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Stories from across Asia reflect the region's complexity: from energy markets and trade relations to corporate accountability, data security and competition in emerging industries like electric vehicles. Whether driven by government policy, corporate behaviour or market forces, developments in Asia often ripple through global supply chains, financial markets and international diplomacy, making regional news essential context for understanding world affairs.

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World Leaders Celebrate America’s 250th Independence Day as Extreme Heat Disrupts Domestic Festivities

  • World leaders including King Charles and Pope Leo XIV sent congratulations on America's 250th Independence Day, with messages received from across the globe
  • Extreme heat forced early closure of the Great American State Fair on Friday and a full suspension on Saturday
  • Americans responded with resilience and patriotic spirit despite the heat-related disruptions to celebrations

America's quarter-millennial milestone received widespread international recognition, with numerous world leaders and religious figures—including King Charles and Pope Leo XIV—offering formal congratulations. The message

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Security Roundup: Apple’s Hide My Email Service Fails to Hide Your Email

  • Apple's Hide My Email privacy feature contains a flaw allowing real email addresses to be recovered from masked addresses designed to conceal them
  • A researcher reported the vulnerability to Apple over a year ago; despite claiming to address it, the flaw remains unfixed and exploitable
  • Testing demonstrated 100% of masked addresses tested could be compromised to reveal the associated real email address

Plus: Alleged Scattered Spider hacking member extradited, dozens of license plate reader errors, and Indian officials are concerned about WhatsApp’s username rollout.

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Solo Leveling Moves to Theaters With Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s Upcoming Animated Film

  • Crunchyroll and Aniplex announced a theatrical Solo Leveling film called "Beyond the System" at Anime Expo 2026
  • The movie will continue the narrative directly from Season 2's ending rather than airing as a traditional television season
  • The film is in production with story specifics being kept confidential

Crunchyroll and Aniplex announced at Anime Expo 2026 that the next instalment of the wildly popular Solo Leveling franchise will be released as a theatrical film rather than continuing as a television series. The film, t

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UK cost of living squeeze eases after record fall in diesel prices, and drop in mortgage rates – business live

  • UK diesel prices fell 16.6p/litre in June—the largest monthly drop since 2000—following a 20% crude oil price collapse tied to a US-Iran peace deal
  • Petrol also declined by 8p/litre, with modest further reductions expected, though fuel remains substantially above pre-conflict price levels

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsA sell-off in chip stocks has hit Asia-Pacific markets today, as investors lose some enthusiasm for the AI trade.South Korea’s SK Hynix tumbled by 14.5%, and Samsung lost 9.6%, dragging the KOSPI share index down by around 8% today –…

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Proposed Merger Of Korean Cinema Chains Lotte & Megabox Collapses

  • South Korea's 2nd and 3rd largest cinema chains abandoned their merger after 13 months of negotiations and three extensions
  • The collapse reflects parent company JoongAng Group's financial crisis, with multiple subsidiaries filing for restructuring
  • Korean box office suffered significant declines in 2025, with domestic films particularly hard hit

South Korea’s second and third largest cinema chains, Lotte Cinema and Megabox, have called off their proposed merger. Lotte Shopping revealed in a corporate filing on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Megabox parent company Contentree JoongAng to merge the two chains was terminated on June…

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England-India T20 Series Opener Washed Out by Rain After India Sets 190-Run Target

  • First of five T20 matches abandoned; rain fell during innings break after India's batting
  • India posted 190 runs before weather halted England's chase attempt
  • Frustration for both teams, compounding England's challenging summer period

The opening match of England's five-game T20 series against India was abandoned on Wednesday due to rain that arrived during the innings break at Chester-le-Street. India had completed their batting first, establishing a

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