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Zack Snyder’s upcoming animated series, Twilight of the Gods, will soon be available for streaming. Based on Norse mythology, this show brings a star-studded voice cast.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ryan Wesley Routh, the man arrested in Florida in connection with an apparent attempt to shoot Donald Trump, counted among his international projects a proposed “foreign legion" to help defend Taiwan against a potential assault from China. The Taiwan plan echoed Routh’s self-professed efforts to support the defense of Ukraine, in what he described in his LinkedIn profile as a mission to dedicate himself to “any monumental worthy cause to bring about real change in our world." There is no indication that Routh’s Taiwan ambitions ever materialized.

Former President Donald Trump has repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico

military preparedness must be of very high order and it should be ready to confront short and intense conflicts as well as long duration wars, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Wednesday amid the dragging border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an address at an event, Gen Chauhan also identified operational preparedness, modernisation of the armed forces, transformation and indigenisation of military hardware as key pillars to boost national security. «In the most violent decade since World War II, there is a growing propensity amongst nations to use force to contain conflicts,» he said. «The growing uncertainty and insecurity is leading nations to renew their national security strategy and increase expenditure on defence,» he noted, according to the defence ministry.

China accounts for nearly one-third of global exports of electronic devices, and Chinese-made devices have already been raising security concerns. Huawei, the Shenzhen-based Chinese telecom company, has for several years been at the centre of an intense technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington, with US officials warning its equipment could be used to spy on behalf of Chinese authorities, allegations that China has denied.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Lithium may be called “white gold," but investing in the metal has hardly been a golden ticket lately. Lithium, which is used to make batteries for both gadgets and electric vehicles, has been on a roller-coaster ride in recent years.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Five years ago, the Union government decided to establish a water resources management authority with sprawling ambitions for India’s northeastern states. It would oversee water-related projects in the region, which has several crucial rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Manas, and Teesta, originating from or flowing to India’s northeastern neighbours.

Chang'e-6 mission recently brought back lunar samples from the far side of the moon, marking a significant milestone in lunar exploration. According to a study published by Chinese scientists, these samples show «distinct characteristics» compared to previously collected lunar samples. The research, conducted by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Centre, and the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, revealed important differences. The Chang'e-6 soil samples have a lower density, indicating a more porous and loosely structured composition than earlier samples. The study notes that the plagioclase content in the Chang'e-6 samples is significantly higher, while their olivine content is notably lower than the Chang'e-5 samples. Chang'e-5 too brought samples from the far side of the moon. The lithic fragment samples primarily consist of basalt, breccia, agglutinate, glasses, and leucocrate.

Tamil Nadu is set to introduce new regulations for online gaming, which may include daily time and cash limits. The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, established last year, has recommended that online gaming be banned between midnight and 5 a.m., with a daily play limit of four hours and each session restricted to two hours.

coffee daily could significantly lower the risk of developing multiple metabolic conditions, including diabetes and heart-related issues. The research suggests that moderate coffee consumption may reduce the risk of these conditions by 40 to 50 per cent.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Biden administration hasn’t been good for the trans-Atlantic alliance. This might seem a surprising claim, given that Joe Biden’s team and Kamala Harris’s campaign have touted improved U.S.-European ties as their greatest foreign-policy achievement.

Donald Trump on Tuesday referred to India as a “very big abuser” concerning its trade policies, specifically regarding import tariffs. Speaking at a campaign event in Michigan, Trump emphasized that India’s tariffs on imports were unfair, reflecting his long-standing critique of global trade practices. He said, «So when India, which is a very big abuser. He (Modi) happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he's fantastic. I mean, fantastic man. A lot of these leaders are fantastic.» He added that countries like Brazil and China also impose tough trade terms on the US, but China, in particular, was the most challenging of all. Further emphasizing India's competitive stance in global trade, Trump remarked, «They're not a little bit backwards...You know the expression, they're at the top of their game, and they use it against us. But India is very tough.» He also noted that Brazil, like India, maintained strict policies that made it difficult for the US to engage in fair trade. Also Read: Why is Donald Trump meeting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the US Presidential Polls?

Asian stocks rose before a Federal Reserve policy decision, with traders still split on the size of an anticipated interest-rate cut. Japanese shares led regional gains as the yen’s slide on Tuesday boosted the outlook for the nation’s exporters. The dollar bounced in New York following stronger-than-expected retail-sales data. Hong Kong is shut for a holiday, while Chinese stocks listed on mainland markets will resume trading after a break.

European Union's imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles (EV) will «seriously interfere» with trade and investment cooperation and hurt both China and Germany. In talks on Tuesday with German Vice Chancellor and Economic Minister Robert Habeck, Wang Wentao said he hoped to reach a solution in line with World Trade Organisation rules as soon as possible, and avoid the escalation of China-EU economic and trade frictions, according to a statement released by China's Ministry of Commerce early on Wednesday. The European Commission is on the verge of proposing final tariffs of up to 35.3% on EVs built in China, on top of the EU's standard 10% car import duty.

The world’s centi-millionaires — individuals with liquid investable assets of US$100 million or more — have ballooned by 54 per cent over the past decade, a new report shows.

Fed rate cut is directly targeted at battling the inflation levels in the United States, and also halt the recession in its tracks, but there is still some more insight needed as to how much the move will affect the markets beyond the US. There are chances that the global markets will resonate the impact of the Fed rate cut, and countries like China, which exports heavily to the United States, could be among the ones most affected by the call.

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Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory and other key industries

TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months was unconstitutional

Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia as world markets await an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve

Germany could be contributing to Bitcoin’s recent decline, with the government revealing that it has started auctioning off approximately €2.5 billion of bitcoin which it seized at the start of the year from Movie2K, a defunct pirated films website.