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Rishi Sunak challenges Premier Li after ‘spying for China’ arrests
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has challenged the Chinese premier, Li Qiang, over Chinese interference in the UK parliament, after two men were arrested amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher…
- World
Rishi Sunak conveys UK’s spying concerns to China at G20 Summit
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday conveyed the UK’s “significant concerns” about alleged Chinese interference in the UK’s parliamentary democracy to the country’s Premier at the G20 Summit in New…
- Business
US dollar’s longest winning streak in nearly nine years
London: The US dollar is enjoying its longest winning streak in nearly nine years, CNN reported. The greenback was heading for its eighth-straight week of gains against a basket of other major…
- World
US has new rival in West Asia, China, but it’s not conceding any ground
Washington: As US President Joe Biden was prepared to leave for the G20 meeting in New Delhi, a question that was most frequently asked from his officials was whether or not he…
- India
US to hold G20 summit in 2026, China displeased
New Delhi: US State Department’s spokesperson for Hindi and Urdu-speaking audiences worldwide, Margaret Macleod, informed that the United States of America will host the G20 in 2026. The United States has planned…
- Technology
Microsoft reveals how China-based hackers stole its consumer email key
San Francisco: China-backed hackers stole a digital consumer key from Microsoft to gain unfettered access to US government emails and the tech giant has detailed how the cyber criminals pulled off one…
- Technology
Apple’s market cap has fallen $200 bn in last two days on China govt iPhone ban
New Delhi: Shares in Apple have fallen for a second day in a row after reports that Chinese government workers have been banned from using iPhones, the media reported. The firm’s stock…
- Business
Apple slides as China plans to broaden iPhone ban
New York: Apple shares fell in the early pre-market hours in New York on another report outlining China’s plan to broaden an iPhone ban for certain government departments, state-backed agencies, and firms…
- World
Typhoon Haikui forces evacuation of 294,100 residents in China
Beijing: Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, has forced 294,100 residents to temporarily evacuate in China’s coastal Fujian province, authorities said on Thursday. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, torrential rains…
- World
2 new studies suggest BA.2.86 less immune-evasive than feared
New York: Amid fresh concerns of Covid-19 due to the new highly mutant Omicron sub variant BA.2.86, two new studies from the US have confirmed that it is less contagious as well…
- World
China bans some govt officials from using iPhones: Report
Hong Kong: Amid the escalating rivalry between the US and China, the Xi Jinping government has reportedly barred officials from using Apple iPhones at work, the media reported on Wednesday. Beijing has…
- World
Japan joins India and China’s neighbours in rejecting Beijing’s new map
Beijing: Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new “standard map” for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea…
- World
If China wants to play the role of ‘spoiler’ at G20 Summit, that option is available: WH
Washington: It is for China to decide what role it plays at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, a top US official has said, asserting that if Beijing wants to come in…
- India
Need not accept ‘one China’ if Beijing doesn’t accept ‘one India’: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi: Asserting that the country’s foreign policy should always be based on reciprocity, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday if China does not accept “one India”…
- India
Chinese President Xi to skip G20 Summit; Premier Li to head delegation
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi this week and the delegation will be led by Premier Li Qiang, the foreign ministry announced here on Monday.…