After three days of violence, Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters agreed to a ceasefire on 7 August. Egypt brokered the ceasefire after the violence left dozens of Palestinians dead and disrupted the lives of thousands of Israelis.
Tension remained as Israel warned of a "strong response" if the truce was violated. America welcomed the ceasefire with US President Joe Biden saying that the country worked with others in the region to "encourage a swift resolution to the conflict".
Over 3 days, Israeli airstrikes pummelled what the government said were sites linked to Palestine's Islamic Jihad group. In turn, Islamic Jihad fighters fired rockets at Israel.
On 6 August, the second Islamic Jihad commander, Khaled Mansour, was killed in an airstrike on an apartment building in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. Five civilians also died. Israel says around 15 Palestinian fighters were eliminated in the airstrikes.
This was the worst bout of violence since the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in 2021.

After 3 days of violence, ceasefire between Israel, Palestine's Islamic Jihad; USA welcomes move

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After three days of violence, Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters agreed to a ceasefire on 7 August. Egypt brokered the ceasefire after the violence left dozens of Palestinians dead and disrupted the lives of thousands of Israelis.
Tension remained as Israel warned of a "strong response" if the truce was violated. America welcomed the ceasefire with US President Joe Biden saying that the country worked with others in the region to "encourage a swift resolution to the conflict".
Over 3 days, Israeli airstrikes pummelled what the government said were sites linked to Palestine's Islamic Jihad group. In turn, Islamic Jihad fighters fired rockets at Israel.
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On 6 August, the second Islamic Jihad commander, Khaled Mansour, was killed in an airstrike on an apartment building in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza. Five civilians also died. Israel says around 15 Palestinian fighters were eliminated in the airstrikes.
This was the worst bout of violence since the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in 2021.

In a historic first, an American naval ship reached India for repair and other allied services. US naval ship Charles Drew docked at Larsen & Toubro's shipyard at Kattupalli in Chennai on 7 August.
India's Defence Ministry called it a "huge boost" for the 'Make In India' scheme, and furthering of India-US strategic relations. The Indian government said that the event "signifies the capabilities of Indian shipyards in the global ship repairing market. Indian shipyards offer wide-ranging and cost-effective ship repair and maintenance services, using advanced maritime technology platforms."
Top Indian officials like Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, and Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral SN Ghormade welcomed the ship. America was represented by US Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin, among others.

First time ever: US Navy ship in India for repair work; Defence Ministry calls it 'Make In India' boost

US naval ship Charles Drew docked at Larsen &amp; Toubro's shipyard at Kattupalli in Chennai on 7 August.

In a historic first, an American naval ship reached India for repair and other allied services. US naval ship Charles Drew docked at Larsen &amp; Toubro's shipyard at Kattupalli in Chennai on 7 August.
India's Defence Ministry called it a "huge boost" for the 'Make In India' scheme, and furthering of India-US strategic relations. The <a href="https://www.editorji.com/business-news/twitter-given-last-warning-by-the-indian-government-july-4-deadline-given-1656578572716">Indian government</a> said that the event "signifies the capabilities of Indian shipyards in the global ship repairing market. Indian shipyards offer wide-ranging and cost-effective ship repair and maintenance services, using advanced maritime technology platforms."
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Top Indian officials like Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, and Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral SN Ghormade welcomed the ship. America was represented by US Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin, among others.
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China's embassy has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over which India raised concerns.

China seeks urgent meet with Sri Lanka as Colombo seeks deferment of research ship's visit 

The Chinese vessel's docking at the strategically important Hambantota port, developed largely with Chinese loans, was approved on July 12 by former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa before he fled the country.

