DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack near a major air base and a nuclear site in central Iran activated Iranian air defenses early Friday, just days after Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on Israel.&…

Now that he has completed a full term in office, Sogavare is one step closer to being the first prime minister in the history of the Solomon Islands to be reelected continuously.…
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1 of 3 | Apple is removing the Meta-owned social media applications WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China, after officials in that country ordered the company to pull the apps.…
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The House teed up a weekend vote on $95 billion in US military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as other humanitarian funding, after Democrats helped Republicans overcome an effort by rebel GOP members to block the assistance.…
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China’s car shipments to foreign markets have quintupled in the past four years. Its solar panels dominate global markets. Even exports in labor-intensive industries like furniture making, which China was once expected to lose to lower-wage countries, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final v…

Stocks were mixed on Friday morning following a deeper sell-off after Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran spooked the market overnight and spurred a rush to safe havens such as gold.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 0.5%.…
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The Stanley Cup Playoffs start Saturday. These 16 key players – one per postseason team – will help dictate who wins and stumbles in the opening round and beyond.
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WASHINGTON – With rare bipartisan momentum, the House sidelined hard-right conservatives and prepared Friday to push a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies over a key procedural hurdle, closer to passage.&…

Chris Carberry is CEO of Explore Mars, Inc. and author of "The Music of Space" and "Alcohol in Space." Joe Cassady is Director, Civil Space at L3Harris as well as Executive VP of Explore Mars, Inc.…
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HONG KONG (AP) — Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities.…
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But will they kiss and make up? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, let's peek into the crystal ball and see how this potential ban could ruffle OnePlus's feathers.…
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UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus.…
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However, in a recent However, in a recent press release , Apple unveiled more intriguing insights alongside its carbon reduction milestones. Notably, the company revealed that in the past year alone, a record-breaking 12.8 million devices and accessori…

The European Union‘s reputation appears to have taken a hit in Southeast Asia, according to a region-wide survey of “elites” conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
The researchers gathered the data by questioning some 2,000 represen…

My top 10 things to watch Friday, April 19 1. Procter & Gamble : Wow. The consumer goods company reported a slight miss on sales for the first quarter — $20.2 billion vs.…
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China is cracking down on foreign technology in the country, and is now targeting popular messaging apps on the Chinese App Store.
Apple removed WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its China-based App Store on Friday after it was ordered to do…

China says the Philippines is neglecting its side of a behind-the-scenes bargain struck under the previous administration, complicating a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has the potential to draw in Philippine ally the U.S.…
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Summary Hypersonic scientist jailed for passing secrets to foreign agents, part of a trend in Russia's espionage cases.
Ayaks hypersonic vehicle under development, part of Russia's push to produce hypersonic missiles.…
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What just happened? Apple has once again kowtowed to the Chinese government by removing Meta's WhatsApp and Threads apps from the mainland China App Store. Apple said it was ordered to do so at the request of the Cyberspace Administration of Chin…

The city of Isfahan has been targeted in an Israeli strike in retaliation for the barrage of missiles and drones that Iran unleashed at the weekend.
The attack, details of which are still emerging, coincided with the birthday of Iran's supreme le…