09-08-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has called on the head of US chipmaker Intel to resign “immediately”, accusing him of having problematic ties to China. In a social media post, Trump said Lip-Bu Tan was “highly conflicted”, apparently referring to his alleged investments in companies that the US says are …
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09-08-2025 SYDNEY: An Australian state lawmaker and convicted rapist, who is in jail awaiting his sentence, quit his seat Friday moments before a vote scheduled by his former colleagues to eject him. Gareth Ward, an independent member of parliament in New South Wales State, earlier refused to resign despite his …
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09-08-2025 BERLIN: Germany says it’s suspending military exports to Israel, in response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza City. Israel’s security cabinet approved the plan overnight, here’s what we know about it so far. The decision has prompted criticism from international leaders, including Germany, a long-time ally of …
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09-08-2025 WASHINGTON: The United States has offered a $50m reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, doubling an earlier reward of $25m set by the Trump administration in January. The US has accused the Venezuelan leader of being one of the world’s leading narco-traffickers and …
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09-08-2025 OTTAWA: On a crisp spring morning in Brampton town of Canada’s Ontario province in May, Harjit Singh Dhadda meticulously tied his traditional sage green turban as he got ready for work. He embraced his daughter Gurleen before leaving for his trucking insurance office in Mississauga near Toronto’s bustling Pearson …
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09-08-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will host the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia for a “historic peace summit”. Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan and Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, will meet with Trump at the White House on Friday for an …
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09-08-2025 WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, many Indian analysts celebrated, arguing that his bonhomie with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would shield the country from the chaos that the United States president could unleash. The two leaders had effectively campaigned for each …
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09-08-2025 TAIPEI CITY: Taiwan has reported its first confirmed case of chikungunya fever, imported from China, where a historic outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus is under way. Chikungunya has swept through southern China in recent weeks, primarily in the manufacturing hub of Foshan on the Pearl River Delta, with cases …
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08-08-2025 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has announced a $100bn increase in the amount of money the technology company Apple plans to invest in the United States. At an Oval Office ceremony on Wednesday, Trump stood next to Apple CEO Tim Cook and credited the increased investment to his “America First” …
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08-08-2025 NEW DELHI: Indian refiners are awaiting government directions on whether to continue buying Russian oil after the United States decided to impose fresh 25% tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi’s energy ties with Russia, four industry sources said. The new duties, aimed at penalizing India for its Russian …
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