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Apple to close first retail store in China amid changing market conditions

Sales in the country fell 2.3 per cent to $16 billion in the second quarter, which ended March 29. Analysts had predicted $16.8 billion

Apple to close first retail store in China amid changing market conditions
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 9:52 PM IST

Trump targets Aug 1 for global trade deals as EU and China talks go on

Commerce chief Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday ahead of Trump's self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline

Trump targets Aug 1 for global trade deals as EU and China talks go on
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 8:20 PM IST

International Tiger Day 2025: History, theme, significance, and more

Every year on July 29, the world observes International Tiger Day, a crucial reminder of our responsibility toward tiger conservation. Global Tiger Day, or International Tiger Day began in 2010

International Tiger Day 2025: History, theme, significance, and more
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 5:43 PM IST

Top Chinese, US officials huddle in Sweden for 2nd day of tariff talks

Before the talks resumed Tuesday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met with Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer over breakfast

Top Chinese, US officials huddle in Sweden for 2nd day of tariff talks
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:59 PM IST

Aeroflot cancels more flights after cyberattack; says operations stabilised

Ukrainian hackers said they had crippled 7,000 servers, extracted data on passengers and employees and gained control over the personal computers of staff, including senior managers

Aeroflot cancels more flights after cyberattack; says operations stabilised
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:54 PM IST

Donald Trump caps his 5-day Scottish trip by opening new golf course

Trump used his trip to meet with Starmer and reach a trade framework for tariffs between the US and the European Union's 27 member countries though scores of key details remain to be hammered out

Donald Trump caps his 5-day Scottish trip by opening new golf course
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:27 PM IST

Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire holds as displaced villagers return home

The Thai government separately said it has lodged complaints to Malaysia, the US and China about Cambodia's alleged breach of the ceasefire agreement

Thailand, Cambodia ceasefire holds as displaced villagers return home
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:24 PM IST

Russia kills 21 civilians in Ukraine, remains defiant over Trump's threats

A Russian airstrike on a prison in Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others, officials said

Russia kills 21 civilians in Ukraine, remains defiant over Trump's threats
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:15 PM IST

Kremlin silent as Trump cuts new deadline for Putin to halt Ukraine war

Trump has threatened sanctions in 10-12 days on countries buying Russian exports, including energy, unless Putin agrees to ceasefire-down from the earlier 50-day deadline

Kremlin silent as Trump cuts new deadline for Putin to halt Ukraine war
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 2:06 PM IST

Gangs, merchants sell food aid in Gaza, where IDF shattered security

Israel's decision this weekend to facilitate more aid deliveries under international pressure has lowered prices somewhat but has yet to be fully felt on the ground

Gangs, merchants sell food aid in Gaza, where IDF shattered security
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 1:45 PM IST

Iraq's PM Al-Sudani seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay

Al-Sudani also hopes to secure US economic investment in oil and gas, and also artificial intelligence which he said would contribute to regional security and make the two countries great together

Iraq's PM Al-Sudani seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 1:33 PM IST

China rolls out $500 child subsidies to boost birth rate: But is it enough

While China's new payout is its boldest pro-birth move yet, it may not counter the deep economic and social pressures driving China's demographic decline

China rolls out $500 child subsidies to boost birth rate: But is it enough
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 1:16 PM IST

US DOJ files misconduct complaint against judge handling deportation case

The comments have undermined the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, the complaint says, adding that the administration has always complied with all court orders

US DOJ files misconduct complaint against judge handling deportation case
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 12:24 PM IST

Asian shares dip as US-EU tariff deal raises growth, inflation fears

The air of caution saw MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slip 0.7 per cent

Asian shares dip as US-EU tariff deal raises growth, inflation fears
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 12:07 PM IST

Honolulu lawsuit against fossil fuel firms leads climate change legal fight

In 2020, Honolulu sued major oil companies, arguing they knew for nearly half a century that fossil fuel products create greenhouse gas pollution that warms the planet and changes the climate

Honolulu lawsuit against fossil fuel firms leads climate change legal fight
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 11:54 AM IST

Blink and cost of milk is different: Uber surge tech now in supermarkets

Electronic shelf labels are transforming grocery pricing in Europe and the US, but raise fears of real-time surge pricing and transparency risks

Blink and cost of milk is different: Uber surge tech now in supermarkets
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 11:43 AM IST

Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang

North Korea has been slowly easing the curbs imposed during the pandemic and reopening its borders in phases. But the country hasn't said if it would fully resume international tourism

Russia starts direct commercial flights between Moscow and Pyongyang
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 11:34 AM IST

Vitol hands record $10.6 bn payout to its traders in energy boom year

The disruptions from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have created an extraordinary windfall for a select group of commodity traders-profits that far exceed anything their predecessors experienced

Vitol hands record $10.6 bn payout to its traders in energy boom year
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 10:51 AM IST

Donald Trump says 'real starvation' in Gaza, challenges Netanyahu's claim

US President Donald Trump said the US will coordinate with other nations to provide more aid in Gaza, after the UN warned that vast food supplies are needed to prevent widespread starvation

Donald Trump says 'real starvation' in Gaza, challenges Netanyahu's claim
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 10:23 AM IST

Ex-cop who mistook Black man's phone for gun gets 15 yrs to life for murder

Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Hill four times in a garage in December 2020, as the country reckoned with a series of police killings of Black men, women and children

Ex-cop who mistook Black man's phone for gun gets 15 yrs to life for murder
Updated On : 29 Jul 2025 | 9:51 AM IST