Chinese embassy has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over which India raised concerns.
The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17, weeks after Sri Lanka witnessed a major political turmoil following massive mass protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
A 'third-person' note from Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry to the Chinese embassy in Colombo dated August 5 says &ldquo;the ministry wishes to request that the arrival of the vessel Yuan Wang 5 in Hambantota to be deferred until further consultations are made on the matter.&rdquo; The Chinese embassy in Colombo sought an urgent meeting with the higher Sri Lankan authorities to discuss the issue after receiving the note from the Foreign Ministry seeking a delay in the visit, sources here said.
Some Sri Lankan news portals also reported that Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking.
But the President's Office denied the media reports over the meeting.
On July 12, amidst the political turmoil in Sri Lanka, the then government approved the Chinese vessel's docking at the Hambantota port.
The Chinese vessel was expected to dock at the Sri Lankan port for "refuelling and &lsquo;replenishment&rsquo; and will conduct satellite control and research tracking in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region through August and September.
The southern deep-sea port of Hambantota is considered strategically important for its location. The port, located in the hometown of the Rajapaksa family, has been developed largely with Chinese loans.
According to media reports here, India has informed Sri Lanka that the docking of the high-tech Chinese research vessel could pose a threat to its national security.
Sri Lanka received strong messages of protests from India as the ship was said to have the capability to track satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles, the report said.
India has said it carefully monitors any development having a bearing on its security and economic interests.
"We are aware of reports of a proposed visit by this vessel to Hambantota in August," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in New Delhi when asked about the reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel.
"The government carefully monitors any development having a bearing on India's security and economic interests and takes all necessary measures to safeguard them," he said last month.
New Delhi is concerned about the possibility of the ship&rsquo;s tracking systems attempting to snoop on Indian installations while being on its way to the Sri Lankan port.
India has traditionally taken a stern view of Chinese military vessels in the Indian Ocean and has protested such visits with Sri Lanka in the past.
The ties between India and Sri Lanka had come under strain after Colombo gave permission to a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine to dock in one of its ports in 2014.
China is the main creditor of Sri Lanka with investment in infrastructure. Debt restructuring of Chinese loans would be key to the island&rsquo;s success in the ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout.
India on the other hand has been Sri Lanka&rsquo;s lifeline in the ongoing economic crisis.
India has been at the forefront of extending economic assistance of nearly USD 4 billion to Sri Lanka during the year as the island nation is grappling with the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
As the new Sri Lankan president looks at pulling the country out of its economic crisis, India has said that it will continue to assist the island nation and support its people in their quest for stability and prosperity.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena last week said Sri Lanka was looking forward to settle the issue of the vessel's visit with an "approach of friendship".
India&rsquo;s concerns have been focused on Hambantota port in particular. In 2017, Colombo leased the southern port to China Merchant Port Holdings for 99 years, after Sri Lanka was unable to keep its loan repayment commitments, fanning fears over the potential use of the port for military purposes.&nbsp;
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A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage died on Saturday after The Royal London Hospital took him off life support after his parents lost a legal battle seeking extension of his treatment at the hospital.

UK hospital takes boy off life support after parents lose legal battle seeking treatment extension

A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage died on Saturday after The Royal London Hospital took him off life support after his parents lost a legal battle seeking extension of his treatment at the hospital.


The courts concurred with doctors who said Archie was "brain-stem dead."&nbsp;

A 12-year-old British boy with brain damage died on Saturday after The Royal London Hospital took him off life support after his parents lost a legal battle seeking extension of his treatment at the hospital.
The parents of Archie Battersbee made unsuccessful appeals at Britain's highest courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against ending the life support, and also&nbsp;failed to persuade courts to allow them to move Archie to a hospice to die.
The courts concurred with doctors who said Archie was "brain-stem dead."&nbsp;
Archie's mother Hollie Dance told reporters that her son died just over two hours after the artificial ventilation was stopped. "I am the proudest mum in the world, such a beautiful little boy, and he fought right until the very end," she told reporters outside the hospital.
The doctors treating Archie argued that continuing his treatment on life-support or&nbsp; moving him to a hospice would not have been in his 'best interests'.
In April, Archie was found unconscious after sustaining an injury at home and had been in a coma since then.
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Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.
Gaza's health ministry said 24 people had been killed so far in the coastal strip, including six children.
The fighting began with Israel's killing of a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in a wave of strikes Friday that Israel said were meant to prevent an imminent attack.
So far, Hamas, the larger militant group that rules Gaza, appeared to stay on the sidelines of the conflict, keeping its intensity somewhat contained.
Israel and Hamas fought a war barely a year ago, one of four major conflicts and several smaller battles over the last 15 years that exacted a staggering toll on the impoverished territory's 2 million Palestinian residents.
Whether Hamas continues to stay out of the fight likely depends in part on how much punishment Israel inflicts in Gaza as rocket fire steadily continues.

Gaza: Israel, militants trade fire toll climbs to 24; 6 kids among dead

So far, Hamas, the larger militant group that rules Gaza, appeared to stay on the sidelines of the conflict, keeping its intensity somewhat contained.

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.
Gaza's health ministry said 24 people had been killed so far in the coastal strip, including six children.
The fighting began with Israel's killing of a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in a wave of strikes Friday that Israel said were meant to prevent an imminent attack.
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So far, Hamas, the larger militant group that rules Gaza, appeared to stay on the sidelines of the conflict, keeping its intensity somewhat contained.
Israel and Hamas fought a war barely a year ago, one of four major conflicts and several smaller battles over the last 15 years that exacted a staggering toll on the impoverished territory's 2 million Palestinian residents.
Whether Hamas continues to stay out of the fight likely depends in part on how much punishment Israel inflicts in Gaza as rocket fire steadily continues.

