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ETGE condemns Marriott, Hyatt, others for profiting from Xinjiang genocide
The ETGE said that these businesses are not doing their business in ignorance
 "ETGE condemns Marriott, Hyatt, others for profiting from Xinjiang genocide")
Bangladesh demands Pakistan's apology & $4.5 bn as reparation of 1971 war
Dhaka presses Islamabad on decades-old grievances, including genocide apology, unpaid cyclone aid, and share of assets
 "Bangladesh demands Pakistan's apology & $4.5 bn as reparation of 1971 war")
Accenture warns of contract delays, cancellations amid US spending cuts
Accenture said its federal services unit is facing a slowdown as the US General Services Administration instructed all federal agencies to review their contracts
 "Accenture warns of contract delays, cancellations amid US spending cuts")
Pentagon axes $5.1 bn 'wasteful' IT deals with Accenture, Deloitte, others
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimates the Pentagon will save nearly $4 billion from the terminated IT and consulting contracts deemed non-essential
 "Pentagon axes $5.1 bn 'wasteful' IT deals with Accenture, Deloitte, others")
No new polio case reported in Pakistan in two months, say officials
The development comes after six polio cases of the poliovirus were reported in the current year, following 74 cases in 2024
 "No new polio case reported in Pakistan in two months, say officials")
US Supreme Court to hear case on Trump's move to end birthright citizenship
The US Supreme Court will weigh Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, a move critics call unconstitutional and a threat to long-standing legal principles
 "US Supreme Court to hear case on Trump's move to end birthright citizenship")
US man hijacks flight, stabs pilot and passengers before being shot dead
A US man hijacked a Belize flight, stabbing the pilot and two passengers before being shot dead by another passenger, saving all 14 others onboard
 "US man hijacks flight, stabs pilot and passengers before being shot dead")
Trump escalates threat to fire US Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Here's why
Donald Trump has long pressured the Fed Chair to cut interest rates, especially after the administration imposed global tariffs on trade partners
 "Trump escalates threat to fire US Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Here's why")
Trump admin seeks expansion of nation's immigration detention system
Trump's effort to conduct mass deportations as promised in the 2024 campaign represents a potential bonanza for private prison companies
 "Trump admin seeks expansion of nation's immigration detention system")
US intel refutes Trump claim linking gang to Venezuela to aid deportations
The classified assessment from the National Intelligence Council, released this month, is more comprehensive and authoritative than an earlier intelligence product
 "US intel refutes Trump claim linking gang to Venezuela to aid deportations")
Baltimore judge temporarily limits DOGE access to social security data
US District Judge Ellen Hollander issued a preliminary injunction in the case, which was brought by a group of labour unions and retirees
 "Baltimore judge temporarily limits DOGE access to social security data")
'Harvard is a disgrace', says Trump as federal funding freeze row escalate
Trump calls Harvard a 'disgrace' as administration freezes $2.3 billion funding, threatens tax-exempt status; university pushes back, warns of impact on aid, research
 "'Harvard is a disgrace', says Trump as federal funding freeze row escalate")
US military veteran hijacks plane in Belize, shot before plane lands safely
Belize police commissioner, said that Taylor wielded a knife and stabbed two passengers and a pilot on the plane
Zelenskyy accuses China of arming Russia, vows to present proof soon
Zelenskyy said Ukraine's intelligence services had information that Beijing had supplied gunpowder and artillery ammunition to Moscow
 "Zelenskyy accuses China of arming Russia, vows to present proof soon")
Netflix reports record profit, unaffected by economic uncertainty, tariffs
First-quarter earnings rose 25 per cent to $6.61 a share, the company said, easily beating analysts' estimates. Sales grew to $10.5 billion, in line with projections
 "Netflix reports record profit, unaffected by economic uncertainty, tariffs")
Trump threat to foreign enrolment puts Harvard's finances at risk
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the threat, saying anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology was poisoning the university
 "Trump threat to foreign enrolment puts Harvard's finances at risk")
US, Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal next Thursday, says Trump
The partnership accord would grant the US first claim on profits transferred into a special reconstruction investment fund that would be controlled by Washington
 "US, Ukraine to sign critical minerals deal next Thursday, says Trump")
Reluctant to keep raising trade tariffs on China, says Donald Trump
Trump, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, said officials he believed represented the Chinese leader Xi Jinping had sought to start talks
WH proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts
While Congress often ignores a president's budget request, the proposed elimination of Head Start highlights the administration's priorities
 "WH proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts")
Trump '100%' confident of trade deal with EU during Meloni's US visit
Trump has paused the imposition of 20 per cent reciprocal tariffs on more 75 countries, including the EU
 "Trump '100%' confident of trade deal with EU during Meloni's US visit")