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Trump plans to mandate 1:1 ratio of locally produced to imported chips

The Trump administration aims to have chip companies in the US manufacture the same number of semiconductors as their customers import from overseas

Hungary's Orban tells Trump cutting Russian energy would cripple economy

Hungary remains one of the only countries in Europe to continue purchasing Russian oil and natural gas following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Israeli PM Netanyahu to address UN as pressure mounts over Gaza conflict

In recent days, Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and others announced their recognition of an independent Palestinian state

Denmark PM warns of more Russian hybrid attacks as another drone suspected

Authorities still cannot conclude who is behind several drone incidents across Danish airports in recent days, but Russia remains Europe's main adversary, seeking to destabilize the continent, PM said

Turkish Airlines to add 225 new Boeing aircraft after Erdogan's US visit

Turkish Airlines will place 50 confirmed and 25 optional orders for the B787-9 and B787-10 aircraft, scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2034

Asia stocks slide as Trump slaps new pharma tariffs, Fed cut bets recede

Shares of pharmaceutical companies across Asia tumbled in the aftermath, with Japan's Topix pharmaceutical index last down 1.2 per cent, while Hong Kong-listed innovative drug index fell 2 per cent

Prized TikTok US business valued like boring blue chip in $14 billion deal

The rough estimate, cited by Vice President JD Vance on Thursday, is well below previous projections that scaled closer to $40 billion

Slovenia bans Israeli PM Netanyahu from entering over ICC arrest warrant

Slovenia already had barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country and imposed an arms embargo on Israel

Nearly half of US firms in Europe expect declining economic ties: Report

The survey, carried out among 52 US-controlled members between September 8 and 16, showed that reducing tariffs was still the number one priority

Trump signs order for TikTok US sale, cuts ByteDance stake below 20%

In an order signed at the White House, Trump said the deal meets the 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest control or face a nationwide ban in the US

Trump announces 100% tariff on pharma imports; duties on trucks, furniture

Trump said the new tariffs would not apply to companies that are actively building pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the US

Trump hosts Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir amid strained India ties

Donald Trump hosted Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at the White House, marking a thaw in US-Pakistan ties as India-US relations remain tense over tariffs and Russian oil imports

European diplomats warn Russia that Nato ready to shoot down jets

At a tense meeting in Moscow, British, French and German envoys addressed their concerns about an incursion by three MiG-31 fighter jets over Estonia last week

US pushes overhaul of global asylum rules, citing widespread abuse

Trump had earlier said to the global leaders at UN that uncontrolled migration is harming nations, false asylum claims must end, and open borders "experiment" should stop

Foxconn workers faced tough conditions making iPhone 17, says labour group

Staff at the Zhengzhou facility of Foxconn Technology Group, Apple's production partner, had to contend with wage withholding, excessive overtime and forced night shifts

Fed's Lisa Cook warns US Supreme Court of market 'chaos' if she's fired

The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to let Trump remove Cook while it fights a lower court ruling that the economist is likely to succeed in her lawsuit

Trump's H-1B visa overhaul threatens America's college-to-job pipeline

Indian techies and doctors, who hold more than 70 per cent of the existing visas under this category, read the move as an eviction notice from their careers and lives in the US

UK must draw global talent after US hikes H-1B visa fees, says Stockwood

Trump administration has raised the application fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 in a move that's sparked chaos among some global firms that rely on the programme to bring skilled workers to the US

Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress, obstruction

James Comey was fired months into Trump's first administration and since then has remained a top target for Trump supporters seeking retaliation related to the Russia investigation

Trump meets Turkiye's Erdogan as US weighs lifting ban on F-35 jet sales

During Trump's first term, the US removed Turkiye, a Nato ally, from its flagship F-35 fighter jet programme after Turkiye purchased an air defence system from Russia