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Boeing clinches record jet deal with Qatar Airways during Trump visit
Qatar signs deal to buy 160 Boeing jets during Trump visit

DOHA, Qatar: Boeing secured its largest widebody aircraft deal this week, as Qatar Airways placed firm orders for 160 jets with options...

Taiwan to set up sovereign wealth fund
Taiwan to set up sovereign wealth fund

Taipei [Taiwan], May 20 (ANI): President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday announced a plan during his first anniversary speech for Taiwan to...

CBUAEimposes financial sanction ofAED200 million on exchange house
CBUAEimposes financial sanction ofAED200 million on exchange house

ABU DHABI, 20th May, 2025 (WAM) -- The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) imposed a financial sanction of amount AED200 million on an...

"Progress being made" in Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump says after call with "nice gentleman" Putin
"Progress being made" in Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump says after call with "nice gentleman" Putin

Washington, DC [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has claimed that he was doing the best he could with his Russian counterpart,...

EU slashes growth forecasts over higher U.S. tariffs, uncertainty
EU slashes growth forecasts over higher U.S. tariffs, uncertainty

The Commission has cut its predictions for real GDP growth across the 27-country bloc to 1.1 percent in 2025 and 1.5 percent in 2026....

Are US-Israel special relations about to end
Are US-Israel special relations about to end

Donald Trumps Middle East tour conspicuously excluded the Jewish state, potentially signaling the start of a new foreign policy paradigm...

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Two climbers, from India and Philippines die on Everest
Two mountaineers die on Everest as 2025 climbing season begins

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An Indian climber and a Filipino climber were the first to die on Mount Everest during the current climbing season...

Russia imprisons Australian for 13 years over fighting for Ukraine
Russia jails Australian man for 13 years as he fought on Ukraine side

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has sentenced a 33-year-old Australian man to 13 years in a high-security prison for fighting with Ukrainian...

Tajikistan decriminalizes ‘likes’ on extremist social media posts
Tajikistan decriminalizes 'liking' social media posts deemed extremist

ALMATY, Tajikistan: Tajikistan has officially removed criminal liability for liking social media posts that the government deems extremist,...

Newsom plans cuts to migrant healthcare amid $16 billion revenue hit
California Governor seeks to scale back free healthcare for migrants

SACRAMENTO, California: California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting back a free healthcare program for low-income undocumented...

19-year-old charged in planned mass shooting at US Military Base
FBI arrests Michigan teen in alleged ISIS-inspired attack plot

DETROIT, Michigan: The FBI has arrested a 19-year-old man from Michigan, Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, for allegedly planning a mass...

Summer could strain power supply in US, Canada, grid operator warns
Middle swath of North America at risk of power shortfalls this summer

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Parts of the U.S. and Canada may not have enough electricity this summer if hot weather causes more people to use...