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Apple antitrust case proceeds as judge rejects dismissal bid

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge has rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a major antitrust lawsuit, allowing the case accusing the tech giant of monopolizing smartphone markets to move forward. District Judge Julien Neals ruled that the government provided sufficient evidence to support claims of Apple’s anticompetitive practices. The lawsuit, filed by the US Department of… Continue reading

Trump lifts Syria sanctions as Israel considers diplomatic ties

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump formally dismantled sanctions against Syria on Monday, aiming to reintegrate the war-torn nation into the global economy while Israel signals interest in diplomatic ties with Damascus. The executive order terminates the “national emergency” declared in 2004, which imposed sweeping sanctions on Syrian state institutions, including its central bank. White House… Continue reading

Trump withdraws lawsuit over inaccurate Iowa election poll

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has withdrawn a lawsuit concerning an Iowa poll that inaccurately predicted his defeat in the state during the 2024 election. Trump’s legal team formally notified a federal court in Iowa that the case against pollster Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register, and its parent company, Gannett, would no longer proceed.… Continue reading

Venezuela accuses US of kidnapping 18 migrant children

CARACAS: Venezuela has accused the United States of “kidnapping” 18 Venezuelan children whose migrant parents were either deported or detained without them. The claim was made by Parliament speaker Jorge Rodriguez, who stated the children, aged between 1 and 12, were separated from their families under unclear circumstances. Rodriguez asserted that the children were unlawfully… Continue reading

US aid cuts may cause 14 million deaths including children: Lancet study

PARIS: A landmark study published in *The Lancet* warns that over 14 million people, including 4.5 million children under five, could die by 2030 due to drastic cuts in US foreign aid initiated by the Trump administration. The research, released as global leaders gather for a UN aid conference in Seville, Spain, highlights the life-saving… Continue reading

Man killed in flash flood in northern Italy amid extreme weather

ROME: A man in northwestern Italy was killed Monday in a flash flood caused by heavy rains, the authorities announced, adding that extreme weather events were becoming more frequent. The 70-year-old man was hit by a torrent of water and mud after he got out of his van in the alpine town of Bardonecchia in… Continue reading

Migrant boat sinks off Italy, leaving one dead, 87 survivors

ROME: A migrant boat sank between Tunisia and Italy, leaving one woman dead, though the Italian coastguard managed to rescue 87 survivors, the Red Cross told AFP Monday. After setting out from La Louza in Tunisia, the fishing boat sank in the middle of the night when it was approximately 45 miles (72 kilometres) from… Continue reading

Thousands in Norway mistakenly told they won big on lottery

OSLO: A Norwegian lottery company on Monday apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on Friday because of an error converting from… Continue reading

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 34 as ceasefire momentum builds

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed 34 people on Monday, including 11 waiting for aid, as momentum built behind a ceasefire push for the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a day earlier that his country’s “victory” over Iran had created “opportunities”, including for freeing hostages held by… Continue reading

Lebanon seeks guarantees from Israel as US demands Hezbollah disarmed

BEIRUT: Lebanon seeks guarantees that Israeli forces fully withdraw from Lebanese territory in response to a US demand that Beirut formally commit to disarming militant group Hezbollah, a Lebanese official said Monday. Lebanese leaders who took office in the aftermath of a war between Israel and Hezbollah last year have repeatedly vowed a state monopoly… Continue reading

Spain socialist heavyweight detained in corruption case: legal sources

MADRID: Spanish authorities on Monday detained former top Socialist party official Santos Cerdan in a corruption case that is a new blow for left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, judicial sources said. Former transport minister Jose Luis Abalos has also been implicated in the investigation into kickbacks for public contracts, which has created the biggest political… Continue reading

Taiwan jails 10 people for spying for China

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese court on Monday jailed a coach of Chinese yo-yo and nine others for spying for Beijing, as Taipei seeks to counter China’s influence on the self-ruled island. The two sides have been spying on each other for decades, but analysts say the threat to Taiwan is greater given that China has threatened… Continue reading

Iran decries ‘destructive’ conduct by IAEA chief

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief’s “destructive” behaviour towards the Islamic republic, his office said Monday. “The action taken by parliament members… is a natural response to the unjustified, unconstructive, and destructive conduct… Continue reading

Bangladesh opens murder trial of key student protester

DHAKA: Bangladesh opened on Monday the murder trial of student protester Abu Sayeed, whose killing last year escalated demonstrations nationwide that ultimately ousted then prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Sayeed died aged 23 in the northern city of Rangpur, the first student demonstrator killed in the police crackdown on protests. Footage of his last moments on… Continue reading

