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Jerome Powell, seen in November, is expected to indicate the Fed may cut rates more slowly in the coming months

US Fed Begins Final 2024 Rate Meeting With Cut Expected

Syrians paint a mural of independence-era flag on a wall in the old city of Homs

Syria's New Rulers Step Up Engagement With The World

The US government alleges TikTok allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users

TikTok Asks Supreme Court To Temporarily Block Looming US Ban

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US and China can achieve 'great things' together, while warning Washington over Taiwan

China, US Can Achieve 'Great Things', Says Beijing Foreign Minister

US President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly derided the hush money case as a witch hunt

Judge Rules Against Trump Bid To Throw Out Hush Money Conviction

North Korea's Defence Minister No Kwang Chol, who has been added to an EU sanctions list, meeting Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov in November

EU Sanctions Chinese Firms, N. Korea Minister Over Ukraine War

File photo of crime scene tape - a student opened fire at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin, killing at least two

Two Killed In US School Shooting, Student Suspect Also Dead

Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams will defend himself at the civil trial

Gerry Adams To Stand Civil Trial In 2026 Over IRA Bombs

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz is well ahead in opinion polls

Germany's Scholz Loses Confidence Vote, Triggering Early Elections

Damascus University students stand on a toppled statue of Syria's late president Hafez al-Assad during a rally near the campus

EU Sending Envoy To Talk To Syria's New Leaders

Vladimir Putin said Russian troops had the upper hand across the entire front line in Ukraine

Putin Cheers 'Landmark' 2024, Says Troops Have Upper Hand In Ukraine

The M1A2s are the first new tanks to be delivered to Taiwan in 30 years

Taiwan Receives First Batch Of US-made Abrams Tanks

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus said general elections would be held late 2025 or in early 2026

Bangladesh To Hold Elections In Late 2025 Or Early 2026

Seoul's Kospi swung after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached at the weekend for this month's short-lived martial law declaration

Asian Markets Struggle After More Weak China Data

A Syrian man inspects an apparent weapons depot in the Sayyida Zeinab suburb of Damascus

A Week After Assad's Fall, UN Urges Justice, Not Revenge

A handout photograph by the civil aviation authority shows damage in the control tower at Dzaoudzi–Pamandzi Airport after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte

At Least 14 Killed As Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has said he does not plan to step down before his current term ends in 2026

US Fed Expected To Cut Rates In Last Meeting Of Biden Era

Earlier this week, Zelensky visited the city of Zaporizhzhia, recently hit by a deadly Russian strike

Russia Using N. Korean Troops In Bid To Reclaim Kursk: Zelensky

Mango founder Isak Andic built the firm into a global fast fashion giant

Founder Of Spain's Mango Clothing Chain Dies In Accident

A COP16 delegate walks past a giant poster of a Saudi archaeological site at the start of the UNCCD talks

World Falls Short Of Drought Deal At Saudi-hosted Talks

Explainer on the impeachment of the South Korean president, including votes required, what happened in the first failed attempt on December 7, and the process after December 14 if the motion is successful

South Korea's President Yoon Impeached Over Martial Law Bid

Sweida, a Druze city in Syria's south, has been the site of anti-government protests for the past year and a half

Syria's Druze Hope For Better Future Without Assad

Fireworks erupt above people celebrating the ouster of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad at Umayyad Square in central Damascus

Jordan To Host Syria Talks After Damascus Erupts In Celebration

A resident in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine -- Russia is pounding the country's energy grid as winter tightens its grip

Kremlin Praises Trump, Pounds Ukraine In Massive Attack

The German car industry -- a key sector of the economy -- is also in turmoil as VW plans to shutter factories at home for the first time

German Central Bank Cuts Growth Forecasts As Headwinds Intensify

The UN nuclear watchdog, led by Rafael Grossi, says that Iran has agreed to increased monitoring at a key uranium enrichment site

IAEA Says Iran Agrees To More Monitoring At Fordo Enrichment Plant

Delegates look at the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 6th generation fighter jet concept design at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024

UK, Italy, Japan To Develop Next-generation Fighter Jet

Police stand guard while blocking a road as demonstrators in Seoul call for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea President To Face Second Martial Law Impeachment Vote

A man walks past flowers displayed in support of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the Presidential Office

Vindicated By Yoon's Martial Law, S. Korea's Conspiracy Theorists Vow Backing

Wang Yi and Badr Abdelatty held a joint press conference at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

China FM Says 'Deeply Concerned' About Syria In Talks With Egypt Counterpart

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Asian stocks mostly fall in thin holiday trade, following a late drop on Wall Street last week

New Year Nerves Hit Asian Stocks

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New Bird Flu Mutation Discovered In US As Cat Infections Cause Alarm
This handout from the South Korean Presidential Office taken on December 3, 2024 shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a speech to declare martial law in Seoul
South Korea Investigators Seek Arrest Of Impeached President Over No-show
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