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Trump again repeats claim he stopped war between India, Pakistan

Trump repeated the claim during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office in the White House with visiting Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman

US Congress passes bill to force release Epstein files, sends bill to Trump

The bill passed the House 427-1, with the only no vote coming from Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican who is a fervent supporter of Trump

MBS 'knew nothing' of Khashoggi murder, says Trump amid talks on new deals

Trump also said the leaders expected to agree on the sale of some advanced artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia, though negotiations are ongoing

Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington

Prince Mohammed, for his part, denies involvement in the killing of Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen and Virginia resident

Larry Summers to step back from public roles amid Epstein backlash

In one email, sent in October 2017, Summers told Epstein that Trump was the 'world s luckiest guy in terms of opposition, economy etc. still think his world will collapse'

US warned on Chinese loans but is top recipient, risking tech and security

US regulators were unaware of the Chinese government involvement because the financing was funnelled through a Cayman Island business with no obvious ties to China, according to the report

Cloudflare outage hits major websites and services, including ChatGPT and X

Cloudflare was investigating an issue that "potentially impacts multiple customers," the San Francisco-based company said on its website.

UN Security Council backs Trump's Gaza peace plan with 13 votes in favour

US officials had nonetheless pushed for the Security Council's stamp of approval for the plan, arguing the support would help ensure diplomatic momentum

Wall Street slides as valuation concerns, rate-cut jitters linger

Most heavyweight tech stocks were under pressure, with Amazon.com, down 2.3 per cent. Chip stocks, including Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, slipped 4.2 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively

Elon Musk's X goes down as thousands report US outages, other services hit

'X' suffered a large-scale outage affecting thousands in the US, with Cloudflare and OpenAI reporting similar problems

Parasocial becomes Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2025

Parasocial became the Word of the Year because people are talking about one-sided relationships more than ever, especially with celebrities and even AI chatbots

If evolution is real, why don't we see how humans are still evolving

Over time, we have developed - and continue to develop - the traits that help us survive and flourish in the environments where we live

Japan warns citizens in China to stay vigilant as diplomatic tensions rise

Japan urged citizens in China to stay alert and avoid suspicious activity as tensions spike following PM Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan remarks and Beijing's retaliatory steps

Australian inmate fights Vegemite ban, says denial violates his culture

A Victorian prisoner has taken the state to court over a long-standing Vegemite ban, arguing that stopping inmates from having the spread violates his cultural rights

Asian stocks fall to one-month lows as tech valuations worry investors

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 1.8 per cent to its lowest level since mid-October

Who is Vikram Bajaj, the MIT-trained scientist steering Bezos' AI Project?

Project Prometheus is developing AI tools tailored for complex, real-world physical systems, a field that aligns with Bezos's long-standing interest in space, engineering and advanced manufacturing

US nod for S Korea's nuke submarines will lead to 'nuclear domino': N Korea

Seoul has sought to secure enrichment and spent fuel recycling rights as part of efforts to address concerns about energy security and growing stockpiles of nuclear waste

Here's when the US House will vote on Epstein files release: All details

The proposal, called The Epstein Files Transparency Act, directs the Department of Justice to make public every unclassified document, email and investigative record tied to Jeffrey Epstein

Jeff Bezos enters AI race with Project Prometheus: All we know about it

Jeff Bezos has re-entered an operational role by becoming co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a well-funded AI startup aiming to build advanced models for engineering, robotics and scientific discovery

Amazon set to raise $12 billion in first US bond sale to fuel AI growth

Amazon is returning to the US bond market after three years to raise $12 billion, aiming to fund its growing investments in AI and expand its infrastructure