WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand soldier, who admitted trying to spy for a foreign power, was sentenced to two years in military prison followed by discharge from the army. The sentencing by a judge and a panel of three senior military officers Wednesday came two days after the man pleaded guilty to three…
For several individuals in the nation, receiving financial assistance and gifts from parents is a common form of support. In such cases, if your parents transferred a large amount, say ₹10 lakh, to your bank account digitally, the logical question that arises is: What is your tax liability on this amount as you go ahead…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker went deep for the first time in more than a month as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Friday night to open a nine-game trip. Crow-Armstrong connected for a solo shot off Kenley Jansen…
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The emerging political battle over data centers has a feature unfamiliar to present-day policymaking: The opponents are not divided along partisan lines. Instead, the conflict is between local communities and Big Tech developers, with elected officials caught in the middle. Politicians — from both parties — who have greenlit these projects without enough…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ‘s government announced new military spending Thursday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft, including helicopters it plans to purchase from the United States, senior officials said. Cabinet ministers unveiling the package cited rapidly growing global tensions and a…
Financial independence is often thought of as earning your own money. But for many Indian women today, it means something more: having enough to meet your goals, feeling secure about the future, and having the confidence to make your own financial decisions. This shift in mindset is reflected in the 2025 Power to Choose report…
NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Raducanu won the U.S. Open at age 18 in 2021, becoming the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title. Since then, she hasn’t won a match in New York. It hasn’t been the outcome many would have expected. But this year, back again at the location of…
(Bloomberg) — South Africa is prioritizing a policy-review process that may result in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet companies being allowed to operate in Africa’s largest economy without ceding ownership, the nation’s telecoms minister said. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is assessing 19,000 public submissions on a proposal to amend the nation’s…
BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he was acquitted of royal defamation by a court Friday. His lawyer also confirmed the verdict, but the Bangkok Criminal Court did not immediately issue a statement. The law on defaming the monarchy, an offense known as lese majeste, is punishable by three to 15 years…
In a decades-old video that surfaced recently on social media, a young audience member asks Warren Buffett about his worst investment. Buffett’s response is characteristically candid: his biggest mistakes weren’t the investments that went wrong, but the opportunities he missed entirely. He estimates missing out on perhaps $10 billion in profit from investments he “knew…
