China blocks Meta Platforms’ $2 billion acquisition of AI company Manus, tells Mark Zuckerberg: Withdraw your offer

In what can be called a major blow to Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions, Chinese regulators have officially blocked Meta Platforms from acquiring AI startup Manus. This comes days after a report claimed that China has ordered its leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies to stop accepting American capital as Beijing aims to prevent sensitive AI breakthroughs…

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M/T Nasha: How Iran is racing to store oil using ‘ghost ship’ as Kharg Island nears capacity

As the United States continues to tighten its blockade on Iranian oil flows, Tehran is repeatedly scrambling to manage excess crude, with its key export hub Kharg Island rapidly approaching storage limits.Tehran is now reportedly moving to expand crude storage at Kharg Island by reactivating the 30-year-old crude carrier M/T Nasha, signalling mounting pressure on…

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Iran war: How Trump sanctions on China’s private refiner may have collateral damage beyond oil

Hengli represents a far more significant target. It is one of China’s most advanced private refiners. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration’s step to sanction one of China’s largest privately owned refiners over its links to Iran will have implications beyond oil! China has for years remained the largest buyer of Iranian crude, much of…

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‘Why are you fighting? You’re 80’: SC issues notice in Sanjay Kapur estate dispute, urges meditation | India News

NEW DELHI: In a fresh development in the estate dispute involving late businessman Sanjay Kapur, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by Rani Kapur, seeking responses from Priya Sachdev Kapur and 22 others.A Bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi also indicated that mediation could be explored to…

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Why the UAE asked Pakistan for its $3.5bn back

Pakistan’s sudden repayment of roughly $3.5bn to the United Arab Emirates has exposed how geopolitics and financial dependence are increasingly intertwined. What Islamabad described publicly as a “routine financial transaction” came after Abu Dhabi made an unexpected request for immediate repayment—at a time when Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves were already under pressure and tied to…

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White House Incident: ‘All he needed was a room key’: Gaps that let a gunman get close to Trump during White House dinner

A gunman opening fire inside the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has triggered urgent questions about whether gaps in security allowed him to get dangerously close to Donald Trump and other senior officials. The incident, which unfolded late on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, forced the President and his cabinet to…

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DGCA grants licence to India’s first seaplane airline; service to start in Lakshadweep

SkyHop Aviation founder & CEO Avani Singh NEW DELHI: After some fits and starts in the past, India will again see seaplane services. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted air operator certificate (AOC or licence) to SkyHop Aviation which plans to become India’s first dedicated commercial seaplane operator.In the first phase, SkyHop…

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India-New Zealand FTA signing: Duty on 100% Indian exports down to zero; top points to know about trade deal

India New Zealand FTA (AI image) India and the New Zealand on Monday are signing the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in the presence of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay. The agreement is expected to significantly strengthen economic ties between the two countries. It…

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