 
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.
She made the remarks in Tokyo, the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China.
Pelosi, the first House speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years, said Wednesday in Taipei that the U.S. commitment to democracy in the self-governing island and elsewhere “remains ironclad.”
Pelosi and five other members of Congress arrived in Tokyo late Thursday after visiting Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea.
China, which claims Taiwan and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary, called her visit to the island a provocation and on Thursday began military drills, including missile firing, in six zones surrounding Taiwan.

Nancy Pelosi: we will not allow China to isolate Taiwan

China, which claims Taiwan and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary, called her visit to the island a provocation and on Thursday began military drills, including missile firing, in six zones surrounding Taiwan.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that China will not isolate Taiwan by preventing U.S. officials from traveling there.
She made the remarks in Tokyo, the final leg of an Asia tour highlighted by a visit to Taiwan that infuriated China.
Pelosi, the first House speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years, said Wednesday in Taipei that the U.S. commitment to democracy in the self-governing island and elsewhere &ldquo;remains ironclad.&rdquo;
Pelosi and five other members of Congress arrived in Tokyo late Thursday after visiting Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea.
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China, which claims Taiwan and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary, called her visit to the island a provocation and on Thursday began military drills, including missile firing, in six zones surrounding Taiwan.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak convincingly won over an audience of Conservative Party members in a head-to-head television debate with rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the leadership contest to elect a new Tory party leader and British prime minister.
The ‘Battle for Number 10’ on ‘Sky News’ on Thursday night brought the finalists face to face with Conservative members who are entitled to vote in the election but are mostly undecided on their choice. After the two contenders put forward their arguments for why they should replace Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street, the audience members were asked who they thought had won the argument and they picked Sunak in a show of hands.
It will come as a boost for the British Indian ex-minister who has been trailing Truss in most recent opinion polls, with the last survey putting her around 32 percentage points ahead of Sunak among Tory members.
The former finance minister stuck to his central plank and focussed his message on the need to get a grip on soaring inflation before cutting taxes.
"But it all starts with not making the situation worse. Because if we just put fuel on the fire of this inflation spiral, all of us, all of you, are just going to end up with higher mortgage rates, savings and pensions that are eaten away, and misery for millions,” he said.
It came just hours after the Bank of England warned of a looming recession as it hiked interest rates. Truss insisted a recession is "not inevitable" and promised "bold" action compared with her rival's caution.
However, Sunak dismissed accusations that it is the tax burden which is causing the recession, saying: "That's simply wrong. What's causing the recession is inflation."

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak wins over voters in TV debate

The former finance minister stuck to his central plank and focused his message on the need to get a grip on soaring inflation before cutting taxes.
&nbsp;

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak convincingly won over an audience of Conservative Party members in a head-to-head television debate with rival Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the leadership contest to elect a new Tory party leader and British prime minister.
The &lsquo;Battle for Number 10&rsquo; on &lsquo;Sky News&rsquo; on Thursday night brought the finalists face to face with Conservative members who are entitled to vote in the election but are mostly undecided on their choice. After the two contenders put forward their arguments for why they should replace Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street, the audience members were asked who they thought had won the argument and they picked Sunak in a show of hands.
It will come as a boost for the British Indian ex-minister who has been trailing Truss in most recent opinion polls, with the last survey putting her around 32 percentage points ahead of Sunak among Tory members.
The former finance minister stuck to his central plank and focussed his message on the need to get a grip on soaring inflation before cutting taxes.
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"But it all starts with not making the situation worse. Because if we just put fuel on the fire of this inflation spiral, all of us, all of you, are just going to end up with higher mortgage rates, savings and pensions that are eaten away, and misery for millions,&rdquo; he said.
It came just hours after the Bank of England warned of a looming recession as it hiked interest rates. Truss insisted a recession is "not inevitable" and promised "bold" action compared with her rival's caution.
However, Sunak dismissed accusations that it is the tax burden which is causing the recession, saying: "That's simply wrong. What's causing the recession is inflation."

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Judge Anna Sotnikova said that all the evidence and materials presented during the trial led the court to conclude that Griner's guilt "is proven." Apart from the jail term, the 31-year-old was also fined around $16,400.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict.
Earlier in the session, an emotional Griner made a final appeal and said that she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg
The ruling concluded a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy and raised concerns that Griner was being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
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US Olympic champion Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. Is she being used as a political pawn?

