The latest resolution, which would effectively end most of Trump's tariff policies, passed on a 51-47 vote, with four Republicans joining with all Democrats

Trump cuts US refugee limit to 7,500, mostly white South Africans

The administration published the news Thursday in a notice on the Federal Registry

Datanomics: Kafala system abolition may end expats' misery in Saudi Arabia

Over 18 million workers were employed in Saudi Arabia in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 CY2025). Out of these, nearly 77.5 per cent were foreign workers

Inside the $100 million Louvre jewel heist that stunned the world

More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police

Xi refutes Trump's claim that China had no role in Thai-Cambodia peace deal

At the much-publicised summit, Xi said that he appreciated Trump's 'great contribution to the recent conclusion of the Gaza ceasefire agreement'

China to buy 12 million metric tonnes of soybeans this season, says Bessent

Bessent said other countries in Southeast Asia have agreed to buy another 19 million tons of US soybeans, but did not specify a timeframe for those purchases

Louvre jewellery heist: Five more arrests made in Paris as probe deepens

Earlier, two suspects from Aubervilliers were charged with organised theft and criminal conspiracy after being held for nearly four days

Israel's $1.2 bn Nimbus deal asked Google, Amazon for 'secret data codes'

The Nimbus agreement is a key Israeli initiative to move government and military data into private cloud centers, with leaked files revealing a covert 'winking' data alert system

China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

China will work with the US to properly resolve issues related to TikTok, China's Commerce Ministry said after the meeting

Russia strikes Ukraine's power grid again, killing two and causing outages

Russia launched more than 650 drones and more than 50 missiles of various types in the attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said