China’s ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app
ByteDance retains 19.9% stake in new joint ventureOracle, Silver Lake, MGX to own 45% of TikTok USDSDeal addresses…
Australia’s gun control consensus frays after Bondi Beach attack
Right-wing populists resist Albanese’s plans for tighter gun controlConservatives argue focus should be on antisemitism, not gun lawsPopulist…
Funeral for youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim, Matilda, to be held on Thursday
Item 1 of 3 Grandparents of 10-year-old Matilda, who was killed during a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah…
Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay
SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that if…
Exclusive: Poland to start producing anti-personnel mines to lay along eastern border
Item 1 of 2 A general view of a first part of a system dubbed East Shield, the…
Ukraine says underwater drones hit submarine, but Moscow denies damage
Ukraine says underwater drone strike is historic firstRussia denies attack caused any damageAttack hits Kilo-class, missile-carrying submarineVessel was…
Hong Kong leader raises Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China’s Xi
HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday he raised the conviction of pro-democracy…
Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Oil prices rise over 1% following blockade announcementTrump labels Venezuelan “regime” a foreign terrorist organizationVenezuela rejects Trump’s “grotesque…
Israeli settler kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, mayor says
Israeli settler shoots Palestinian teen after funeral, mayor saysIsrael security source says Israeli citizen transferred to police for…
Kremlin says NATO’s Rutte is irresponsible to talk of war with Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s remarks about…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank, health ministry says
RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The Israeli military shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian during a raid on the…
FBI foils bombing plot targeting Los Angeles, US attorney general says
Four charged with conspiracy and possession of unregistered destructive deviceTurtle Island Liberation Front planned bombings against multiple California…