US Olympic champion sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling

Griner carried vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg

A judge in Russia on Thursday convicted and sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Judge Anna Sotnikova said that all the evidence and materials presented during the trial led the court to conclude that Griner's guilt "is proven." Apart from the jail term, the 31-year-old was also fined around $16,400.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA&rsquo;s Phoenix Mercury, listened with a blank expression as an interpreter translated the verdict.
Earlier in the session, an emotional Griner made a final appeal and said that she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg
The ruling concluded a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy and raised concerns that Griner was being used as a political pawn in Russia's war against Ukraine.
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As 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that awaited what next from Beijing, the tension in the tech ecosystem escalated. Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is the epicenter of the global tech revolution. 
- Simply speaking it is the digital powerhouse of the U.S. with enormous manufacturing centers of China- Taiwan is the Silicon Valley of Asia, with a large focus on manufacturing and AI-  U.S. consumes more than $63 billion worth of Taiwanese tech exports - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is one of the biggest chip foundries on the planet-  Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of the world’s most advanced chip manufacturing with South Korea at 8%, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Boston Consulting Group-  Most companies that design chips today — Qualcomm, Nvidia and Apple among them — don't actually do the manufacturing, instead relying on companies like TSMC.- If Taiwan's chip production were permanently disrupted, the Semiconductor Industry Association estimates it would take three years and $350 billion in investment to build enough capacity to replace it.- The island manufactures about 25–30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally - Taiwan’s Foxconn, is the world’s largest contract electronics makes iphone and in contract with Google as well-  Big suppliers of liquid-crystal display panels- The island manufactures about 25–30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally - No one knows for sure how much of China's exports in information and communications hardware are made in Taiwanese-owned factories, but the estimates run from 40% to 80%

Explained: Why Taiwan tensions is worrying the entire tech ecosystem?

Tensions around Taiwan on the rise, Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is critical to the global tech ecosystem from iPhones to AI. 

Taiwan, Tension & Tech

As 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that await the next move from Beijing, tech titans globally are watching with bated breath.&nbsp;

As 82-year-old <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/us-house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-leaves-taiwan-after-a-high-tension-visit-1659536532607">Nancy Pelosi</a> landed in Taiwan, it was not just the political onlookers that await the next move from Beijing, tech titans globally are watching with bated breath.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan after a high-tension visit
Editorji explains why this 14,000-square-mile island is the epicenter of the global tech revolution.&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Simply speaking it is the digital powerhouse of the U.S. with enormous manufacturing centers of China</li>
<li>Taiwan is the Silicon Valley of Asia, with a large focus on manufacturing and AI</li>
<li>U.S. consumes more than $63 billion worth of Taiwanese tech exports</li>
<li>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is one of the biggest chip foundries on the planet</li>
<li>Taiwan accounts for more than 90% of the world&rsquo;s most advanced chip manufacturing with South Korea at 8%, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association and the Boston Consulting Group</li>
<li>Most companies that design chips today &mdash; Qualcomm, Nvidia and Apple among them &mdash; don't actually do the manufacturing, instead relying on companies like Taiwan's TSMC&nbsp;</li>
<li>&nbsp;If Taiwan's chip production were permanently disrupted, the Semiconductor Industry Association estimates it would take three years and $350 billion in investment to build enough capacity to replace it.</li>
<li>The island manufactures about 25&ndash;30% of integrated circuits (ICs) globally</li>
<li>Taiwan&rsquo;s Foxconn, is the world&rsquo;s largest contract electronics makes iphone and in contract with Google as well</li>
<li>Globally big suppliers of liquid-crystal display panels</li>
<li>&nbsp;No one knows for sure how much of China's exports in information and communications hardware are made in Taiwanese-owned factories, but the estimates run from 40% to 80%.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

World's most powerful passports in 2022: The Henley Passport Index 2022: Mirror, Mirror on the wall which is the most powerful passport of them all? The Henely passport Index 2022 is throwing up some surprised with Europe’s domination easing and Asia

Which country holds the most powerful passport? | World's most powerful passports in 2022

The Western domination being the passport posse' is ending, find out which is the most powerful passport in the world...the rankings will surprise you. 

Which country holds the most powerful passport?

