American rapper Eminem‘s eldest daughter Alaina Scott married Matt Moeller on Friday in an outdoor wedding in Detroit, with close family members in attendance, People Magazine reported.   Alaina Scott took to Instagram and shared pictures from her marriage on Monday. She wrote, “June 9, 2023 simply one of the best...
China’s economy stumbled in May with industrial output and retail sales growth missing forecasts, adding to expectations that Beijing will need to do more to shore up a shaky post-pandemic recovery.   The economic rebound seen earlier this year has lost momentum in the second quarter, prompting China’s central bank this...
Washington, Jun 15: Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back.   Speaker Kevin McCarthy dashed off a fundraising email decrying the "witch hunt" against the former president...
Moody's Investors Service has warned that Pakistan is at an increased risk of failing to restart its $6.7 billion bailout programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), putting the country closer to a sovereign default.   "There are increasing risks that Pakistan may be unable to complete the IMF programme that...
Pakistan on Monday requested China to fast-track the refinancing of maturing commercial loans of $1.3 billion and apprised it of the diminishing prospects of revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme.   The request was made by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting with China’s Charge d’affaires Pang...
The U.S. government is preparing evacuation plans for American citizens living in Taiwan, three sources told The Messenger.   The planning has been underway for at least six months and “it’s heated up over the past two months or so,” said a senior U.S. intelligence official who spoke on the condition...
WASHINGTON, June 12: The United States has made its concerns known to the Cuban government about Cuba hosting Chinese spy operations on its territory, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday.   Kirby said the bilateral relationship with China was tense at the moment, but President Joe Biden was committed...
TEHRAN, Jun 12: China increased its nuclear arsenal by 60 warheads to 410 in the 12 months to January 2023, an international security think tank said Monday.   Including retired warheads awaiting dismantlement, the overall nuclear inventories of the nine countries fell to 12,512 from 12,710, the SIPRI think tank estimates...
SEOUL, June 12: A former executive at South Korea's Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) was indicted on Monday on suspicion of stealing company technology for a copy-cat chip factory in China and jeopardising national economic security, prosecutors said.   South Korea is a chipmaking powerhouse, increasingly pressed by the geopolitical and economic rivalry...
BENGALURU: Egyptian supply minister Ali Moselhy said on Monday that no credit line had been opened with India but discussions were ongoing regarding payments for imports using currencies other than the dollar. India was providing Egypt with a credit line worth an unspecified value. The news agency said that the minister did not give...