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Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer’s deadly wildfire

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy

The King’s Trust has celebrated its new name, an update of King Charles III’s long-running charity The Prince’s Trust

The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday

Stocks closed sharply higher on Wall Street, erasing their losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month

The historic Kashan bazaar in central Iran once sat on a major caravan route, its silk carpets known the world over

detained for questioning on Sunday as a massive search operation for terrorists behind the Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered the second day, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu, Anand Jain and senior officers of the Army and intelligence agencies visited the ambush spot in the Surankote area. The Army also conducted aerial surveillance using a helicopter, they said. Five IAF personnel were injured in the attack on Saturday evening near Shahsitar and one of them later succumbed to injuries at a military hospital. The officials said a well-coordinated joint operation by the Army and the police was underway in many areas, including Shahsitar, Gursai, Sanai and Sheendara Top, to neutralise the terrorists.

I was disappointed by this year’s Whitney Biennial—it was hard for me to tell if one video installation was art or an HR training video—but as an economist, I have to admit the exhibition was successful in at least one respect: It did what art is supposed to do, which is to hold up a mirror to our society and economy. And this year’s biennial shows how America’s elite institutions are stifling innovation and creativity. The theme of this year’s show was to use AI and the “rhetoric around gender and authenticity" to “explore the permeability of the relationships between mind and body, the fluidity of identity, and the growing precariousness of the natural and constructed worlds." I liked some of it, but I was not alone in my disappointment.

Indian Embassy here has held its first interactive session with the Indian students who suffered the most during the three-year COVID-19 period following China's visa bans prolonging their academic periods for several years. Around 80 old and new students from more than 13 Chinese universities took part in the «welcome and interaction ceremony» held on May 4. Indian Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat, and Counsellor Nitinjeet Singh interacted with the students and heard their grievances and experiences during Saturday's meeting.

SINGAPORE—In explaining China’s recent export surge, which has alarmed business leaders and politicians in the U.S. and Europe, many have blamed the country’s lavish manufacturing subsidies and bulging industrial capacity. But there is another factor at play: China’s currency, and inflation—or its absence.

Justin Trudeau at an event hailed Canada as a “rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system". He was reacting to the arrest of three Indian nationals linked to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. “This is important because Canada is a rule-of-law country with a strong and independent justice system, as well as a fundamental commitment to protecting all its citizens," Trudeau said.

'Don't read too much into it…': Rajnath Singh on PM's 'mangalsutra' remark "We will not have to use force to take PoK as people would say that we must be merged with India. Such demands are now coming," he said. The defence minister asserted that "PoK was, is, and will remain ours".

foreign exchange reserves declined for the third week, after having risen for the seventh straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 648.562 billion. As per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's foreign exchange kitty declined by USD 2.412 billion to USD 637.922 billion in the April 26 week. India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the biggest component of the forex reserves, declined by USD 1.159 billion to USD 559.701 billion, the central bank's weekly statistical data showed.

went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, the state prosecutor’s office said Saturday.While there has not yet been confirmation based on forensic examination, physical characteristics — including hair — means there is a high likelihood that the bodies are those of the three tourists, local TV network Milenio reported, citing chief state prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez.“It is presumed that (the bodies) are the ones being investigated,” an employee of the state prosecutors’ office who was not authorized to be quoted by name told The Associated Press.“A fourth body was located. It is not related to the three foreigners.

Nifty ended last week marginally higher as earnings, Fed meeting and election-related speculations kept investors busy. While most sectors are contributing positively except for IT, banking performance is likely to heavily influence market sentiment, analysts say.

truce were expected to resume Sunday after Hamas rejected any deal that failed to end the war in the Palestinian territory and accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of «personally hindering» an agreement. Negotiators seeking to halt the devastating seven-month war have proposed a 40-day pause in the fighting and an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, according to details released by Britain.

business partner Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, while reassuring shareholders that the executives expected to succeed him were ready for the job. Buffett, legendary for his investing acumen, also praised Apple after unexpectedly revealing that Berkshire had reduced its stake in the iPhone maker. He said the company was «an even better business» than two of Berkshire's oldest investments, American Express and Coca-Cola

Also Read | Japan’s Kanda Declines to Say If Authorities Intervened on Yen Yellen acknowledged that the yen had experienced significant shifts in a short period, stating, “We would expect these interventions to be rare and consultation to take place." This statement follows reported actions by Japanese authorities who purportedly entered the market to bolster the yen after it fell beyond 160 to the dollar for the first time in 34 years, and again after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on U.S. interest rates, the report further added.

Bank of England may offer a clearer signal in the coming week on whether it plans to cut interest rates this summer, just as investors bet on a delayed outlook for easing. Ahead of Thursday’s decision, Governor Andrew Bailey has distanced Britain from resurgent consumer price pressures in the US, pointing to “strong evidence” of UK inflation receding.

Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape of American life in ways wholly distinct from the other.