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EU Commission moves to suspend Israeli trade benefits over Gaza conflict

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas also proposed a package of sanctions on two Israeli ministers, as well as "violent" Israeli settlers and 10 senior members of Palestinian militant group Hamas

King Charles III welcomes Trump at Windsor as US president begins UK visit

Prince William and his wife Catherine were on hand to meet the president and first lady Melania Trump, walking them over to be greeted by the king and Queen Camilla

US at inflection point after Kirk's killing, Trump divided country: Obama

The sentiment among Trump and his aides following Kirk's killing of calling political opponents 'vermin, enemies... speaks to a broader problem,' Obama said

AI to boost trade by nearly 40% by 2040 if gaps are bridged: WTO report

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said artificial intelligence has vast potential to lower trade costs and boost productivity

Nestle chairman Paul Bulcke to step down days after CEO dismissal

Bulcke will be succeeded by Vice Chairman Pablo Isla, effective October 1. Bulcke was earlier supposed to hand over the reins to Isla in April 2026

China tells technology companies to stop buying Nvidia's AI chips

"We can only be in service of a market if a country wants us to be," Huang said at a press conference in London, in response to a question about the CAC

iPhone maker Foxconn among over 100 companies to participate in Taiwan Expo

It has become a vital platform for Taiwanese companies to expand in India, with both sides already achieving results in areas such as semiconductors, electronics manufacturing, ICT and smart machinery

Groq more than doubles valuation to $6.9 bn as investors bet on AI chips

Groq, founded by a former Alphabet engineer, is among a long list of new chip players looking to capitalize on hundreds of millions of dollars in investments on AI infrastructure

Driver rams car into FBI building gate in Pittsburgh, throws American flag

The car crashed into the gate at about 2:40 am, the FBI said, and authorities were searching for the man. Investigators, including a bomb squad, were at the scene

UN faces funding crunch as China, US delay billions in contributions

China, now the second-largest contributor to the UN budget, has been delaying its payments, stretching from a two-month delay in 2021 to nearly 10 months at the end of 2024

From subsidies to surplus: How China's car boom spiralled into oversupply

Inside China's spiralling auto industry crisis is the problem of surplus. Factories are churning out more cars than buyers want, leading to heavy discounts and abandoned vehicles

Protesters beam Trump-Epstein images on Windsor Castle amid US Prez visit

To demonstrate against Trump's arrival in the UK, demonstrators posted massive banners of Trump and Epstein near Windsor Castle and also projected several images onto the castle's towers

China bets on reusable rockets as Tianlong-3 passes 1,000-tonne thrust test

China's private start-ups and state space contractor race to build reusable rockets to deploy massive satellite constellations amid a launch shortage

Why Trump's renewed push to nix quarterly reporting may succeed this time

Trump on Monday called for the SEC to allow US-listed companies to issue periodic disclosures every six months instead of requiring quarterly reports

US Fed wrestles with how many interest rate cuts to make, how fast

Powell and other Fed officials had previously pointed to a robust job market as a key reason that they could afford to keep rates unchanged

Prosecutors dropped dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, says judge

The dismissals highlight the risks of Trump's emergency surge strategy: an unprecedented flood of arrests that has produced headline-grabbing numbers but faltered under judicial scrutiny

Trump's threat to target 'radical left' after Kirk killing sparks fears

The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country, Trump told reporters on Tuesday morning when leaving for a state visit to the United Kingdom

Trump revives plan to end quarterly reports: What it means for US markets

US President Donald Trump said he wants US companies to report earnings every six months instead of quarterly, but critics warn it may hurt transparency

Israel strikes Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthis activate air defences

The Hudaydah Port is used by the Houthi terrorist regime for the transfer of weapons supplied by the Iranian regime, in order to execute attacks against the State of Israel and its allies

US military sank three Venezuela-linked drug-smuggling boats, says Trump

The president also urged Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to stop sending Tren de Aragua into the United States, stop sending drugs into the United States