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Appeals court lets Trump suspend or end billions in foreign aid
Appeals court lets Trump suspend or end billions in foreign aid

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A split federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can halt or cancel billions of dollars in foreign...

Qatar jails Baha’i leader for 5 years over social media posts
Qatar jails Baha’i leader for 5 years over social media posts

DOHA, Qatar: The head of Qatar's small Baha'i community has been sentenced to five years in prison for social media posts authorities...

Heatwave-driven wildfires force mass evacuations across Europe
Heatwave-driven wildfires force mass evacuations across Europe

PATRAS, Greece,/MADRID: Wildfires intensified across southern Europe, with extreme heat, strong winds, and suspected arson driving...

26 top drug cartel members from Mexico extradited to US
26 top drug cartel members from Mexico extradited to US

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mexico has handed over 26 top cartel members to the United States this week, in the latest major cooperation deal...

Wife of jailed former president Yoon arrested for bribery, stock fraud
Wife of jailed former president Yoon arrested for bribery, stock fraud

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's former first lady, Kim Keon Hee — wife of impeached and jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol — has been...

Ukraine vows to hold remaining 30% of Donetsk despite peace offer
Ukraine vows to hold remaining 30% of Donetsk despite peace offer

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has firmly rejected a proposal that would see Ukraine withdraw from the roughly...

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Accenture’s largest cyber deal: $650 million acquisition of CyberCX
Accenture’s largest cyber deal: $650 million acquisition of CyberCX

DUBLIN, Ireland: Accenture announced it will acquire Australian cybersecurity provider CyberCX, which it says will be its largest-ever...

Vietnam leader unveils plans for Vietnam’s biggest economic overhaul
Vietnam leader unveils plans for Vietnam’s biggest economic overhaul

HANOI, Vietnam: Communist Party chief To Lam declared the start of a new era of development at the party's central school late last...

Dow Jones ekes out 35 points gain as broader market slips
Dow Jones ekes out 35 points gain as broader market slips

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tread water on Friday with the Standard and Poor's 500 and Nasdaq Composite drifting lower, while...

Eli Lilly accused by Texas AG of bribing providers to push drugs
Eli Lilly accused by Texas AG of bribing providers to push drugs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, alleging the company...

New York A-G claims Zelle’s lax safeguards enabled massive scam losses
New York A-G claims Zelle’s lax safeguards enabled massive scam losses

NEW YORK CITY: New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Zelle, accusing the digital payment platform of...

Amazon expands same-day service to perishable groceries in 1,000 cities
Amazon expands same-day service to perishable groceries in 1,000 cities

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Amazon is making a significant push into perishable grocery delivery, allowing Prime subscribers in over 1,000...