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WATCH: Freed by Hamas, US-Israeli hostage reunites with family in Israel

US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander freed after 19 months by Hamas reunites with family in Israel as ceasefire talks loom amid escalating Gaza conflict and Trump's regional visit

Trump starts his Mideast trip with visit to Saudi amid crush of problems

The crown prince will fete Trump with a formal dinner and host a gathering of members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which is made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Hollywood asks for tax incentives from Trump after 100% tariffs on films

A group of Hollywood creatives and studios wrote to the US President urging the government to implement tax code changes aimed at reducing costs for film and television production

Google facing at least 12 billion euro in damage claims across Europe

The civil suits are linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine Google 2.4 billion euro for illegally leveraging its search dominance

Trump tariffs may have pushed up inflation in April, US govt report to show

Consumer prices are forecast to have risen 2.4 per cent in April compared with a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet, the same as in March

UK police investigate after fire erupts at Keir Starmer's London house

Nobody was hurt in the incident, though the front door was damaged and a cordon remains in place on the street and police is present at the site

Malaysia approves new search for MH370 over a decade after disappearance

Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing

Judge won't block IRS from sharing tax data to identify, deport US migrants

In a win for the Trump administration, US District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups

Trump hails 'total reset' in US-China ties after 90-day tariff pause

The US will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to 30 per cent from the current 145 per cent, while China will lower tariffs on US-made goods to 10 per cent from 125 per cent

Taiwan detects 31 Chinese aircraft, 7 naval vessels in its territory

MND also said that China launched satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) at 2:09 am (UTC+8) today

Asia tightens curbs on TikTok, Meta even as US continues to struggle

Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are leading the global charge to protect children from online harms, presenting an unprecedented challenge to the social media apps with most of their users

US sanctions 3 Iranians, 1 entity linked to nuclear weapons programme

The sanctioned parties were accused of contributing to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting Trump's directives

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in response to Trump's order has moved to drop at least seven of its own pending cases representing transgender workers

Trump's ally from hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

Since returning to office in January, Trump has purged officials he regards as opposed to him and to his Republican agenda

HRW urges new Pope to review 2018 China deal to protect religious freedom

Maya Wang, associate China director at Human Rights Watch, said the new Pope should push for fresh negotiations with Beijing to protect the religious freedom of Catholics in China

Ursula von der Leyen opens 1st strategic dialogue with EU defence industry

The meeting highlighted the crucial role of the defence sector, with President von der Leyen emphasising the urgent need for Europe's defence industry to operate at a greater scale and speed

Trump administration welcomes 49 white South Africans as refugees

President Donald Trump told reporters earlier Monday that he's admitting them as refugees because of the genocide that's taking place

Netanyahu credits Trump for Edan Alexander's release after 584 days

Welcoming Alexander back, Netanyahu credited the success of the rescue to Israeli military pressure and diplomatic efforts led by US President Donald Trump, calling it "a winning combination"

Human antibiotic use polluting rivers, fuelling drug resistance: Study

Researchers calculated that about 8,500 tons of antibiotics -- nearly one-third of what people consume annually -- end up in river systems

Denmark takes Arctic Council chair at a time when Trump eyes Greenland

Denmark chose to name Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland's foreign affairs minister, to be the new chair of the council, the eight-nation grouping of countries that border the Arctic