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Trump Team Clarifies No Lawsuit Filed Yet Over BBC’s Edited 2021 Speech

Nov 13, 2025 23:57 pm UTC| Politics Law

U.S. President Donald Trumps legal team clarified on Thursday that no lawsuit has yet been filed against the BBC, despite earlier public statements suggesting otherwise. The dispute centers on an edited segment of a 2021...

U.S. Court Blocks DOT Order to Undo Delta–Aeromexico Partnership

Nov 13, 2025 05:09 am UTC| Business Law Politics Governance

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily paused a government directive requiring Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico to dismantle their long-standing joint venture, offering both carriers a brief reprieve as their legal challenge...

Boeing Ordered to Pay $35.85 Million to Family of UN Worker Killed in Ethiopian Airlines Crash

Nov 13, 2025 02:11 am UTC| Business Law

A federal jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay more than $28 million to the family of Shikha Garg, a United Nations environmental worker killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash. Under a settlement reached...

Trump Urges Israeli President to Pardon Netanyahu Amid Ongoing Corruption Trial

Nov 13, 2025 01:47 am UTC| Politics Law

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, urging him to grant a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently facing a high-profile corruption trial. Herzogs office...

U.S. Justice Department Defends Military Strikes on Suspected Drug-Trafficking Vessels as Lawful

Nov 13, 2025 01:43 am UTC| Politics Law

The U.S. Justice Department has issued a legal justification confirming that American military personnel involved in recent strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels are immune from prosecution, according to sources...

Supreme Court Extends Pause on SNAP Funding Amid Government Shutdown

Nov 12, 2025 01:49 am UTC| Politics Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has extended a temporary pause on a lower courts order that required the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, for 42...

President Trump Says He Has an ‘Obligation’ to Sue BBC Over Misrepresentation of Jan. 6 Remarks

Nov 12, 2025 01:18 am UTC| Law Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he feels an obligation to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for allegedly misrepresenting his comments regarding the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. In an interview...

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Economy

Oil Prices Slip as OPEC+ Boosts August Output, Oversupply Concerns Weigh on Crude Market

Oil prices edged lower in early Asian trading on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to increase production targets for August, adding to expectations of stronger global crude supplies and easing concerns over disruptions in the...

US Stock Futures Rise as Investors Eye Fed Minutes, AI Stocks, and Q2 Earnings

U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Sunday evening as investors prepared for a key week featuring the release of the Federal Reserves June meeting minutes and the unofficial start of the second-quarter earnings...

Gold Price Rises as Softer Dollar and Fed Rate Expectations Boost Bullion Demand

Gold prices climbed during Asian trading on Monday as a weaker U.S. dollar and fading expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year supported demand for the precious metal. The recovery extended...

Asian Markets Slip as AI Earnings Season Looms, Oil Prices Fall Ahead of Key Fed Signals

Asian stock markets traded lower on Monday as investors turned cautious ahead of a critical earnings season expected to highlight the strength of artificial intelligence (AI) demand. At the same time, falling oil prices...

Japan Defense Stocks Rally on Report of New Defense Ministry Bureau for Global Cooperation

Japanese defense-related stocks rallied sharply on Monday after a report by the Yomiuri newspaper said the government is preparing to establish a new bureau within the Ministry of Defense to strengthen international...

Politics

Australian PM Anthony Albanese Apologizes After Kylie Minogue Podcast Remarks Spark Backlash

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a public apology on Monday after making controversial remarks about pop icon Kylie Minogue during a comedy podcast interview, drawing criticism from opposition lawmakers...

Iran Begins Oil Sale Talks With Japan Under U.S. Sanctions Waiver Amid Shipping Risks

Iran has opened preliminary discussions with Japanese companies about resuming crude oil exports under a temporary U.S. sanctions waiver, although potential buyers are seeking a longer exemption and stronger assurances...

Trump to Meet Zelenskiy at NATO Summit in Turkey to Push Ukraine Peace Efforts

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during this weeks NATO summit in Turkey as part of a renewed diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine, according to a senior U.S....

Israel Cabinet Rejects Supreme Court Ruling, Sparking Constitutional Crisis Fears

Israels cabinet has voted to reject a Supreme Court ruling involving the countrys broadcast regulator, triggering fresh concerns over a potential constitutional crisis and deepening tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin...

Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in Gaza City as Ceasefire Violations and Truce Talks Persist

At least two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza City on Sunday, according to Palestinian health officials, as violence continued despite an October ceasefire...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Foxconn Q2 Revenue Surges Nearly 40% on Strong AI Server Demand

Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, reported a sharp rise in second-quarter revenue as booming demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure continued to drive growth across its cloud and...

Citi Raises TSMC Price Target as AI Chip Demand Strengthens Growth Outlook

Citi has raised its target price for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to NT$3,800 from NT$2,875, while maintaining its Buy rating, citing stronger confidence in the chipmakers long-term growth as demand for...

AI Memory Chip Shortage Likely to Persist Despite Korea Investment Boom, Nomura Says

Concerns that a new wave of investment announcements by South Korean memory chipmakers could trigger another memory chip oversupply cycle may be exaggerated, according to Nomura analysts, who believe strong artificial...

Samsung Q2 Profit Seen Soaring as AI Memory Demand Keeps Chip Prices Elevated

Samsung Electronics is expected to report another record-breaking quarter as booming artificial intelligence (AI) demand continues to fuel higher memory chip prices and tighten global supply. Analysts estimate the South...

Meta Cloud Ambitions Could Challenge AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Says Morgan Stanley

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is preparing to expand into the cloud computing market, a move that could position the company as a future rival to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. According to...