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The Henley Passport Index 2022: Mirror, Mirror on the wall which is the most powerful passport of them all? The Henely passport Index 2022 is throwing up some surprised with Europe&rsquo;s domination easing and Asia coming to the forefront.
Here are the winners -:
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&bull;&nbsp; Japan has the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/business-news/which-country-holds-the-most-powerful-passport-1658308542645" target="_blank">world's most powerful passport</a> as per the Henely passport Index 2022. With this, Japanese in the world can visit 191 destinations without visa.
&bull;&nbsp; Singapore slipped to joint second place alongside South Korea, with passport holders from both countries able to access 192 destinations around the world visa-free.
&bull;&nbsp; The UK is sixth with access to 187 countries, while an American <a href="https://www.editorji.com/business-news/you-could-have-an-e-passport-by-the-end-of-this-year-thanks-to-tcs-1655780629413" target="_blank">passport </a>gets us access to 186 countries placing them at number 7.
&bull;&nbsp; Indian passport holders get hassle-free entry into 58 countries but that puts us in 84th place, sharing the spot with Mauritania and Tajikistan.
&bull;&nbsp; Across our borders, despite Covid constraints, China is placed 69th with access to 80 countries while the Pakistan passport has been ranked as the 4th worst passport to hold, placed at 104th position.&nbsp;
&bull;&nbsp; Afghanistan&rsquo;s passport is the least useful, getting the holder into only 27 countries.&nbsp;

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Japan is looking to ban TikTok and Chinese apps amid concerns that they are being used to collect personal data for the Chinese government.&nbsp;

Japan is looking to restrict TikTok, other Chinese apps
Follows India&rsquo;s ban of 59 Chinese apps, US&rsquo; threats
Concerns over apps allegedly collecting data for Chinese govt
Japan pushing for tighter controls on handling sensitive info
Can also restrict Chinese-developed AI banking system

Japan&rsquo;s ruling party is reportedly looking to urge the government to restrict the use of Chinese&nbsp;apps like TikTok, following India&rsquo;s ban of 59 such apps and Washington&rsquo;s repeated threats. This comes amid growing concerns that the Bytedance-owned teenage sensation and other apps are being used to collect personal data for the Chinese government. Japan is looking to implement tighter controls on the handling of sensitive information, which according to national broadcaster NHK, could also see restrictions on Chinese-developed banking systems that use AI for tasks like evaluating loan applications.

Reacting to Sri Lanka's request to defer the the docking of a hi-tech Chinese vessel, China on Monday in a veiled dig at India said it was "senseless to pressure" Colombo by citing the issue of security concerns.
New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colmbo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing fully respects the jurisdiction of coastal states for the scientific exploration activities within their waters
Its spokesperson Wang Wenbin said his country urges relevant parties to see China’s scientific explorations in a reasonable and sensible way, and stop disturbing the normal exchange between Biejing and Colombo
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had earlier asserted that India was aware of reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, adding that it would take all steps to safeguard its security and economic interests.
Several Sri Lankan media reports suggest that their President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought the deferment of the planned docking.
The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.

Don't disturb our exchanges: China after Colombo delays its vessel's arrival over India's concerns

New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track intercontinental ballistic missiles

New Delhi had reportedly cited 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track intercontinental ballistic missiles

Reacting to Sri Lanka's request to defer the docking of a hi-tech Chinese vessel, China on Monday in a veiled dig at India said it was "senseless to pressure" Colombo by citing security concerns.
New Delhi had reportedly raised 'national security threat' concerns to Colombo as it protested the arrival of Chinese ship which is learnt to have the capability to track satellites and intercontinental ballistic missiles. &nbsp; The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing fully respects the jurisdiction of coastal states for the scientific exploration activities within their waters.
Its spokesperson Wang Wenbin said his country urges relevant parties to see China&rsquo;s scientific explorations in a reasonable and sensible way, and stop disturbing the normal exchange between Biejing and Colombo.&nbsp;
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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had earlier asserted that India was aware of reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, adding that it would take all steps to safeguard its security and economic interests.
Several Sri Lankan media reports suggest that their President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a closed-door meeting with China's Ambassador Qi Zhenhong after Colombo sought the deferment of the planned docking.
The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.

