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One of India’s largest conglomerates under suspicion following US fraud charges
The accusations could dampen investor confidence in Asia’s third largest economy at a time when the country is wooing foreign investment, analysts say
Several hurt in Kyiv after Russia attacks Ukraine with 89 drones
Russia reports downing more than 40 Ukrainian drones along border
ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military regime
Min Aung Hlaing is accused of crimes against humanity for the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya
New EU commission to get all clear with big push on defense and economy
Von der Leyen said her team was ready to get to work immediately on rising to the bloc's mounting challenges
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours on Nov. 17-18
VW confirms plans to exit controversial Xinjiang operation
Volkswagen and its Chinese partner agreed to sell the asset to a Shanghai government-owned buyer
Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media
The legislation passed 102 to 13
UNAIDS: upholding human rights essential for ending AIDS
The report says the world can meet the goal of ending AIDS by 2030 if leaders protect the human rights of everyone living with and at risk of HIV
Trump announces picks for economic, health posts
The president-elect's transition team says it will use only private funding during and will disclose donors’ names
China declines comment on marriage of son of jailed official Bo Xilai
Public discussion is taboo in the case of Bo, once considered a contender for top leadership but jailed for life in 2013
Malaysia drops 1MDB-linked charges against ex-PM Najib, former treasury official
Malaysian and US authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme between 2009 and 2014
A deal!
Israel and Hezbollah approve a deal to end the fighting between them. Russia unleashes its biggest drone attack yet on Ukraine as Moscow waits for Donald Trump to take office. Plus, a look at Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, and reaction to his controversial plan to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
Brazil police report: Bolsonaro directly involved in 2022 coup plot
The final police report, the result of a nearly two-year investigation, lays out evidence gathered from search warrants, wiretaps, financial records and plea bargain testimony pointing to a criminal conspiracy with Bolsonaro at the helm
Russia launches largest drone attack of war, pushes deeper into Ukraine
Russia claims to take 600 square kilometers of Ukraine this month
Can China hit its 5% growth target under Trump’s tariffs?
China will need to adopt stronger fiscal stimulus measures to offset the impact of possible Trump tariff hikes, government advisers say
China state media dismiss Trump's tariff vow, focus on fentanyl
The tariff threat is rattling China's industrial complex, which sells goods worth more than $400 billion annually to the US
Promise and peril for Southeast Asia in Trump’s tariff talk
Trade experts say higher US tariffs on China could drive more factories Southeast Asia’s way but warn of ballooning trade surpluses and Chinese inputs
Biden applauds Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday welcomed a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. But there is no indication the deal will speed a truce and hostage release in Gaza, where Israel battles the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Patsy Widakuswara reports.