BBC ‘regrets’ not pulling Glastonbury stream after anti-Israel remarks

LONDON: British public broadcaster the BBC apologised Monday for not pulling a live stream of a punk-rap group’s performance at the Glastonbury festival when they made anti-Israel remarks. “With hindsight we should have pulled the stream during the performance. We regret this did not happen,“ the broadcaster said of Bob Vylan’s show, in which the… Continue reading

Trump says not offering Iran ‘anything’, nor speaking to them

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not offering Iran anything nor talking to it “since we totally obliterated” the country’s nuclear facilities. “I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama,“ Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.” The… Continue reading

China to keep anti-dumping steel duties on EU, UK, S. Korea and Indonesia

BEIJING: China will maintain duties on certain steel products from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Indonesia, its commerce ministry said Monday, as overcapacity concerns drive global trade turbulence. The duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled plates, first levied by Beijing in 2019, range from 20.2 percent for Indonesian imports to… Continue reading

US must rule out more strikes before talks can resume: Iran

LONDON: Diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran cannot resume unless the US rules out further strikes on Iran, its deputy foreign minister told the BBC late Sunday. Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the British broadcaster that the US had signalled it wants to return to the negotiating table, a week after it struck three Iranian nuclear facilities.… Continue reading

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths

LILLE: A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022. The small boat had departed France early on December 14, 2022, carrying people from Afghanistan, Albania, India and Senegal. Four people… Continue reading

Serbian police dismantle anti-govt protesters’ barricades

BELGRADE: Serbian police said on Monday they had cleared barricades that anti-government protesters had set up at the weekend, after clashes between officers and demonstrators demanding early elections. Thousands of people blocked major roads in Belgrade and other Serbian cities late on Sunday to protest at police handling of a mass anti-government demonstration on Saturday.… Continue reading

UN chief urges aid surge in world of ‘climate chaos, raging conflicts’

SEVILLE: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the international community to “rev up the engine of development” aid in “a world shaken by inequalities, climate chaos and raging conflicts”. Rich donors led by the United States have slashed or plan to scale down aid budgets as conflicts and economic turbulence transform their spending priorities.… Continue reading

Israelis attack soldiers in occupied West Bank

JERUSALEM: Israeli civilians assaulted security forces and vandalised military vehicles and a security installation outside an army base overnight in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Monday. According to Israeli media, settlers targeted the commander of the Binyamin Regional Brigade base in the central West Bank, calling him a “traitor”. The officer was… Continue reading

France, Germany and UK condemn ‘threats’ against UN nuclear watchdog head

PARIS: France, Germany and Britain on Monday condemned “threats” against the head of the UN nuclear watchdog after Iran rejected its request to visit nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States. Tehran has accused Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, of “betrayal of his duties” for not condemning the Israeli… Continue reading

Key witness in graft trial of ex-Lima mayor found dead

LIMA: A key witness in the corruption case of a former mayor of Lima has been found dead at his home, Peruvian prosecutors said, less than three months before the trial is due to start. Jose Miguel Castro, who was a Lima municipality official during ex-mayor Susana Villaran’s term from 2011-2014, was found dead Sunday… Continue reading

China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban

BEIJING: China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years-long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of nuclear wastewater. China and Japan are key trading partners, but increased friction over territorial rivalries and military spending has frayed ties in recent years. Japan’s brutal occupation of parts of China before… Continue reading

Sudan refugees face deepening hunger as funds dry up: UN

KHARTOUM: Millions of people displaced by the war in Sudan are at risk of falling deeper into crisis as funding for food aid dwindles, the UN’s World Food Programme warned Monday. Since April 2023, war between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world’s largest displacement crisis, with more than 10… Continue reading

China defends diplomats after Taiwan VP car ramming claims

BEIJING: China defended its diplomats on Monday after Taiwan accused Beijing’s embassy staff of planning to ram its vice president’s car during an official visit to Europe. “Chinese diplomats overseas always respect their host country’s laws and regulations,“ Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said. Taiwan’s top China policy body, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),… Continue reading

Snakes on a plane bound for India, again

NEW DELHI: Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. “Customs officers… foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes… seized from passenger returning from Thailand,“ said customs officers in the airport in the… Continue reading

China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban

Dead man found after two killed in ambush on US firefighters in Idaho

LOS ANGELES: Authorities said Sunday night they found a “deceased male” with a firearm on Canfield Mountain in the northwestern US state of Idaho, the site of an earlier ambush of firefighters that killed at least two. “This evening, members of the SWAT team located a deceased male on Canfield Mountain,“ the Kootenai County sheriff’s… Continue reading

