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Taiwan charges nine over alleged illegal AI chip exports

Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted nine people, including Nvidia and Super Micro employees, over an alleged scheme to illegally export high-end artificial intelligence servers to China. The suspects were accused of using false documents and intermediary countries to circumvent US restrictions...

Iran executes man accused of helping the United States and Israel

Iran has executed Majid Adineh, a man accused of acting in support of Israel and the USA during the anti-government protests that broke out in the country. The judiciary said Sunday that Adineh was found guilty of “operational action in...

US lobbyists linked to Atiku provide update on Tinubu drug case

A Washington-based lobbying firm hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has provided an update on the long-running legal battle over the release of US government records related to President Bola Tinubu. The lobbyists, Von Batten-Montague-York, LC, said they had...

Hawk Fire continues in US, burning more than 10,000 acres

The Hawk Fire in Nevada has expanded to 10,522 acres, with firefighters working to protect communities, structures and critical infrastructure. According to 2News Nevada, approximately 400 personnel from local, state and federal agencies are currently working the fire, with ground...

Laptop catches fire on US flight and passenger is treated at airport

A passenger was treated after a laptop computer caught fire aboard an American Airlines flight during its trip to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. USA. American Airlines Flight 2398, traveling from Atlanta, Georgia, landed safely at the airport on...

FULL LIST: US judge blocks Trump visa ban affecting Nigeria and 74 other countries

A US judge blocked a policy of the president donald trump's administration that suspended the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, including Nigeria. Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York ruled Friday that the...

Iran threatens ‘devastating’ response to Trump’s sanctions threat

Iran has threatened a “devastating” response to new US economic measures after President Donald Trump vowed to impose what Washington describes as its toughest sanctions yet against Tehran. The Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi,...

UK court increases sentence of man who conspired to smuggle drugs into prison

A Briton, Dimitrije Dragovic, who conspired to smuggle drugs, mobile phones and other prohibited items into a prison using a drone, had his sentence increased from two years and two months to three years and four months. Dragovic, of Thurnscoe,...

Australia passes law to force Meta, Google and others to pay for local news

Australia has passed legislation that will require major technology companies, including Meta and Google, among others, to reach commercial deals with local media organizations for news content or face a tax on their advertising revenue in Australia. The News Trading...

China sentences Evergrande founder to life in prison

The founder of the collapsed Chinese real estate giant Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to several financial crimes. Hui was found guilty of asset embezzlement and corporate bribery. The Shenzhen Intermediate...
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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...
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