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'Farmers can help bring back undocumented workers legally', says Trump

US President has proposed allowing undocumented farm and hotel workers to return legally if backed by their employers. The plan involves these workers to leave the US and re-enter through legal route

Trump's trade team rocked by shake-up amid tariff turmoil; Bessent rises

As Trump pauses new tariffs and faces market volatility, Scott Bessent emerges as the key voice on trade while Navarro and Lutnick are pushed to the sidelines amid policy confusion

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felony offences

The twelve people, current and former Stanford students, have been charged with felony vandalism and felony conspiracy to trespass

China tech faces worry beyond Trump tariffs after $350 billion wipeout

The Hang Seng Tech Index has shed more than $350 billion in market value since a March high, though it has gained about 9 per cent over the past three sessions

Chief Justice lets Trump fire 2 officials; Fed Chair Powell's job at risk?

US Chief Justice John Roberts allows Trump to remove two agency heads as the Supreme Court takes up a case that could ultimately affect the job security of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Alibaba's Jack Ma wants AI to serve, not replace or rule over humans

The Chinese billionaire, who once likened AI to love, argued that the technology should be tailored to serve people and make their lives better

US SC asks Trump govt to bring back man wrongly deported to El Salvador

This comes after US President Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a judge's order directing his administration to return Abrego Garcia

Asian shares sink as China-US trade war escalates; Nikkei dives 5.6%

South Korea's Kospi fell 1.6 per cent to 2,400.34, while in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 shed 2.1 per cent to 7,552.10

Dollar slides to decade-low vs Swiss franc as confidence dips in US assets

The dollar dropped as much as 1.2 per cent to 0.81405 Swiss franc for the first time since January 2015, extending Thursday's nearly 4 per cent plunge

Why Donald Trump's dream of made-in-the-USA iPhones isn't going to happen

Apple sells over 220 million iPhones annually across seven models in various colours and storage options, making its complex manufacturing process heavily reliant on China's vast production scale

Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico over Texas water dispute

Under the 1944 treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the US from the Rio Grande through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years

Oil prices set to drop for second week as US-China trade war to cut demand

Brent is set to fall 4 per cent this week, adding to an 11 per cent drop in the prior week, while WTI is set to decline 3.8 per cent

MLK, RFK assassination records will soon be public, says Tulsi Gabbard

Searches were also being done of storage lockers at the FBI, CIA and other agencies to see if other documents can be found, Gabbard said

France could recognise Palestinian state in coming months: Emmanuel Macron

Macron expressed his intention to push for Palestinian statehood at a conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia

Trump trade war with China revives recession, bear market fears

Battered global markets and anxious global leaders welcomed Wednesday's reprieve when Trump suddenly decided to freeze most of his hefty new duties for 90 days

US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street shifts to trade war fears

The losses for US stocks accelerated Thursday after the White House clarified that the United States will tax Chinese imports at 145 per cent, not the 125 per cent rate that Trump had written about

Federal judge allows Trump to proceed with immigrant registry rule

Judge Trevor N. McFadden of the US District Court for the District of Columbia found plaintiffs had failed to establish likelihood of standing to challenge the registry rule

US envoy to Ukraine Bridget Brink to step down as peace talks uncertain

State Department said Thursday that Bridget Brink will be leaving her post in the near future, although it was not immediately clear exactly when she would depart

Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia with 1st showroom, service centre in Riyadh

The Riyadh event drew a large and diverse crowd from content creators and car enthusiasts to visitors excited about Tesla's launch

US budget deficit hits $1.3 trn in six months, second highest on record

The previous high in the four decades of recordkeeping was $1.7 trillion in the first half of fiscal year 2021, when the government was tackling the Covid-19 pandemic