As part of its long-term strategy to reduce dependence in China, American Tech giant Apple has been making forays into India well not directly but via contract manufacturers who set up Mass assembly lines to assemble millions of Apple phones. Recent reports indicate that a major Apple contract manufacturer in India is discriminating against married women and prefers to recruit only unmarried women. Taiwanese firm Foxconn is the world's largest contract manufacturer. Watch in for more details!

iPhone manufacturer Foxconn discriminating against married women in India?

NASA's Boeing Starliner launch rocketed skyward on Wednesday, June 5th, carrying astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. Two NASA astronauts, the Indian origin Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore were supposed to spend 9 days on Boeing's first manned space launch with their return date due on the 14th of June. Both the astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner are facing a delay in their return due to technical issues. Now the capsule's first crude mission might need an extension... Watch in for more details!

Boeing Starliner: Maiden crewed mission faces extension due to malfunctions

A dramatic series of events played out in Bolivia as the South American country came dangerously close to an armed regime change, following the thwarting of the attempted military coup the now dismissed General Juan Jose Zuniga accused of leading the charge has been placed under arrest by the Bolivian government. Watch in for more details!

Bolivia foils armed regime change attempt, army General Zuniga arrested

Wrapping up a visit to the United States Israeli defense minister Yoav Galant made it clear that the country was fighting against Hamas, Hezbollah and the Iranian regime and not the people of Gaza or Lebanon. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war | US weapons to continue to flow to Israel: White House

With UK general elections just a week away polls conducted between June 21st and 24th indicate labor is maintaining lead with conservatives falling back to equal their lowest ever vote share.

UK elections 2024: Sunak to lose seat in major Tory wipeout?

In a massive crackdown on terror, the German government will tighten rules on deporting foreigners who glorify terror acts. Watch in for more details!

Germany to deport foreigners for hate posts

Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife continue to search for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing for a week after attending a music festival. Slater, 19, went missing after attending the NRG festival in the south of the island. Watch in for more details!

Jay Slater: Search operations continue for missing British teen, Spanish police examine CCTV footage

For the second time in two years in the US, a major Supreme Court abortion decision has been accidentally leaked before the justices officially released it. Watch in for more details!

US Supreme Court to allow emergency abortion?

Bolivian Defence Minister Edmundo Novello assured the nation on Wednesday (June 26) that those responsible for the attempted coup will face justice. Watch this video for all details.

Bolivian government says army under control after coup attempt

Stage is set for the Trump-Biden debate on Thursday. What will be the key issues that will dominate the first debate between the two? Collins Chong Yew Keat, Foreign Affairs, Strategy and Security expert, joins us to discuss.

First US Presidential debate:  Biden vs Trump | Live Discussion

Germany: Cabinet agrees tighter deportation rules for praising terrorism

The stage is set for the Trump Biden debate on Thursday. The current Democratic President and his Republican predecessor will face off in Atlanta Georgia for the first of two debates ahead of November's Elections. Watch in for more details!

US Elections 2024: Biden and Trump to face off in first US Presidential debate

In the US a replica of statue of Abraham Lincoln was no match for sweltering temperatures that hit Washington DC this week, causing the statue to partially melt and the head to fall off. Watch in for more details!

Sweltering heat melts Lincoln wax statue replica in Washington

After a sweltering heatwave this Summer that saw several people dying of heat related illnesses capital Delhi can finally expect some relief. Heavy rainfall poured over several parts of Delhi-NCR offering respite from the current humid weather conditions. Watch in for more details!

India: Parts of Delhi-NCR receive light rain

The fight against climate change is moving to the courtroom. A new report reveals a surge in lawsuits targeting corporations for their role in global warming. Since the 2015 Paris agreement, over 230 "climate-aligned" lawsuits have been filed - with two-thirds filed just in the last three years.

Climate Change: Surge in climate lawsuits since Paris agreement

The stages set for voting in Presidential elections in Iran on Friday with candidates pulling out all stops in the last few days of campaigning. Of the six mostly hardline candidates confirmed by the guardian Council Massoud Pezeshkian of the reformist front is regarded to be one of to be the only one representing moderates and reformists. Watch in for more details!

Iran Presidential Elections: 6 candidates handpicked by clerics-dominated guardian council

At least five have been killed in police firing in Kenya after hundreds and thousands of demonstrators tried storming into the Kenyan Parliament. Watch in for more details!

Kenya Protest: Police firing kills 5 in Kenya as protesters breach Parliament

A New York judge eased a gag order on Tuesday that was imposed on Former US President Donald Trump during his criminal trial which saw him convicted of 34 counts. Watch in for more details!

US Elections: New York judge partially lifts Donald Trump's gag order in hush-money case

After a strong rally on wall street overnight, Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday. Reason: US Federal reserve officials said they wanted to see more evidence of cooling inflation before lowering interest rates. So, investors will eye Friday's inflation data for more cues...

Nvidia leads gains in the 'magnificent seven' megacaps

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant at the Pentagon on Tuesday, warning that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and urging a diplomatic solution.

US seeks diplomatic solution to end Israel-Hezbollah war

Now, we turn our attention to a silent bull run in the Pakistani stock market. There appears to be more legs to the bull run in Pakistani stocks, which could be an indication of better economic conditions. This bolsters the outlook for Asia's best-performing market this year, beating Indian stocks at all-time highs. Take a look at this report for more...

Pakistan's stock rally leads in Asia with more gains seen

Now we look at who benefitted the most from the rout in Nvidia's 3-day loss of 430 billion dollars. While Nvidia recovered strongly to gain 7% overnight, the steep selloff in the AI darling's shares over the three sessions before Tuesday has netted short sellers about 5 billion dollars. That is based on Ortex technologies, a data analytics company. Take a look at this report for more...

Nvidia's 3-day slump brings windfall profits for short sellers

Chinese premier Li Qiang has issued a stark warning against economic decoupling, stating that such 'regressive actions' could lead to a global 'destructive spiral.' Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, Li defended China's industrial policies amid criticism of overcapacity and the dumping of cheap goods. Watch in for more details!

China premier warns of global economic turmoil from decoupling

Novo Nordisk.. Danish pharmaceutical company which is known for several medicines involving weight loss is all set to enter the Chinese market.. Watch in for more details!

Novo Nordisk introduces Wegovy amid soaring obesity rates

Ukraine Russia drone Warfare shows signs of escalation with the US that's supplying arms to Ukraine now firmly in the picture. The latest is Russian media reports of a direct Russia-US Clash. Watch in for more details!

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia's MIG-31 downed a US RQ4 drone over Black Sea, says Report

US Court partially lifts Donald Trump's gag order ahead of 1st Presidential debate

Ever since the October 7 Hamas attack and the Israeli offensive of wiping out Hamas completely from the Gaza strip started, its been 9 months now, the Palestinians are the ones who are bearing the brunt now. IPC warns that the situation in Southern Gaza is deteriorating. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas war | Half a million suffering 'catastrophic' hunger in Gaza, UN report says

Take a look at all the news from the world of technology: Open AI to block access to tools for Chinese developers from July. Biden admin investigates Chinese firms in US for data security risks. India's telecom regulator issues new guidelines to tackle spam calls & messages. Watch in for more details!

India: Telecom regulator issues new guidelines to tackle spam calls & messages

Kenya: Protests against tax hike turn violent

Donald Trump's gag order partially lifted ahead of Presidential debate

Former US President Donald Trump's key advisors have presented him with the plan to win Russia's war in Ukraine if he wins the presidential election that's scheduled to take place later this year. Watch in for more details!

US Elections: Trump says, 'will end Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours if elected'

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