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EU warns China's rare earth export curbs may trigger supply crisis
EU presses China to ease tightened rare earth export rules, announced in response to Trump tariffs, as automakers face potential supply crunch
Maori Haka protest: New Zealand parliament votes for suspensions of 3 MPs
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and her colleagues from Te Pati Maori, the Maori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, are barred for 21 days
Trump admin warns Columbia may lose accreditation over antisemitism
The Trump administration has accused Columbia University of violating civil rights law by failing to address campus antisemitism, putting its accreditation at risk
Colorado firebomb attack: US judge halts deportation of accused's family
Egyptian national Soliman was arrested for attacking a pro-Israel group in Boulder using an inflammable substance; the order blocking his family's deportation followed an urgent legal request
China's overseas income tax global crackdown expands beyond ultra-rich
Chinese authorities are seeking to boost fiscal income and narrow a record budget deficit as Beijing has ramped up stimulus to counter US tariffs
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai expects to keep hiring engineers as AI advances
Speaking at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, Pichai said he will continue to invest in engineering in the near future
Russian strike kills 5, including 1 year old, hours after Trump calls Putin
Six more people were wounded in the attack and have been hospitalised, Chaus said. According to him, six Shahed-type drones struck residential areas of Pryluky early Thursday morning
US trimming collection of consumer price data, raising reliability fears
The Bureau of Labour Statistics stated that the cuts would have 'minimal impact' on estimates of the overall inflation rate, though they could "increase the volatility" of more detailed measures
Trump's tariffs disrupt trade, weaken ties, and threaten global order
Middle-power countries such as India now recognize that even US friendship may not protect them from tariffs, making them less willing to ally themselves fully with the United States
Elon Musk freezes Trump's last $100 million as alliance hits a rough patch
Elon Musk has withheld the final $100 million of his $300 million commitment to Donald Trump's reelection, deepening tensions over policy, Nasa nominee withdrawal, and spending disputes
Over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj
On Wednesday, pilgrims streamed into Arafat, some making the journey on foot, carrying their luggage through temperatures nudging 40 degrees Celsius
Will 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine: Kim Jong Un
In April, North Korea and Russia confirmed for the first time that their troops were jointly deployed, with soldiers from both nations fighting together against a Ukrainian incursion in Russia's Kursk
Syria to grant inspectors access to suspected nuclear sites: UN watchdog
Syria under Assad is believed to have operated an extensive clandestine nuclear program, which included an undeclared nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province
Citigroup to cut 3,500 jobs at China tech centres amid global revamp
The reduction of staff at the China Citi Solution Centres in Shanghai and Dalian is expected to be completed by the start of the fourth quarter this year
Musk escalates attack, urges Americans to 'kill' Trump's tax cut bill
A day earlier, Musk had called the bill a "disgusting abomination," echoing concerns from Republican fiscal hawks over its impact on the federal budget
Trump seeks investigation into Biden's use of autopen to sign pardons
Donald Trump's signing of the memorandum follows months of critique over the use of an autopen, a device that replicates the president's signature without individual sign-off
Inflation data threatened by US government's hiring freeze as tariffs loom
President Donald Trump froze federal hiring on his first day in office and extended the freeze in April until late July, suggesting future inflation reports will also involve less data collection
Google partners with Chile to deploy a trans-Pacific submarine cable
Chile, home to one of Google's largest data centers in Latin America, is currently connected to the United States and the rest of the region via an undersea cable
China May services activity grows despite US tariff concerns, PMI at 51.1
The Caixin/S&P Global services purchasing managers' index (PMI), rose to 51.1 in May from 50.7, remaining above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction
Amazon testing humanoid delivery robots in San Francisco 'humanoid park'
Amazon is developing delivery-focused humanoid robots and testing them in a special 'humanoid park' as part of its push to automate operations