China on Monday continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan, extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said on Monday it would continue drills in waters near Taiwan island, focusing on anti-submarine and air-to-ship strikes, state-run Global Times reported.
The PLA conducted joint drills involving all wings of its armed forces in six areas around the island from August 4 to 7.
The PLA’s latest announcement notice did not specify the location of the exercises nor did it mention when they would end.
The PLA on Sunday proceeded with the plan and continued realistic combat-scenario joint exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan practicing island capturing drills and bomber deterrence flights in Taiwan Strait, a rehearsal for real operation, state-run Global Times reported on Sunday.
The PLA Command in a late last night press release said its forces continued its joint combat training exercises as scheduled on Sunday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan island.
The focus on Sunday was set on testing the capabilities of using joint fires to strike land targets and striking long-range air targets, an early Monday state-run Xinhua news agency report said.
The air force under the theatre command deployed multiple types of warplanes, including early warning aircraft, bombers, jamming aircraft, fighter-bombers and fighter jets, to conduct drills on such combat missions as joint reconnaissance, airspace control operation, strikes on ground targets, and air support and cover.
Supported by naval and air combat systems, the air strike forces, together with long-range multiple launch rocket systems and conventional missile troops, conducted drills of joint precision strikes on targets.
Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognising its sovereignty.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence emphasised that its military was keeping a watch on the situation and dispatched aircraft and ships to respond accordingly. Facing rare public criticism at home for not being able to stop the visit despite high voltage rhetoric, China carried out the heaviest mobilisation of its naval, air force and missile forces to carry out targeted bombardment in the busy Taiwan Strait, a lifeline of transportation of vital cargo shipments, since Thursday, the day after Pelosi left Taiwan.
The visit of Pelosi, the top US leader in 25 years to visit Taiwan, came at a politically sensitive time as President Xi Jinping who is set to complete his second five-year term this year and is widely expected to continue in power, unlike his predecessors who retired after a 10-year tenure.
 

China continues military drills around Taiwan even after end of four-day schedule

China continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan on Monday , extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.

Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.

China on Monday continued its unprecedented military drills around Taiwan, extending the schedule of war games launched in retaliation to the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said on Monday it would continue drills in waters near Taiwan island, focusing on anti-submarine and air-to-ship strikes, state-run Global Times reported.
The PLA conducted joint drills involving all wings of its armed forces in six areas around the island from August 4 to 7.
The PLA&rsquo;s latest announcement notice did not specify the location of the exercises nor did it mention when they would end.
The PLA on Sunday proceeded with the plan and continued realistic combat-scenario joint exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan practicing island capturing drills and bomber deterrence flights in Taiwan Strait, a rehearsal for real operation, state-run Global Times reported on Sunday.
The PLA Command in a late last night press release said its forces continued its joint combat training exercises as scheduled on Sunday in the waters and airspace around the Taiwan island.
The focus on Sunday was set on testing the capabilities of using joint fires to strike land targets and striking long-range air targets, an early Monday state-run Xinhua news agency report said.
The air force under the theatre command deployed multiple types of warplanes, including early warning aircraft, bombers, jamming aircraft, fighter-bombers and fighter jets, to conduct drills on such combat missions as joint reconnaissance, airspace control operation, strikes on ground targets, and air support and cover.
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Supported by naval and air combat systems, the air strike forces, together with long-range multiple launch rocket systems and conventional missile troops, conducted drills of joint precision strikes on targets.
Multiple bomber formations flew across the Taiwan Strait from north to south and from south to north, while several fighter jets conducted joint drills with destroyers and frigates.
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognising its sovereignty.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence emphasised that its military was keeping a watch on the situation and dispatched aircraft and ships to respond accordingly. Facing rare public criticism at home for not being able to stop the visit despite high voltage rhetoric, China carried out the heaviest mobilisation of its naval, air force and missile forces to carry out targeted bombardment in the busy Taiwan Strait, a lifeline of transportation of vital cargo shipments, since Thursday, the day after Pelosi left Taiwan.
The visit of Pelosi, the top US leader in 25 years to visit Taiwan, came at a politically sensitive time as President Xi Jinping who is set to complete his second five-year term this year and is widely expected to continue in power, unlike his predecessors who retired after a 10-year tenure.

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.
The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches. While Truss has pledged immediate tax cuts if elected, Sunak has promised more targeted support for the most vulnerable households and tax cuts further down the line.
A fresh row brewed out over the weekend after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told ‘The Financial Times’ that her plan to lower taxes rather than offer handouts was more Conservative. This prompted an immediate rebuke from former Chancellor Rishi Sunak that it is "simply wrong to rule out further direct support" for struggling families this winter.
“Families are facing a long, hard winter with rising bills. Yet Liz’s plan to deal with that is to give a big bung to large businesses and the well-off, leaving those who most need help out in the cold,” Sunak writes in ‘The Sun’.
“Worse still, she has said she will not provide direct support payments to those who are feeling the pinch most. We need clear-eyed realism, not starry-eyed boosterism. That means bolder action to protect people from the worst of the winter. I have the right plan and experience to help people through,” he said.
Supporters of Truss hit back to say her remarks over the weekend had been “misinterpreted”.
"What she has, I think, rightly challenged is the wisdom of taking large sums of money out of people's pockets in tax and then giving some of that back in ever more complicated ways," said Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, a supporter of the Foreign Secretary.
"She's willing to do more to help people but her focus is around doing it in a way that puts more money in people's pockets, creating a high-growth economy with higher wages, more people in work," added Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, another Truss supporter.

UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss feel heat over cost-of-living crisis

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists – Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss – clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.

The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches

The race to elect a new Conservative Party leader, who will take charge as British Prime Minister early next month, heated up on Monday as the two finalists &ndash; Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss &ndash; clashed over their proposals to tackle the soaring cost-of-living crisis across the country.
The issue of inflation and how best to curb it has emerged as the main battle line in the race to 10 Downing Street, with both candidates offering different approaches. While Truss has pledged immediate tax cuts if elected, Sunak has promised more targeted support for the most vulnerable households and tax cuts further down the line.
A fresh row brewed out over the weekend after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss told &lsquo;The Financial Times&rsquo; that her plan to lower taxes rather than offer handouts was more Conservative. This prompted an immediate rebuke from former Chancellor Rishi Sunak that it is "simply wrong to rule out further direct support" for struggling families this winter.
&ldquo;Families are facing a long, hard winter with rising bills. Yet Liz&rsquo;s plan to deal with that is to give a big bung to large businesses and the well-off, leaving those who most need help out in the cold,&rdquo; Sunak writes in &lsquo;The Sun&rsquo;.
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&ldquo;Worse still, she has said she will not provide direct support payments to those who are feeling the pinch most. We need clear-eyed realism, not starry-eyed boosterism. That means bolder action to protect people from the worst of the winter. I have the right plan and experience to help people through,&rdquo; he said.
Supporters of Truss hit back to say her remarks over the weekend had been &ldquo;misinterpreted&rdquo;.
"What she has, I think, rightly challenged is the wisdom of taking large sums of money out of people's pockets in tax and then giving some of that back in ever more complicated ways," said Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt, a supporter of the Foreign Secretary.
"She's willing to do more to help people but her focus is around doing it in a way that puts more money in people's pockets, creating a high-growth economy with higher wages, more people in work," added Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, another Truss supporter.
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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh after the government announced a steep increase in fuel prices. The 52 percent hike, according to Bangladeshi media, is the "highest" since the country gained independence. 

Bangladesh witnesses protest after 'record' rise in fuel prices; people queue up at fuel stations

The increase was announced by the Sheikh Hasina government on Friday, after which the cost of petrol has increased by 51.2 percent to 130 taka (roughly ₹108) per litre.

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh after the government announced a steep increase in fuel prices. The 52 percent hike, according to Bangladeshi media, is the "highest" since the country gained independence.
Angry demonstrators surrounded fuel stations throughout Bangladesh demanding reversal of the price rise.
The increase was announced by the Sheikh Hasina government on Friday, after which the cost of petrol has increased by 51.2 percent to 130 taka (roughly ₹108) per litre, the cost of 95-octane petrol has increased by 51.7 percent to 135 taka (roughly ₹113), and the cost of diesel and kerosene has increased by 42.5 percent.
According to a statement from the power, energy, and mineral resources ministry, the hike in fuel prices was unavoidable given current global market conditions. It also pointed out that the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation had lost more than 8 billion taka (about ₹667 crore) on oil sales in the six months leading up to July.
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Several videos surfaced on social media showing people queuing up at fuel stations late at night to fill up their tanks.
Although Bangladesh's $416 billion economy has been one of the fastest-growing in the world for years, soaring energy and food prices have increased its import bill, forcing the government to seek loans from global lending agencies such the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
"The new prices will not seem tolerable to everyone. But we had no other choice. People have to be patient," Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, energy and mineral resources told reporters on Saturday. He said prices would be adjusted if global prices fall.

The U. S. Senate approved a $740 billion economic package  — also known as the Inflation Reduction Act  — as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centrepiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda.

U.S. Senate passes Biden’s mega health, climate bill; House to vote next

The U. S. Senate approved a $740 billion economic package  — also known as the Inflation Reduction Act  — as Democrats overcame months of political infighting to deliver the centrepiece to President Biden’s long-stalled economic agenda ahead of the crucial campaign season. 

Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden&rsquo;s initial $3.5 trillion Build Back Better initiative, the current package aims to combat climate change, lower healthcare costs, raise taxes on some billion-dollar corporations and reduce the federal deficit. &nbsp;

