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Boeing reports loss of $343m on lower plane deliveries
Troubled aviation giant Boeing reported a first-quarter loss of $343 million on Wednesday, reflecting recent safety troubles that have slowed production and deliveries
Tennessee passes bill to let teachers carry guns at school
Lawmakers in the US state of Tennessee passed a law yesterday that would allow teachers to carry concealed guns in schools
Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market
US rights report on India finds abuses in Manipur
The US State Department’s annual human rights assessment found “significant” abuses in India’s northeastern Manipur state last year and attacks on minorities, journalists and dissenting voices in the rest of the country.
Trump faces contempt hearing for comments on witnesses
Donald Trump faces a contempt of court hearing on Tuesday as part of his historic criminal trial, with New York prosecutors insisting the former president repeatedly violated the gag order issued to prevent him from intimidating witnesses
Trump schemed to corrupt 2016 polls
New York prosecutors yesterday began telling a jury why Donald Trump’s alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign broke the law, as the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president got underway.
Ukraine aid sends Kremlin powerful message
The passage of $60 billion aid by the US House of Representatives will send a powerful message to the Kremlin that the United States will stay with Kyiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday.
Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the US port of Baltimore in darkness early yesterday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.
NZ accuses China of hacking parliament
The New Zealand government said yesterday it had raised concerns with the Chinese government about its involvement in a state-sponsored cyber hack on New Zealand’s parliament in 2021, which was uncovered by the country’s intelligence services.
US encourages ‘fair, transparent legal process’
The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday
Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse and what do we know about the ship?
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early today after a container ship smashed into a pylon, sending eight people into frigid water below..WHAT HAPPENED IN BALTIMORE?.At 1:27am ET (0527 GMT), a container ship named the Dali was sailing down the Patapsco River when it struc
Baltimore bridge collapses after ship collision
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed after a ship collided with it, the Maryland Transportation Authority said early Tuesday
Biden, Netanyahu on collision course after Gaza UN vote
Relations between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sank to a wartime low on Monday with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the United Nations and drawing a sharp rebuke from the Israeli leader
Trump wins pause of $454m civil fraud ruling
Donald Trump won a bid to pause his $454 million civil fraud judgment if he posts a $175 million bond within 10 days, a victory for the former US president that blocks New York state authorities from beginning to seize his assets as soon yesterday.
A four-day work week? US weighs the pros and cons
The country that gave the world the concept of a weekend is now hesitatingly auditioning a proposal for a four-day work week
Trump faces double legal dramas in New York
Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further
Scientists identify Milky Way’s ancient building blocks
Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars - named after the Hindu deities Shakti and Shiva - that appear to be among the Milky Way’s earliest building blocks, offering new insight into how our galaxy came together long ago.
