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Elon Musk gives a tour to US President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, US, on November 19, 2024. Brandon Bell/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
World+Biz

Musk's SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump's Golden Dome missile shield

All three companies were founded by entrepreneurs who have been major political supporters of Trump

Russian conscripts called up for military service line up during a ceremony before their departure for garrisons, in Bataysk in the Rostov region, Russia, on 10 April 2025. Reuters/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo
World+Biz

Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits the Iranian centrifuges in Tehran, Iran June 11, 2023. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Would military strikes kill Iran's nuclear programme? Probably not

Photo shows a person walking on campus at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US on March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
USA

Visa cancellations sow panic for international students, with hundreds fearing deportation

Visitors attend the China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China on 15 April 2024. Reuters File Photo/David Kirton
World+Biz

At China's largest trade fair, exporters say US markets are 'frozen'

US President Donald Trump holds a "Foreign Trade Barriers" document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days. Experts say good luck with that

Participants at the discussion, titled “BAYLA Roadmap 2030: Resetting the Competitive Edge; Rethinking Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry”, organised by the Bangladesh Apparel Youth Leaders Association (BAYLA) at a hotel in the capital on 12 April 2025. Photo: TBS
Economy

Importers seek incentive on US cotton to bridge trade gap

Representational image. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Mighty US dollar feels heat as Trump's tariffs spark trade turmoil

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan, Armenia, on March 25, 2025. Photo: AFP via BSS
Middle East

US, Iran to hold high-stakes nuclear talks

Iran's and US' flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
World+Biz

Iran says it will give US talks about nuclear plans a 'genuine chance'

Flags of China and US are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
World+Biz

US-China relations at stake as Trump escalates trade war

Representational image. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

What just happened in the US Treasury market?

Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, 30 January 2019. Photo: REUTERS
World+Biz

Facing Trump tariffs, Vietnam eyes crackdown on some China trade