The U. S. Senate has approved a $740 billion economic package &nbsp;&mdash; also known as the Inflation Reduction Act &nbsp;&mdash; after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote &nbsp; Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden&rsquo;s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
&ldquo;It's been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last, we have arrived,&rdquo; said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes.
&ldquo;The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative measures of the 21st century.&rdquo;
Republican amendments shunned
Senators engaged in a round-the-clock marathon of voting that began Saturday and stretched late into Sunday afternoon. Democrats swatted down some three dozen Republican amendments designed to torpedo the legislation. Confronting unanimous GOP opposition, Democratic unity in the 50-50 chamber held, keeping the party on track for a morale-boosting victory three months from elections when congressional control is at stake.
&nbsp;&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s gonna pass,&rdquo; Biden told reporters as he left the White House early Sunday to go to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, ending his COVID-19 isolation. The House seemed likely to provide final congressional approval when it returns briefly from summer recess on Friday.
The bill ran into trouble midday over objections to the new 15% corporate minimum tax that private equity firms and other industries disliked, forcing last-minute changes.
Inflation Reduction Act a win for Democrats
Despite the momentary setback, the &ldquo;Inflation Reduction Act&rdquo; gives Democrats a campaign-season showcase for action on coveted goals. It includes the largest-ever federal effort on climate change &mdash; close to $400 billion &mdash; caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year and extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance. By raising corporate taxes, the whole package is paid for, with some $300 billion extra revenue for deficit reduction.
Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden&rsquo;s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion rainbow of progressive aspirations in his Build Back Better initiative, the new package abandons earlier proposals for universal preschool, paid family leave and expanded child care aid. That plan collapsed after conservative Sen. Joe. Manchin, D-W.Va., opposed it, saying it was too costly and would fuel inflation.
Nonpartisan analysts have said the &ldquo;Inflation Reduction Act&rdquo; would have a minor effect on surging consumer prices.
Bill would hurt job creation: Republicans
Republicans said the measure would undermine an economy that policymakers are struggling to keep from plummeting into recession. They said the bill's business taxes would hurt job creation and force prices skyward, making it harder for people to cope with the nation's worst inflation since the 1980s.
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&ldquo;Democrats have already robbed American families once through inflation, and now their solution is to rob American families a second time," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued. He said spending and tax increases in the legislation would eliminate jobs while having an insignificant impact on inflation and climate change.
Overnight &lsquo;vote-a-rama&rsquo;
In an ordeal imposed on all budget bills like this one, the Senate had to endure an overnight &ldquo;vote-a-rama&rdquo; of rapid-fire amendments. Each tested Democrats' ability to hold together a compromise negotiated by Schumer, progressives, Manchin and the inscrutable centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., offered amendments to further expand the legislation's health benefits, and those efforts were defeated. Most votes were forced by Republicans and many were designed to make Democrats look soft on U. S.-Mexico border security and gasoline and energy costs, and like bullies for wanting to strengthen IRS tax law enforcement.
Before the debate began Saturday, the bill's prescription drug price curbs were diluted by the Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough, who referees questions about the chamber's procedures, said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drug makers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.
It was the bill's chief protection for the 180 million people with private health coverage they get through work or purchase themselves. Under special procedures that will let Democrats pass their bill by a simple majority without the usual 60-vote margin, its provisions must be focused more on dollar-and-cents budget numbers than policy changes.
But the thrust of their pharmaceutical price language remained. That included letting Medicare negotiate what it pays for drugs for its 64 million elderly recipients, penalizing manufacturers for exceeding inflation for pharmaceuticals sold to Medicare and limiting beneficiaries' out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 annually.
The bill also caps Medicare patients' costs for insulin, the expensive diabetes medication, at $35 monthly. Democrats wanted to extend the $35 cap to private insurers but it ran afoul of Senate rules. Most Republicans voted to strip it from the package, though in a sign of the political potency of health costs seven GOP senators joined Democrats trying to preserve it.
The measure's final costs were being recalculated to reflect late changes, but overall it would raise more than $700 billion over a decade. The money would come from a 15% minimum tax on a handful of corporations with yearly profits above $1 billion, a 1% tax on companies that repurchase their own stock, bolstered IRS tax collections and government savings from lower drug costs.
Sinema forced Democrats to drop a plan to prevent wealthy hedge fund managers from paying less than individual income tax rates for their earnings. She also joined with other Western senators to win $4 billion to combat the region's drought.
Several Democratic senators joined the GOP-led effort to exclude some firms from the new corporate minimum tax.
The package keeps to Biden's pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 a year.
It was on the energy and environment side that compromise was most evident between progressives and Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels and his state's coal industry.
Clean energy would be fostered with tax credits for buying electric vehicles and manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines. There would be home energy rebates, funds for constructing factories building clean energy technology and money to promote climate-friendly farm practices and reduce pollution in minority communities.
Manchin won billions to help power plants lower carbon emissions plus language requiring more government auctions for oil drilling on federal land and waters. Party leaders also promised to push separate legislation this fall to accelerate permits for energy projects, which Manchin wants to include a nearly completed natural gas pipeline in his state.
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