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Asian shares slip after US stocks sink, Japan faces political uncertainty

The overall stock market felt pressure from rising yields in the bond market, where the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.27 per cent from 4.23 per cent late Friday

'It's so fake': Trump rejects health rumours, says 'was active all weekend'

US President Donald Trump dismissed social media rumours about his health, calling them 'fake'; said he was active over the Labour Day weekend, holding meetings, interviews and playing golf

TSMC joins South Korean rivals, loses US fast-track export status for China

TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have, until now, benefited from exemptions to sweeping restrictions that the US has imposed on chip-related exports to China

14 killed, 35 injured in suicide bombing after BNP rally in Pak's Quetta

The explosion occurred close to Shahwani Stadium in the Sariab area on Tuesday night after the rally held to mark the fourth death anniversary of Sardar Attaullah Mengal ended

Trump calls out Xi for hosting Kim, Putin: 'You conspire against US'

Donald Trump's comment comes as China hosted an extravagant military parade in Beijing, which was attended by Russia's Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Trump dismisses concern about China challenging US military might

Trump expressed confidence that Beijing would not aim its defense assets at the US in the future

Trump to ask US Supreme Court for expedited ruling to save tariffs

Trump told reporters that the US would appeal to the high court for relief as soon as Wednesday because "it would be a devastation for our country" if the appeals court ruling was left in place

Rescuers race to find Afghan quake survivors as death toll crosses 1,400

Rough terrain is hampering rescue and relief efforts, forcing Taliban authorities to air-drop dozens of commandos to evacuate the injured from places where helicopters cannot land

Disney fined $10 mn by FTC for allowing data collection on kids under 13

The FTC said Tuesday Disney violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires kid-oriented apps and websites to get parents' consent before collecting personal information

Released from hospital, Ex NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks about car crash

The 81-year-old former NYC mayor described Saturday's crash, which occurred shortly after but apart from a roadside encounter with someone who flagged his car for help

France, Saudi to co-chair conference on two-state solution for Palestine

Macron also set priorities for the conference that include permanent ceasefire, hostage release, large-scale aid to Gaza, and a stabilisation mission in the Gaza Strip

At least 8 killed, 50 injured in Chicago shootings over Labour Day weekend

Between Friday night and Monday night, a total of 58 people were shot in 37 separate shootings in the nation's third-largest city

House committee releases some Epstein files as survivors meet lawmakers

The committee's release of the files showed how lawmakers are eager to act as they return to Washington after a monthlong break

US judge orders Google to revamp search engine in monopoly case

Judge stopped short of banning the multi-billion dollar deals that Google has been making for years to lock in its search engine as the default on smartphones, personal computers and other devices

Trump announces that Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

The US Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City, said Trump

US strike on vessel in Caribbean killed 11, targeted Venezuela gang: Trump

The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States, Trump said in a social media posting

Trump addresses health rumours after days of absence from public events

The president said he wasn't aware that people were wondering if he had died, but he had heard there were concerns about his health

Modi must be with us, says Navarro after India-China-Russia SCO talks

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has repeatedly criticised India's purchases of Russian crude, accusing New Delhi of directly funding Moscow's war in Ukraine

US appeals court allows Donald Trump's EPA to nix climate grants

Trump's predecessor Joe Biden's signature 2022 Inflation Reduction Act had awarded the grants aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Landslide in Sudan's Darfur wipes out village, killing more than 1,000

The tragedy happened Sunday in the village of Tarasin in Central Darfur's Marrah Mountains after days of heavy rainfall in late August, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said in a statement