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Canada's Couche-Tard abandons $46 billion bid to buy 7-Eleven owner

In a statement, Seven & i said was it was disappointed by Couche-Tard's decision to walk away, but said it disagreed with the numerous mischaracterisations in Canadian suitor's letter

World Day for Int'l Justice 2025: Theme, significance & why we celebrate

World Day for International Justice, or International Justice Day or Day of International Criminal Justice, is celebrated annually on July 17 to celebrate the role played by the ICC in serving justice

China may start imposing death penalty for fentanyl trafficking: Trump

Trump said that the tariffs imposed on China are a penalty to make up for the losses incurred by the US due to the alleged trafficking of the drug

Trump admin pulls $4 bn federal funding for California bullet train project

President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy both have slammed the project as a "train to nowhere"

Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 rattles Alaska, tsunami warning issued

As per the NCS, the massive earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 36km, making it susceptible to aftershocks

Trump says Coca-Cola agreed to use real cane sugar after his suggestion

Notably, Donald Trump's affinity for Coke is a longstanding one

Justice dept fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Diddy, Epstein cases

There was no specific reason given for her firing from the US attorney's office in the Southern District of New York

Trump hosts Gulf leaders as Israel-Syria violence clouds peace efforts

With little progress to share on the region's most intractable problems, including the war in Gaza, Trump was more focused Wednesday on promoting diplomatic ties

20 states sue FEMA over cancelled disaster resilience grant programme

The lawsuit contends President Donald Trump's administration acted illegally when it announced in April that it was ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities programme

Trial begins against Zuckerberg, Meta leaders over Facebook privacy lapses

Shareholders say Facebook officials repeatedly and continually violated a 2012 consent order with the Federal Trade Commission

Trump tariffs may cost South Africa 100,000 jobs: Central bank chief

Kganyago told local radio station 702 that the impact of the 30 per cent tariff, which Africa's biggest economy faces from August 1, could cause significant damage to specific industries

Trump slams Republicans pushing for Epstein Files as 'stupid people'

Trump's comments followed a social media post earlier in the day in which he cast the clamor for documents related to Epstein as a new SCAM and expressed dismay

Trump hints at trade deal with India, says major announcements on the way

US President Donald Trump hints at new deal with India, possibly with tariffs similar to Indonesia's 19% rate

Not planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, says Trump

Trump is open to the idea of firing Powell, a source told Reuters on Wednesday before Trump said he wouldn't, even as he unleashed a new barrage of criticism against the Fed chair

Four killed in violent clashes at political rally in Bangabandhu's hometown

The deceased were brought to Gopalganj General Hospital with gunshot injuries, doctors said, adding that nine more people were being treated at the facility with bullet wounds

Trump likely to announce pharma tariffs as high as 200% this month

Donald Trump's plan to impose pharma tariffs could hit Indian drugmakers like Biocon, Lupin, and Sun Pharma, with new levies starting August 1

Nvidia CEO Huang calls Chinese AI models 'world class', lauds innovation

Huang spoke briefly at the opening ceremony of a supply chain expo, one day after the AI giant said it would once again be able to sell its highly popular H20 chips in China

SoftBank's Son and OpenAI's Altman see no end to AI demand and scaling

Speaking via teleconference at SoftBank World, the two business partners argued that advancing artificial intelligence would lead to new jobs that are not yet imagined

Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as ceasefire collapses

Syria's Defence Ministry blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire

WTO overhaul targets fairer trade, easier decision-making to end paralysis

Trump's sweeping tariffs have forced countries to line up to negotiate bilateral trade deals with Washington, bypassing the multilateral framework