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LVMH appoints Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin to lead watches business

The watches division, meanwhile, has been hit with slowing demand as inflation-strapped shoppers curtail high-end purchases, with the watches and jewellery division's sales down 2% last year

Trump warns auto industry: No car price hikes after tariff shake-up

Trump warned US automakers not to raise prices in response to his latest 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles and parts, despite industry concerns over rising costs and inflation

Lebanon, Syria sign border agreement to ease tensions, boost coordination

The deal signed by the Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both sides

Turkey's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu criticises West for 'silence'

Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, said the lack of international condemnation of Erdogan is helping ensure Turkey's shift toward authoritarianism

Is Trump's 25% car tariff about to drive the auto industry off a cliff?

Will Trump's 25 per cent car tariff drive the auto industry into crisis as global leaders threaten retaliation and prices soar for consumers?

Putin smells blood in the water on US backed Black Sea ceasefire deal

Putin knows Ukraine will find it extraordinarily difficult to agree to its conditions, and that a refusal makes it likely the US will again suspend arms shipments and intelligence sharing in punishmen

US President Trump hosts iftar dinner at White House, thanks Muslim voters

Civil rights groups staged protests outside the White House for the exclusion of American Muslim leaders, claiming only foreign dignitaries were invited

Will 1 million children die? Trump's vaccine cuts could spark crisis in US

Trump's vaccine funding cuts could leave 75 million children around the world without immunisation, risking a global health crisis and putting one million young lives in danger

ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images raise AI copyright concerns

ChatGPT maker OpenAI, which is fighting copyright lawsuits over its flagship chatbot, has largely encouraged the Ghiblification experiments

Stronger deterrence needed against China in disputed sea: US defence chief

Hegseth spoke during a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Philippines, his first stop in his first trip to Asia to reaffirm Washington's ironclad commitment to the region

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal looks to leave UK over govt's non-dom crackdown

Former ArcelorMittal CEO Lakshmi Mittal may be look to relocate to a destination that offer attractive tax incentives for high-net-worth individuals

Why does Trump want US to control Greenland? Location, resources and more

The US has expressed interest in expanding its existing military presence on the island, including placing radars there to monitor the waters between the island, Iceland and Britain

6 intelligence leaks that shook the US: Latest Yemen breach joins the list

From war plans to surveillance secrets, America's biggest intelligence leaks have exposed military strategies, covert operations, and government cover-ups

Vance, wife to visit US military post in Greenland amid diplomatic row

The couple's revised trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory comes as relations between the US and the Nordic country have soured

Canadian PM Mark Carney announces end of ties with US over Trump tariff

Carney's statement comes a day after Trump announced 25 per cent tariff on auto imports

US colleges face funding cuts as Trump ties aid to policy compliance

Trump's administration has been using the funding spigot to seek compliance with his agenda, cutting off money to schools including Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania

Economist Arthur Laffer warns 25% US tariffs may severely hit automakers

A 25 per cent tariff would not only shrink, or possibly eliminate, profit margins for US manufacturers but also weaken their ability to compete with international rivals

Decades of AIDS vax research imperiled by Trump's withdrawal of US funding

The US cut HIV vaccine funding, forcing IAVI to halt work and lay off staff, while the South African Medical Research Council will receive only $9 mn of its planned $45 mn for multi-country trials

Musk says he will finish most of $1 trn federal cost cuts within weeks

DOGE estimates it has saved US taxpayers $115 billion as of March 24 through actions including workforce reductions, asset sales and contract cancellations

US judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's anti-DEI executive orders

Judge Matthew Kennelly of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois halted the Labour Department from requiring federal contractors or grant recipients from certifying