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Japan celebrates new sumo grand champion
Onosato becomes first Japanese sumo yokozuna Since 2017

TOKYO, Japan: Japan has a new top sumo wrestler — and he's Japanese. Onosato, who weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds), has become a yokozuna,...

Fire contained in building near Seoul’s Jogye temple, treasures spared
Fire near South Korea's Jogye temple contained, treasures spared

SEOUL, South Korea: A fire broke out this week in a building near the historic Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul. The building holds some...

"Concluding a productive Canada visit": PM Modi departs for Croatia after attending G7 Summit
"Concluding a productive Canada visit": PM Modi departs for Croatia after attending G7 Summit

Kananaskis [Canada], June 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to Canada, where he participated in the G7 Summit...

"Concluding a productive Canada visit": PM Modi departs for Croatia
"Concluding a productive Canada visit": PM Modi departs for Croatia

Kananaskis [Canada], June 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to Canada, where he participated in the G7 Summit...

POLAND-WARSAW-CHINA-FORUM
POLAND-WARSAW-CHINA-FORUM

(250618) -- WARSAW, June 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Janusz Piechocinski (L), former Polish deputy prime minister, Li Danhong (C), charge...

PM Modi emphasises Global South unity at G7 Summit
PM Modi emphasises Global South unity at G7 Summit

Kananaskis [Canada], June 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi provided updates on a series of high-level meetings held on the sidelines...

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Wall Street rattled by hawkish Trump comments on Iran
U.S. markets destabilized by Trump threats to Iran

NEW YORK, New York - U.,S. stocks closed lower Tuesday as President Donald Trump hinted the United States may join Israel in its attacks...

Meta buys 49 percent of Scale AI, brings CEO Wang to lead AI efforts
Meta bets on Scale AI CEO Wang in $14B play for AI leadership

MENLO PARK, California: Meta Platforms has made a bold move to accelerate its artificial intelligence ambitions—by investing US$14.3...

Nippon Steel deal requires US security agreement
Trump signs order backing Nippon Steel's US investment

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that facilitates Nippon Steel's potential investment...

Spotify, Discord disrupted by brief Google service glitch
Google resolves global outage affecting major platforms

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: On June 12, Google announced that it had fixed a temporary global service disruption that impacted several...

U.S. stocks forge ahead despite Mideast turmoil
Technology stocks lead Wall Street higher Monday

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets closed in positive territory Monday despite the raging war in the Middle East which has killed...

Foxconn iPhone exports from India now mostly headed to the US
Apple sends 97% of India iPhone exports to US amid tariff risk

NEW DELHI, India: Amid mounting U.S.-China trade tensions, Apple has sharply increased iPhone shipments from India to the United States,...