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A divided US appeals court has refused to let the Trump administration revoke legal protections that allow more than 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the US and avoid being returned to their gang-violence-stricken country.

Beijing elevated BCIs to a core future strategic industry in its new five-year plan released this week, placing it alongside sectors such as quantum, embodied AI, 6G and nuclear fusion.

Iran said its temporary leadership council had agreed to suspend attacks on nearby states unless strikes on Iran originated from their territory.

US President Donald Trump said Iran would be “hit very hard” on Saturday and that he was considering widening the areas and groups of people being targeted, without providing details.

Pakistan on Friday raised consumer prices for diesel and petrol about 20%, citing higher oil prices driven by conflict in Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iran’s president over the numerous civilian casualties resulting from “the armed Israeli-American aggression against Iran” and called for an immediate halt to hostilities

Airline pilots have faced escalating risks in recent years, from drone incursions to flight paths squeezed by conflict. Now US-Israeli attacks on Iran are making the skies even more perilous and ratcheting up the pressure on those flying through them

President Donald Trump’s administration said on Friday a Colombian reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee, arrested by federal immigration agents, will get due process

Tornadoes and strong storms killed at least four people and injured more than a dozen in southern Michigan on Friday, destroying multiple homes and leaving hundreds of residents without power

The Trump administration has drawn up strict rules for civilian AI contracts, requiring companies to allow “any lawful” use of their models amid a stand-off between the Pentagon and Anthropic

While the conflict is in its early days, the market is bracing for oil price surges and inflationary pressures, which could dampen consumer confidence.

An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced one Thai national to life in prison and another to 17 years for smuggling nearly two tons of methamphetamine in one of the country’s biggest drug busts in years.

The company reported better-than-expected 2025 results on Friday as stricter financial management and fleet renewal helped the airline contain costs and boost profits.

US President Donald Trump fired homeland security secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after months of controversy, including the fatal shootings of two US citizens by federal officers in Minneapolis and questions over a $220m (R3.66bn) advertising contract.

The seven-day war has seen Iran target Israel, the Gulf states, Cyprus, Turkey and Azerbaijan, and spread to the Indian Ocean where a US submarine sank an Iranian naval ship.