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Trump says he ended friendship with Epstein for 'stealing his employees'
The president and his allies, some of whom are now in the administration, had promised to release the files
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Trump warns 15-20% tariffs for nations without US trade agreements
Trump told reporters his administration will notify some 200 countries soon of their new 'world tariff' rate
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Himalayan high voltage: 76% of cars sold in Nepal are now electric
Subsidies, hydroelectricity and manufacturing powerhouse neighbour are charging up adoption of cleaner vehicles in the landlocked nation
Trump says he's shortening 50-day deadline for Russia to end Ukraine war
Trump said he would give Putin 10 to 12 days from Monday, meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by Aug 7-9
US-EU trade deal wards off escalation, to raise costs for firms, consumers
The tariffs, or import taxes, paid when Americans buy European products could raise prices for US consumers and dent profits for European companies and their partners who bring goods into the country
Tesla signs chip supply deal with Samsung Electronics, says Elon Musk
On Saturday, Samsung announced a $16.5 billion chip supply deal with a major global company, without naming the client
'Prez of Peace': Trade threat helped broker Cambodia-Thai truce, says Trump
The truce talks followed a sustained effort by Anwar and US President Donald Trump's phone calls to both leaders at the weekend
Zimbabwe needs G20 support to end debt crisis, says World Bank chief
Zimbabwe first defaulted on repayments to the World Bank in 2000. Its debts to a host of multilateral institutions and bilateral lenders
If I weren't around, India would be fighting Pakistan, claims Trump
He was responding to a question about pushing Israel towards ending the conflict in Gaza just hours after ceasefire talks with Hamas collapsed
Musk's Neuralink chip enables paralysed woman to write, draw using her mind
Neuralink is a brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 that uses a tiny chip implant in the brain to enable it to send neural signals to some external device
Thailand, Cambodia agree on midnight ceasefire, says Malaysia's PM
Asean-led talks mediated by Malaysia result in a midnight ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia after clashes killed 35 and displaced over 260,000 along the border
Tech curbs? Not today: Trump courts China with chip diplomacy
Donald Trump paused planned curbs on Nvidia's H20 chip exports to China, prioritising trade ties and a Xi Jinping summit despite warnings from security experts and ex-officials
Explained: Türkiye unveils Gazap, its most powerful non-nuclear bomb yet
Türkiye also unveiled the NEB-2 Ghost, a next-gen bunker-buster bomb, alongside Gazap at the 2025 International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul
Bangladesh govt sets up probe panel to investigate Dhaka jet crash
The commission will be led by former secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan and has been asked to submit its report within four weeks
Trump to meet UK PM Starmer at Scotland golf course to boost ties
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Monday with Trump at a golf property owned by the president's family near Turnberry in southwestern Scotland
What to expect at UN meeting on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution?
Israel and its close ally the United States are boycotting the two-day meeting, which starts Monday and will be co-chaired by the foreign ministers of France and Saudi Arabia
New York to Tokyo: Japan proposes capital for UN office relocation
Tokyo Governor Koike pitches relocation of UN offices to Japan, citing safety, affordability, and the US retreat from WHO, Unesco under President Donald Trump
US V-P Vance to visit Ohio to push Republicans' sweeping new tax law
He will be in Canton, Ohio, to talk about the bill's benefits for hardworking American families and businesses, according to his office
Asian shares mixed as Wall Street rally lifts US stocks to fresh records
US futures and oil prices were higher ahead of trade talks in Stockholm between US and Chinese officials
Bangladesh offers to buy 25 jets from Boeing to sway Trump on tariffs
Dhaka last week also signed an initial agreement with US wheat growers to import 700,000 tonnes of the grain annually over five years
