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Russia may use 50-day window to wear down Ukraine, but quick gains unlikely

President Vladimir Putin has declared repeatedly that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022

Native American radio stations at risk as US looks to cut $1 bn funding

Fear is growing that most of the 59 tribal radio stations that receive the funding will go dark, depriving isolated populations of news, local events and critical weather alerts

Trump may use Fed's $2.5 bn renovation project to oust Jerome Powell

The push comes after a months-long campaign by Trump to try to rid himself of the politically independent central banker, who has resisted the president's calls to slash interest rates

Brazilian ex-President echoes Trump, calls coup plot trial 'witch hunt'

Brazil's Supreme Court president, Justice Lus Roberto Barroso, said that the US sanctions a reference to Trump's tariffs are based on an inaccurate understanding of events

Why did Trump admin allow Nvidia to resume H20 AI chips sales to China?

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration has allowed the resumption of sales of H20 AI chips because the company will not be giving its best technology to China

'Credible Epstein files should be released', says Trump amid MAGA backlash

Trump flip-flops on the release of the 'Epstein files' as his supporters express outrage on the lack of transparency, fuelling speculation about potential cover-ups involving high-profile figures

Is ChatGPT the new MS Office? OpenAI targets Excel, PowerPoint dominance

New OpenAI features may allow users to create and edit spreadsheets and presentations without Microsoft Office, positioning ChatGPT as a direct alternative to traditional productivity suites

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 bn in spending cuts

Some senators are worried that the cuts to public media could decimate many of the 1,500 local radio and television stations around the country that rely on some federal funding to operate

France, UK, Germany likely to restore UN sanctions on Iran next month

The UK, France and Germany are part of an agreement reached with Iran in 2015 to rein in its nuclear programme, from which President Donald Trump withdrew the US during his first term

Will place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10 per cent on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean

Donald Trump sues PBS, NPR board members for refusing to leave their posts

US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to remove three board members of PBS and NPR who refused to vacate their positions after being dismissed in April

Trump AI czar Sacks defends reversal of chip export curbs to China

Allowing Nvidia to resume H20 chip shipments will help the US compete globally and curb Huawei's efforts to expand its share in the international tech market, Sacks said

Musk's SpaceX plans share sale valuing firm at nearly $400 billion

The deal marks a rapidly climbing value for Musk's rocket and satellite maker, and cements SpaceX's status as the most valuable private startup in the world

US trade wars to hit households worldwide, says BOE Bailey Warns

Bailey called for greater cooperation between countries, particularly the US and China to resolve unsustainable trade and financial imbalances

Trump admin pulls back deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in LA

About 2,000 National Guard troops will be released from duty because the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said

South Asia achieves record immunisation coverage: WHO, Unicef data

India reduced its number of zero-dose children those who have not received a single vaccine by 43 per cent, from 1.6 million in 2023 to 0.9 million in 2024. Nepal achieved a 52 per cent reduction, fro

2 dead in New Jersey after flood carries away vehicle during heavy rains

Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield where there were two storm-related deaths July 3.

Global views of China, Xi improve as US, Trump ratings decline: Pew

Released Tuesday, the survey shows that international views of the two superpowers and their leaders are closer than since 2020

Trump rules out sending long-range weapons as Ukraine awaits US aid

Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier with steep tariffs

Trump admin fires 17 immigration court judges across 10 states, says union

The firings come as the courts have been increasingly at the centre of the Trump administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts