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European Markets Close Higher Note On Easing Geopolitical, Interest Rate Concerns

India, July 3 -- After struggling for direction till around noon, European stocks moved higher and closed on a firm note on Friday on easing concerns about Middle East tensions and hopes that the Fede... Read More


China's long game for Taiwan - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, July 3 -- There is a comforting fantasy that wars begin with explosions. A missile streaks across a black sky. Fighter jets scream overhead. Television anchors put on grave faces. Maps ... Read More


Century-old Japanese bookchain Kinokuniya opens in Dhaka's Uttara

Dhaka, July 3 -- Rows of neatly arranged books, clearly labelled shelves and a quiet reading atmosphere have greeted visitors at the newly opened Kinokuniya bookstore in Dhaka, bringing one of Japan's... Read More


Beijing Pilot Who Crashed Into CITIC Tower Had Anxiety and Wrote About Ending His Life

New Delhi, July 3 -- BEIJING - His name was Liu. He was 66 years old, divorced, and living alone in a city of 22 million people when he made his final flight. He had suffered from anxiety for years. I... Read More


Sixty-Three Clerics Told Iran's New Supreme Leader He Approved the Wrong Deal. Then State TV Cut the Feed.

New Delhi, July 3 -- TEHRAN - The 88 members of Iran's Assembly of Experts are the only body in the Islamic Republic authorized to choose and remove a supreme leader. On June 29, sixty-three of them -... Read More


Iran's Parliament Speaker Said IAEA Access to Bombed Sites Is 'False.' Trump Said Denuclearization Is 'Moving Along Well.'

New Delhi, July 3 -- TEHRAN/DOHA - Three parties addressed the question of IAEA access to Iran's bombed nuclear sites after the same Doha round produced the same "positive progress" statement last wee... Read More


Brent Crude Falls Back to Pre-War Levels as Hormuz Traffic Slowly Recovers

New Delhi, July 3 -- DUBAI - For three months, oil markets carried the most expensive geopolitical premium since the 1970s. On Thursday, they gave almost all of it back. 30 GMT, touching pre-conflict... Read More


OpenAI Proposed Donating 5% of Its Equity to a US Sovereign Wealth Fund

New Delhi, July 3 -- WASHINGTON - The most significant thing about OpenAI Inc.'s proposal to donate five percent of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund is not the percentage. It is what the donat... Read More


Microsoft Creates a $2.5 Billion AI Deployment Arm to Place Engineers Inside the Fortune 500

REDMOND, July 3 -- For most of the Fortune 500, the problem with enterprise AI is not the model. It is the gap between a software license and a working system: the months of configuration, data integr... Read More


Wimbledon Matches Today, Day 5: Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic in Action-Check Match Timings, Order Of Play, And Live Streaming Details

India, July 3 -- Wimbledon 2026 is now down to sixteen players as Round 3 gets underway today, Friday, July 3. In action will be world No. 1s Jannik Sinner in men's singles, hoping to keep his title d... Read More