Tougher Singapore crypto regulations kick in

SINGAPORE: Singapore ramped up crypto exchange regulations Monday in a bid to curb money laundering and boost market confidence after a series of high-profile scandals rattled the sector. The city-state’s central bank last month said digital token service providers (DTSPs) that served only overseas clients must have a licence to continue operations past June 30… Continue reading

Indonesia to ease import restrictions ahead of US tariff deadline

JAKARTA: Indonesia will ease import restrictions and rules on many goods and raw materials in a bid to make it easier to do business in the country, officials said on Monday, ahead of the July 9 deadline for tariff negotiations set by the United States. While Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy, traders have historically… Continue reading

Firefighters in Turkey battle to contain wildfires for second day

ISTANBUL: Firefighters in Turkey are battling wildfires for a second day raging in the western province of Izmir fanned by strong winds, the forestry minister and local media said on Monday Wildfires in Kuyucak and Doganbey areas of Izmir were fanned overnight by winds reaching 40-50 kph (25-30 mph) and four villages and two neighbourhoods… Continue reading

Firefighters in Turkey battle to contain wildfires for second day

UK-US deal for lower car, aerospace duties takes effect

LONDON: A trade deal cutting tariffs on British exports of automobiles and aerospace equipment to the United States takes effect Monday, as the two sides continue to negotiate over steel duties. “From today, British car and aerospace manufacturers will benefit from major tariff reductions when exporting to the US, saving thousands of jobs,“ the UK… Continue reading

UK-US deal for lower car, aerospace duties takes effect

Pace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says

WARSAW: The pace of talks to resolve the war in Ukraine depends on Kyiv’s position, the effectiveness of U.S. mediation, and the situation on the ground, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks televised on Sunday. Five months into U.S. President Donald Trump’s term, there is no clear end to the war Russia launched in… Continue reading

Pace of Ukraine talks hinges on efforts of Kyiv, Washington, Kremlin says

China manufacturing shrinks in June despite trade war respite

BEIJING: China’s manufacturing activity ticked up in June but remained in contraction territory, official data showed on Monday, as the truce in its trade war with the United States held. The Purchasing Managers’ Index — a key measure of industrial output — came in at 49.7, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The… Continue reading

Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial

SYDNEY: The triple-murder trial of Australian Erin Patterson revolves around an innocuous-looking mushroom with a “slightly sweet” smell and a sinister name. Patterson is accused of killing her husband’s parents and aunt in 2023 by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with highly toxic death cap mushrooms. The 50-year-old has strenuously denied the charges, saying the… Continue reading

Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial

Malaysian tourist rescued after snorkelling mishap in Labuan Bajo

LABUAN BAJO: A Malaysian tourist was rescued after being separated from her group due to strong currents while snorkelling near Gili Lawa Island in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Amirah Bazil, 35, was found safe on Sunday morning after a passing speedboat spotted her signalling for help in shallow waters. She was later transferred to the Sea… Continue reading

Pakistan flash floods, heavy rain kill 45 in just days

ISLAMABAD: Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 45 people in just a few days since the start of the monsoon season, disaster management officials said Sunday. The highest toll was recorded in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that borders Afghanistan, where 10 children were among 21 killed. The disaster management authority said… Continue reading

Pakistan flash floods, heavy rain kill 45 in just days

Police find 381 cadavers piled up in Mexico crematorium

CIUDAD JUÁREZ: Police have found 381 corpses piled up in a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, the local prosecutor’s office said Sunday, attributing the grisly find to negligence. “Preliminarily we have 381 bodies that were deposited irregularly in the crematorium, which were not cremated,“ Eloy Garcia, communications coordinator of the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s… Continue reading

Police find 381 cadavers piled up in Mexico crematorium

Backers of Brazil’s Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO: Former president Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday he was prepared to “change Brazil’s destiny” as he addressed thousands of supporters in Sao Paulo, even while facing decades in prison for allegedly attempting a coup. The divisive far-right figure called for the demonstration on a major thoroughfare of South America’s largest metropolis, seeking “justice” as… Continue reading

Backers of Brazil’s Bolsonaro hold mass protest in Sao Paulo

Togo groups say recent protests left 7 dead

LOME: At least seven people were killed and many others wounded during recent anti-government protests in the Togolese capital Lome, according to an initial count civic groups gave journalists Sunday. Campaigning groups and rights organisations denounced “abuses committed by members of the Togolese security forces and militias”, and said seven bodies had been recovered from… Continue reading