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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced policymakers in Asia to face questions over the security of other maritime chokepoints, including the Strait of Malacca, which is the world's busiest waterway for international trade.WHAT IS THE MALACCA STRAIT?The 900-km (550-mile) long Malacca Strait, bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe.It carries nearly 22% of the world's maritime trade, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This includes oil and gas shipments from the Mi

Hormuz crisis throws spotlight on world's largest 'chokepoint' - the Malacca Strait

Zambia says it has custody of ex-president's body in dispute with family over burial

German private sector contracts for first time in nearly a year, PMI shows

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China’s $24 billion pet food market heats up as local brands challenge global players

In a dedicated pet mall in the centre of Beijing, Liu Xin shops for Chinese-branded, ready-made beef and chicken meals for her 2-year-old terrier, Eighteen.The 25-year-old spends at least $250 a month on pet food. “I only buy domestic dog foods,” she said. “They are fresh and offer more choices. Western pet foods are too expensive and they aren’t always better.”Liu is among a growing number of Chinese pet owners choosing local brands over Western ones, fuelling a boom in the more than $24 billion pet food market.Annual sales rose sixfold between 2014 and 2024, making the industry on

Samsung workers protest over huge pay gap with SK Hynix, threaten long strike

Skincare firm Galderma posts 25.5% sales jump driven by US market

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Bain Capital to sell stake in Bridge Data Centres at $5 billion valuation, sources say

U.S. investment firm Bain Capital is seeking to sell a stake of at least 40% in Bridge Data Centres (BDC) in a deal that would value the Singapore-based data infrastructure builder at $5 billion, two people with knowledge of the matter said.The Boston-based firm has hired Citigroup and JPMorgan to run the sale, which has attracted interest from a number of private equity and infrastructure funds, the two sources said.Indicative bids are due by the middle or end of next month, one of the people said. Bain Capital would consider selling a bigger and even a controlling stake if it receives an a

Jaguar Land Rover to recall over 170,000 US vehicles over loss of drive power

French economic activity contracted at fastest pace in 14 months, survey shows

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New York Times says FBI investigated reporter after article about director Kash Patel's girlfriend

The New York Times says the FBI investigated whether one of its reporters, Elizabeth Williamson, violated laws against stalking after she wrote a story nearly two months ago about how federal agents had been assigned to protect and give rides to FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend. The FBI said Wednesday that its agents interviewed Patel's girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, when she expressed concern about a death threat received after Williamson's article was published, but took no further action. The Times, in an article posted online Wednesday, said tha

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Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer d4vd is charged with killing, died of ‘multiple penetrating injuries,’ autopsy finds

The 14-year-old girl singer d4vd is charged with killing and dismembering died of “multiple penetrating injuries,” according to an autopsy report released Wednesday.The findings shed more light on Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s death months after the teen was discovered in the front trunk of d4vd’s Tesla last September in Los Angeles. The vehicle had apparently been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and was towed to a police impound lot, where an employee noticed a foul smell coming from the trunk and alerted authorities.Details of how Celeste died and who was under investigation remained hi

Trump alleges ‘rigged’ Virginia redistricting vote as judge blocks new map

Judge bars certification of Virginia redistricting results; state AG promises appeal

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Trump administration settles lawsuit with ex-Trump adviser Carter Page

The Justice Department has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who sued the DOJ and FBI over flawed government surveillance he faced due to his Russian contacts in 2016, according to a filing with the Supreme Court Wednesday.Page, who investigators focused on during their probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, is one of a growing number of past Trump allies who have reached legal settlements with the administration during Trump’s second term.In 2016, investigators wiretapped Page through the Foreign Intelligence

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Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving in the latest departure of a top defense leader

Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest top defense leader to step down or be ousted. No reason was given for the unexpected departure of the Navy’s top civilian official, coming as the sea service has imposed a blockade of Iranian ports and is targeting ships linked to Tehran around the world during a tenuous ceasefire in the war. Another Trump loyalist is taking over as acting head of the Navy: Undersecretary Hung

US Navy Secretary Phelan fired as naval blockade of Iran continues

Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe

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Lebanese PM accuses Israel of war crimes after strike kills journalist

Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of war crimes after an airstrike in the south of the country on Wednesday killed one journalist and seriously wounded another.Amal Khalil, who worked for Lebanon’s Al Akhbar newspaper, was killed while carrying out her journalistic work, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). She is the fourth media worker slain by Israel in Lebanon since March. The other journalist was identified by Lebanese authorities as Zeinab Faraj, a freelance photojournalist. Al Akhbar is a left-leaning, pro-Hezbollah newspaper.The two journalists had taken s

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More confusion looms over Strait of Hormuz after Iran attacks three ships near waterway

Confusion deepened Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran attacked three ships near the crucial waterway whose closure has plunged the world into an energy crisis after tankers carrying a fifth of the world’s oil were blocked from using the channel. The attacks unfolded just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran. The Islamic Republic said it fired on three outbound ships and seized two, calling it retaliation for the American naval blockade of Iranian ports and for the U.S. firing on and seizing an Irania

Two die following chemical leak in West Virginia

Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill Lebanese journalist, wound another

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded a photographer accompanying her, according to a senior Lebanese military official and Khalil's employer, the Al-Akhbar newspaper. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on Khalil's death. Earlier, the Israeli military said in a statement it had received reports that two journalists were injured as a result of its strikes.The death of Khalil, 43, brought the death toll on Wednesday to five people. It was the deadliest day since a 10-day ceasefire was announced on April 16 t

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Mexico's government keeps contradicting itself over role of CIA agents in Chihuahua operation

Mexican authorities on Wednesday continued to muddle the official account over the role of two CIA agents in a counternarcotics operation in northern Mexico and the extent to which Mexico's federal government was aware of the U.S. involvement in the incident, which has started to ignite tensions with the White House. The incident has increasingly fueled speculation in the Latin American nation as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for more than a year has repeatedly underscored her country's sovereignty and publicly turned down offers by U.S. President Donald Trump of intervent

Airline company Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as war squeezes fuel prices and supplies

Spirit Airlines close to a $500 million bailout from Trump administration

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Jerry Jones shares a moment with old friend Bill Clinton as Cowboys prep for NFL draft

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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders are about to vote on the Paramount mega-deal

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Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s gauntlet of congressional hearings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers

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Democrats win in Virginia but it won't be the final say in a national redistricting competition

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More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool, with California's surge leading the way

More kids than ever are attending state-funded preschool in the U.S., 1.8 million of them the last school year

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The ‘groundbreaking’ case of the cyber experts who allegedly broke bad and worked with criminals

The US-Iran war is spilling into the Indo-Pacific. That could make it harder to end

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Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank

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The Latest: Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran as a new round of peace talks was on hold

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RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on display

A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies