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Toyota warns of 21% profit drop amid Trump tariffs, weak dollar
Toyota sees 21% full-year profit decline as tariffs take a bite

TOKYO, Japan: Toyota Motor Corp is bracing for a 21 percent decline in full-year profit, as the impact of President Donald Trump's...

Brazil names Carlo Ancelotti as new manager
Brazil names Carlo Ancelotti as new manager

Carlo Ancelotti looks on before the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024 Final match between Real Madrid and Mexico's CF Pachuca at...

ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ISRAELI-U.S.-HOSTAGE-RELEASE
ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ISRAELI-U.S.-HOSTAGE-RELEASE

(250512) -- TEL AVIV, May 12, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People wait to watch a live stream of the release of Israeli-U.S. hostage Edan Alexander...

Xinhua Commentary: China-U.S. trade talks offer relief, reassurance to global economy
Xinhua Commentary: China-U.S. trade talks offer relief, reassurance to global economy

A press briefing is held by the Chinese side following the China-U.S. high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva, Switzerland,...

Update: China-U.S. joint statement an important step toward resolving differences: commerce ministry
Update: China-U.S. joint statement an important step toward resolving differences: commerce ministry

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The joint statement on the China-U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva is an important step toward...

India can strengthen exports in sectors that remain insulated from US-China trade: FIEO
India can strengthen exports in sectors that remain insulated from US-China trade: FIEO

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): As the US and China agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's goods, India can use this as leverage...

International

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Food authority forecasts 500,000 in Gaza will die of starvation
Hundreds of thousands of Gazans being starved to death as world watches

Gaza Faces Imminent Famine as Aid Blockade Enters 70th Day, UN Warns The entire population of Gaza is now at critical risk of famine,...

House passes bill to rename Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’
US House passes bill on Trump's Gulf of America

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America,...

Bill to legalize Recreational marijuana passed in Pennsylvania house
Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: People in Pennsylvania who are 21 or older could soon be allowed to legally buy and use marijuana. The state...

Six indicted in Texas election probe including local officials
6 people charged in Texas elections probe in 'vote harvesting'

AUSTIN, Texas: Six people in a small Texas county have been charged with serious crimes as part of a growing election investigation...

FAA acts to fix ongoing flight delays at Newark Airport
Newark airport flight woes drive FAA to take drastic measures

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is taking urgent steps to fix problems that have caused hundreds...

Hegseth orders 20% cut in US four-star officers
US Defense Secretary Hegseth to slash senior-most ranks of military

WASHINGTON, D.C.: This week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20 percent cut in the number of four-star generals and admirals,...