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US mulls equity stakes in Micron, Samsung, TSMC after Intel deal talks

The US government is considering taking equity stakes in companies, including Micron, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) after its plan of getting 10% stakes in Intel

Interim govt committed to holding polls in Feb 2026: Bangladesh adviser

Earlier this month, Yunus said the general elections would be held in February and the Election Commission subsequently announced the polls would be held in the first week of the month

US adds five more products to high-priority list under Uyghur labour law

The new products include steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda, and red dates, all of which are now under heightened scrutiny for links to forced labour

Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes Pakistan, no casualties reported

Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chinese refiners sweep Russian oil as Indian demand weakens, discounts fall

China had secured 15 Russian Urals cargoes for October-November delivery by the end of last week, said Richard Jones, a Singapore-based crude analyst at Energy Aspects

Trump imposed tariffs on India to deter Russia's war in Ukraine: Leavitt

Trump doubled India's tariff rate to 50 per cent for its continuous purchase of Russian energy at a time when the US President has been trying to broker a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine

Trump orders southern border wall painted black to deter migrant crossings

Speaking near the border in New Mexico on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said crews have begun painting sections of the 30-foot steel bollards that make up the barriers

Trump rules out US troops in Ukraine, keeps air security option open

Upon being asked if the US would provide 'air' as a security option, Leavitt said that it was a possibility

White House launches TikTok account as Trump's deadline to ban app looms

The first video posted by the White House features a montage of Trump and other administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Netanyahu accuses Australia of betrayal for recognising Palestinian State

Ties began taking a turn for the worse last week when Australia announced it would join France, the UK and Canada in recognizing a Palestinian state at next month's United Nations summit

Trump govt revokes security clearances of 37 current, former govt officials

It's the latest action of retribution by the Trump administration against national security officials he perceives as having been against him

Syrian, Israeli delegations meet in Paris as US pushes for normalisation

Tensions have soared between the two neighbours following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad in December in a lightning rebel offensive led by Islamist insurgents

Trump moves to use presidential power to help party in 2026 midterms

In his second term, the president has locked down near-total loyalty from the GOP and stacked the administration with loyalists

US to screen immigrants for 'anti-Americanism' in process to get green card

USCIS said officers will now assess if applicants for benefits, like green cards, have endorsed, supported, or promoted anti-American, terrorist, or antisemitic views

Trump cancels August vacation in New Jersey to work on Russia-Ukraine

White House Press Secretary Leavitt said Trump skipped his usual vacation, considering working from Bedminster for a few weeks but ultimately deciding not to

Trump only prez to check Russia this century, ensure peace: WH press secy

Earlier, Trump had criticised former President Barack Obama's response to Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea

Silicon Valley needs to get over its obsession with superhuman AI

In 1950 the computing pioneer Alan Turing proposed the imitation game, a test in which a machine proves its intelligence by how well it can fool human interrogators into believing it's human

Nvidia working on new AI chip for China that outperforms the H20

U.S. President Donald Trump last week opened the door to the possibility of more advanced Nvidia chips being sold in China

Trump tariffs get seal of approval as S&P affirms AA+ credit rating

The decision offers a glimmer of good news for Trump, who has pushed back against arguments that his historic program of tariffs will damage the US economy

Explained: Why Crimea is central to Trump's push for a Russia-Ukraine deal

After meeting Putin, Trump said that Zelenskyy can "end the war immediately" by conceding Crimea and Nato ambitions. Here's a look at why Crimea is central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict