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Japan's Q1 economy grows faster than expected on strong consumer spending

Japan's real gross domestic product, the sum value of a nation's goods and services, grew at a seasonally adjusted 2.2 per cent annualised rate in the April-June quarter from the previous quarter

International Literacy Day 2025: History, significance, and more details

From global challenges to local progress, International Literacy Day 2025 underscores the power of literacy in advancing human rights and equality

Empowering women could be Pak's key to recovery after devastating floods

Pakistan faces a second major flood in three years, and experts say empowering women and investing in grassroots initiatives could be the key to resilient recovery and long-term growth

China boosts LNG imports from Russia, testing Trump's sanctions resolve

Having taken the first-ever overseas export from the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia in late August, China is now taking more blacklisted Russian LNG

Google pushes its AI chips into rival data centres, challenging Nvidia

Google is deploying TPUs in rival data centres, challenging Nvidia's GPU dominance and aiming to break developers' reliance

Trump hints he's ready to impose second phase of sanctions against Russia

Donald Trump has already imposed a 25 per cent penalty on India for buying Russian crude, coupled with a 25 per cent secondary tariff

Taiwan's Pacific influence dwindles as China gains ground in island nations

From six diplomatic alliances in the region in 2019, Taiwan now only has three: The Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and Tuvalu

Navarro's India post gets fact-checked on X, Musk says 'you hear all sides'

Peter Navarro's post blaming India over Russian oil imports was flagged by X's community notes, sparking his angry response, while Elon Musk defended the platform's fact-check system

Argentina's President Milei faces setback in Buenos Aires provincial polls

Milei's recently formed libertarian party lagged with nearly 34 per cent of the vote, with the majority of votes counted

Trump asks foreign firms to respect US immigration laws after Hyundai raid

Donald Trump calls on global companies to hire and train Americans, respect immigration rules, after ICE detains 475 workers at Hyundai's Georgia plant

Taiwan detects 27 Chinese aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels near its territory

The frequent incursions and maritime operations reflect rising tensions between Taiwan and China, a relationship long fraught with geopolitical strain

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas on hostages, eyes Gaza deal 'soon'

Notably, the remarks by the US President come shortly after on Saturday, CENTCOM's Admiral Brad Cooper concluded his visit to Israel where he held a situational assessment

Trump greeted with mixed cheers, boos during brief US Open appearance

Trump has built the bulk of his second term's domestic travel around attending major sports events rather than hitting the road to make policy announcements

Zelenskyy calls for strong sanctions on Russia after largest aerial assault

Zelenskyy said that the statements by state leaders and institutions must be backed by strong actions such as sanctions against Russia and individuals connected with Russia

Bolsonaro backers rally before verdict as Lula asserts sovereignty

President Silva said Brazil will not accept foreign influence in its domestic affairs, in yet another reference to persistent criticism and sanctions imposed on his country by Donald Trump

Donald Trump ready for phase two of Russia sanctions over Ukraine conflict

Trump has repeatedly threatened Moscow with further sanctions but withheld them as he pursued peace talks

Trump says he had a good conversation with Kazak President Tokayev

Trump made the comment to reporters as he left the White House to attend the men's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, but did not elaborate on the substance of his talk with Tokayev

Sanctions on nations buying Russian oil can hurt Moscow economy: Bessent

The treasury secretary said the US is prepared to increase pressure on Russia, but we need our European partners to follow us

Why France's financial woes are pushing its govt to the brink

On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron's government is expected to fall for the second time in just nine months after a confidence vote in Parliament

Oli says 'nation first' amid social media ban protests in Nepal

According to the notice issued by the ministry, the social media companies were given seven days from August 28 to register