UnitedHealth CEO's testimony to Congress on hack: Latest news

HuffPost
Ex-Aide Sums Up Melania’s Marriage To Donald Trump With 1 Word
“I think people have to remember who Melania really is,” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
Reuters
Malaysia outraged at Meta takedown of media's Facebook posts on PM's Hamas meeting
Malaysia's communications minister expressed outrage at Meta Platforms on Tuesday, demanding it explain why it had taken down Facebook posts by local media covering the prime minister's meeting this week with a Hamas leader. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Qatar on Monday and later stressed that though he had good relations with the group's political leaders, he had no involvement in its military apparatus. Muslim-majority Malaysia, a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, has sent a letter asking Meta to explain the takedown of posts by two media organisations about Anwar's meeting, and closed the Facebook account of a third outlet covering Palestinian issues.
Associated Press
Chinese coast guard shadows Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal
Chinese coast guard ships shadowed a group of Filipino activists and fishermen sailing on wooden boats toward a disputed shoal in the South China Sea which Beijing has fiercely guarded from what it regards as intruders. The Philippine coast guard deployed three patrol ships and a light plane to keep watch from a distance on the group of about 100 people who set off from western Zambales province to assert Manila’s sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal and surrounding waters. The four wooden boats carrying the Filipinos were still far from the shoal when at least two Chinese coast guard ships began shadowing them at nightfall, said Emman Hizon, one of the organizers, adding that the participants remained in high spirits and would not turn back.
HuffPost
Ex-Aide Predicts Melania Trump's Response To 'Humiliating' Trial Moment
Stephanie Grisham said it was an "absolutely" significant development for Donald Trump.
INSIDER
Kindergarten court: Trump lawyer grills Michael Cohen on insulting ex-president as a 'Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain'
Donald Trump's lead attorney, Todd Blanche, kicked-off his cross-examination of Michael Cohen by rehashing the former fixer's social media rants.
Reuters
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict
Putin, speaking to China's Xinhua news agency ahead of his visit to Beijing this week, said Russia remained open to dialogue and talks to solve the more than two-year-old conflict. China's plan and further "principles" made public by President Xi Jinping last month took account of factors behind the conflict, Putin said.
Sky News
'Don't give them anything, they're murderers': Israeli protesters block aid going into Gaza
A determination to stop humanitarian aid from getting to Gaza. The food and supplies go straight to Hamas, the protesters claim. "We're fighting Hamas and by giving this food, do you really think it doesn't go to Hamas?" asked another, disbelievingly.
Yahoo Finance
Biden expects China to retaliate to new tariffs. Here's what that might look like.
Joe Biden told Yahoo Finance he thinks China will retaliate to sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports, but he expects any trade conflict to be manageable.
Reuters
Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, computer chips, medical products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing as he woos American voters who give his economic policies low marks. "American workers can out-work and out-compete anyone as long as the competition is fair, but for too long it hasn't been fair," Biden said during a speech in the White House Rose Garden before unions and companies. "We're not going to let China flood our market."
Sky News
Drone footage shows Russian invasion of Vovchansk as Ukrainian soldiers fight back
Watching a live drone feed, it was possible to make out three people running down a street in a frontline town in northeastern Ukraine. "Are they Russians?" I asked a Ukrainian soldier, who was also on the ground in Vovchansk and was showing us the footage from a secret location as we spoke to him via video link from outside the town. "Yes, yes," said Denys, 42, the commander of a reconnaissance unit.
Associated Press
Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground
An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The instructor pilot was in a T-6A Texan II at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, when the seat activated during ground operations on Monday. The pilot was taken to a hospital and died Tuesday, the Air Force said.
BBC
End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down
After 20 years in power Lee Hsien Loong has stepped down, marking the end of a political era for the tiny island nation.
The Telegraph
Gary Lineker’s latest outburst about Israel is his worst yet
Gary Lineker, the BBC’s chief political commentator, believes it’s unfair that he receives so much criticism for his comments on Israel and Gaza. “The minute you raise your voice against what they’re now doing there,” he complained during an interview with the Left-wing journalist Mehdi Hasan, “you get accused of being a supporter of Hamas.”
The Guardian
Cohen declines to bite at combative questions from Trump’s man Todd
Todd Blanche seemed to be looking for a ‘gotcha’ – instead there was laughter in the viewing room and one irked judge
The Telegraph
China furious at arrest of ‘UK spies’
A Border Force officer and a Home Office immigration official were among three people charged on Monday with spying for Hong Kong.
Associated Press
Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy
A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. It's just the latest example of how money is flowing into races involving some of the eight Republican lawmakers who voted along with Democrats to oust McCarthy. About $3.3 million has been spent on ads in the Virginia race going into Friday, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact.
Insider Monkey
5 Most Powerful Countries in the World by Economy
In this article, we will look at the 5 Most Powerful Countries in the World by Economy. Global Economic Outlook The United States of America, China, and Germany are some of the most powerful countries in the world by economy. Factors including strong GDP growth, low inflation rates, increased employment opportunities, and strong investment determine a country’s economic power. […]
HuffPost
Jake Tapper Immediately Fact-Checks Trump's 'Very Angry' Courthouse Rant
Donald Trump shouted about the case against him in remarks to reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom.
HuffPost
'Ongoing Debasement' Of Donald Trump's GOP Allies Laid Bare On 'Morning Joe'
“It’s very sad," MSNBC's Willie Geist told Joe Scarborough of Sens. J.D. Vance and Tommy Tuberville's kowtowing to the former president.
The Telegraph
Watch: Moment armed gunmen ambush prison van and free ‘France’s most wanted man’
Security footage has captured the moment gunmen ambushed a prison van and freed a convicted drug trafficker dubbed “France’s most wanted man”.

Straits Times Index

S&P 500

Dow

Nasdaq

Bitcoin USD

CMC Crypto 200

FTSE 100

Gold

Crude Oil

10-Yr Bond

Nikkei

Hang Seng

FTSE Bursa Malaysia

Jakarta Composite Index

PSE Index

UnitedHealth CEO's testimony to Congress on hack: Latest news

Latest stories

Ex-Aide Sums Up Melania’s Marriage To Donald Trump With 1 Word

Malaysia outraged at Meta takedown of media's Facebook posts on PM's Hamas meeting

Chinese coast guard shadows Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal

Ex-Aide Predicts Melania Trump's Response To 'Humiliating' Trial Moment

Kindergarten court: Trump lawyer grills Michael Cohen on insulting ex-president as a 'Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain'

Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict

'Don't give them anything, they're murderers': Israeli protesters block aid going into Gaza

Biden expects China to retaliate to new tariffs. Here's what that might look like.

Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, computer chips, medical products

Drone footage shows Russian invasion of Vovchansk as Ukrainian soldiers fight back

Air Force instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground

End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down

Gary Lineker’s latest outburst about Israel is his worst yet

Cohen declines to bite at combative questions from Trump’s man Todd

China furious at arrest of ‘UK spies’

Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy

5 Most Powerful Countries in the World by Economy

Jake Tapper Immediately Fact-Checks Trump's 'Very Angry' Courthouse Rant

'Ongoing Debasement' Of Donald Trump's GOP Allies Laid Bare On 'Morning Joe'

Watch: Moment armed gunmen ambush prison van and free ‘France’s most wanted man’