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China's GDP growth slows sharply in second quarter, misses target

China's Q2 GDP growth slows to 4.3% as weak domestic demand and property woes outweigh strong exports driven by AI chips and electric vehicles

China-backed Pakistan copper mine warns of shutdown amid Balochistan unrest

The warning highlights how rising insurgent attacks in Balochistan are threatening Pakistan's copper exports and billions of dollars in Chinese investments

Apple sues OpenAI over 'trade secrets': What the dispute is about

Apple claims OpenAI targeted engineers working on Apple's hardware programmes and encouraged them to share confidential information after they joined the AI company

What was Meta's Muse AI, the feature pulled days after its launch?

Meta's Muse AI let users generate images using public Instagram profiles. Days after launch, the company withdrew the feature following criticism over consent, privacy and impersonation risks

More than 30 people killed in US airstrikes: Iranian govt spokesperson

The comment from Fatemeh Mohajerani came as a Health Ministry spokesperson said more than 260 people had been wounded in overnight strikes in Iran

26 employees sue Meta over alleged use of AI to select workers for layoffs

The lawsuit claims company used internal AI systems, keystroke & activity-monitoring data, AI token-usage dashboards & algorithmically assisted performance rankings to determine who would be laid off

Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 32 as 2 more die in hospital

An investigation into the cause of the fire and whether the bar was following safety regulations is ongoing

Argentina, England clash at Fifa as strains over Falkland Islands reemerge

Argentina and England meet in a high-stakes World Cup semifinal as the decades-old Falklands sovereignty dispute returns to the spotlight

US reimposes its blockade on Iran after Tehran's attacks on ships in Hormuz

The US resumed its blockade of Iranian ports after renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering fresh missile exchanges and threatening global energy supplies

Ex-army chief who lost son in Gaza war emerges as Netanyahu's main rival

Polls indicate that Eisenkot's new party Yashar - Hebrew for straightforward or honest - will get slightly more seats than Netanyahu's Likud in the Oct. 27 vote

Ebola deaths double in 2 weeks as WHO warns virus outrunning response

The death toll has climbed from 377 on June 28, while the outbreak has spread into two new provinces beyond its original epicenter in Ituri

Warren Buffett cuts ties with Gates Foundation after Epstein disclosures

The billionaire investor says he has ended nearly two decades of donations to the Gates Foundation following renewed scrutiny of Bill Gates' past meetings with Jeffrey Epstein

US military to leave Iraq by end of September, ending 23-year presence

President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi confirmed US forces will leave Iraq by the end of September, bringing to a close a military presence that began with the 2003 invasion

FBI adds Bhagwanpuria gangster Nitish Kaushal to its most wanted list

Kaushal, an Indian national, allegedly carried out acts of violence on behalf of the Bhagwanpuria organised crime group

Trump threatens to strike Iran power plants, bridges next week if no deal

Trump said US would target Iran's power plants and bridges next week unless Tehran resumes negotiations

Tehran targets Jordan with missiles as US reimposes its blockade on Iran

Jordan's military said it intercepted three missiles fired by Iran, hours after Tehran launched attacks amid escalating tensions following the US decision to reimpose a naval blockade

China's GDP growth unexpectedly slips below official target range

GDP grew 4.3% from a year ago, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, below the bottom of this year's official target range of 4.5% to 5%

In Iran, Trump has encountered an opponent he cannot easily dominate

The president is accustomed to forcing other countries to bend to his will, but he is struggling to come up with a strategy to extract Iranian concessions as the cease-fire he brokered collapses

US Senate pushes Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill after his death

The final bill more narrowly applies the tariffs to the world's top five purchasers of Russia oil or natural gas, according to a summary while China and India are at top of that list, sponsors said

Elon Musk likely broke law by giving voters $1 mn in Supreme Court election

The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred 2 complaints to Brown County district attorney's office, which can choose to bring criminal charges over violating state law against bribery