US economy added a whopping 272,000 jobs in May
By Alicia Wallace | CNN US job growth shot higher in May, jumping to 272,000, much higher than expected, while the nation’s jobless rate broke a 27-month streak of below-4% …
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Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men who appeared in video
Four more hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military – including three older adults seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. …
President Biden endorses latest Gaza cease-fire proposal
By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian and Darlene Superville | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he …
US delays AI chip exports to Middle East by Nvidia, AMD over concern that China can access the tech via data centres
US officials have slowed the issuing of licences to chip makers such as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices for large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator shipments to the Middle East, according …
US Justice Department, 30 states sue to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster ‘monopoly’
The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America …
South Korea, Japan and China to hold first trilateral summit since 2019
China, Japan and South Korea are set to hold their first summit in about five years with top officials gathering in Seoul next week for talks to improve ties among …
Israeli officials seize Associated Press equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DANICA KIRKA | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing …
Donald Trump’s ex-foreign policy advisers had meeting with PM Netanyahu in Israel, source says
Three former US foreign policy officials in Donald Trump’s administration met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel on Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge …
US to send official to Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China
The administration of President Joe Biden will deploy an official dedicated to monitoring Chinese governmental and business activities to the US embassy in Tokyo in July, State Department sources said …
Opinion | Is another Asian currency crisis coming? Keep an eye on China’s yuan
This has prompted much chatter about the danger of a new Asian financial crisis similar to the one that struck in 1997. This time the impact could be worse, given …