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Israeli allies unleash strong rhetoric over Gaza but with limited action

Three allies of Israel used words like abhorrent and monstrous this week to describe the country's actions in Gaza.

Most US states now restrict cellphone use in schools, with more to follow

Ten states and the District of Columbia have enacted school day bans, most for students in grades K-12, and they now outnumber the seven states with instructional time bans

Trump admin to weigh request for leasing seabed mining of critical minerals

President Trump signed an order last month directing NOAA to fast-track permits for companies seeking to mine the ocean floor in US and international waters

Why China's J-10C fighter jets should be a concern for US and Taiwan

US still leads in military aircraft, outnumbering several nations combined, but much of its fleet is ageing as China's air force rapidly expands, according to World Air Forces 2025 report

Trump stages another Oval Office ambush, lecturing South Africa's Ramaphosa

Trump has objected to a land bill that Ramaphosa signed late last year that will make it easier for the government to expropriate private property if it's in the public interest

Defense Department accepts luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump's use

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told senators that Hegseth has ordered the service to start planning how to update the jet to meet needed standards

Iran vows to keep enriching uranium ahead of nuclear talks with US

The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi come after multiple rounds of talks between the two nations, including at an expert level over the details of a possible deal

Google co-founder Sergey Brin gives away shares worth $700 million as gift

Brin and co-founder Larry Page, who stepped down from top management roles in 2019, saw their fortunes rise by a combined $7 billion on Wednesday

Trump confronts South African president over killing of white farmers

The South African leader had sought to use the meeting to set the record straight and salvage his country's relationship with the United States

Trump hosts Ramaphosa as South African leader seeks to mend US ties

Ramaphosa was greeted by Trump as he arrived at the White House shortly after noon for Oval Office talks and lunch with Trump

Nvidia's Jensen Huang backs Trump move to scrap Biden-era AI export curbs

Huang called the curbs a "failure" by the US, arguing they fuelled China's AI growth and helped firms like Huawei; he welcomed Trump's move to roll back Biden's chip restrictions

Earth braces for major solar storm; NASA warns of GPS outages, blackouts

NASA and NOAA issue global alerts after the year's most powerful solar flare triggers radio blackouts; satellite and power grid disruptions may follow as solar activity intensifies

Meet Tesla's Indian-origin CFO who earns more than Satya Nadella, Pichai

Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja earned $139 million in 2024, surpassing the pay of Microsoft's Satya Nadella and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai

Meloni says Pope Leo willing to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Vatican

Giorgia Meloni's statement comes after Trump's call with Putin and amid renewed diplomatic push involving the Vatican, EU leaders, and threats of fresh sanctions from the US and UK

Elon Musk calls Bill Gates 'huge liar' over 'killing world's poorest' claim

Bill Gates blamed Elon Musk for USAID's shutdown and its fallout on child welfare. Now Musk has retaliated with Epstein references and questioned Gates' credibility

Third man charged over fires at properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

IMF's Gita Gopinath says US needs to curb fiscal deficit, fix debt burden

Gopinath's remarks follow Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating and highlight rising debt, tax cuts and persistent trade uncertainty under Trump

Putin visits Kursk for first time since Russia ousted Ukrainian forces

Ukrainian forces launched a surprise incursion into Kursk in Aug 2024, marking the largest cross-border raid of the war, before being expelled by Russian troops nine months later

Marks & Spencer cyberattack to cost $403 million in operating profit

The British retailer will try to mitigate the impact with cost savings and insurance payouts, it said

New book 'Original Sin' claims Biden, aides hid details of his poor health

US President Donald Trump expressed surprise that the public had not been informed about former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis "a long time ago"