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…
BP appoints Woodside’s Meg O’Neill as CEO after Auchincloss’ abrupt exit
Item 1 of 2 Meg O’Neill, chief executive officer (CEO) of Woodside Energy, poses for a portrait after…
LVMH CEO Arnault: Ask me again in 10 years about succession plansÂ
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault said he was hoping he would be able to…
Israel approves natural gas deal with Egypt, Netanyahu says
Item 1 of 2 The gas platform for Leviathan, Israel’s largest gas field is seen from a helicopter…
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…
EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempted evasion
EU presses ahead with carbon border levy despite pushbackProposals widen levy to cover imported car parts, washing machinesFirst-of-its-kind…
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…
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Decision offers partial relief for European pork producersEU expresses concern at Chinese decisionMore than half China’s imports came…
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…
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…