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The move is aimed at countering Beijing’s ongoing military aggression. By Celene Ignacio   The AUKUS alliance will result in double the amount of readily deployable nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) in…

Nobel prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus sworn in as head of Bangladesh’s government after Sheikh Hasina Rahman resigned, fled amid protests. By Chris Summers An economist who won the Nobel Peace…

Beijing doesn’t have the right to ‘threaten foreign lawmakers’ or ‘curb the freedom of movement of democratically elected lawmakers,’ the group said. By Frank Fang An international group of lawmakers…

Authorities and experts are trying to make sense of demonstrations and violent riots that have entered their seventh day across multiple cities. By Owen Evans   Experts are attributing the…

Japanese stocks plunged on Aug. 5 in their biggest drop ever. By Jack Phillips Japanese stocks plunged on Aug. 5 in their biggest drop ever, amid concerns about the global…

‘If people have taken any offence we are really sorry,’ a Paris Olympics spokesperson said. By Jack Phillips   The organizers of the Paris Olympics apologized to Christian and Catholic…

The prime minister’s office said that Israel will respond to a rocket attack that left 12 people dead. By Jack Phillips   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a response…

By Tom Ozimek European Union officials said Friday that the first tranche of money from frozen Russian assets have been sent to support Ukraine as it resists Moscow’s invasion, while…

Boats carrying thousands of athletes representing 206 countries traveled along the Seine River, officially opening the 2024 Olympics in Paris. By Todd Karpovich   Eighty-five boats carrying thousands representing 206…

Mixed live coverage from Paris throughout the day on July 26 GMT (July 25–26 ET) as the 2024 Olympic Games commence, from the Paris skyline to people arriving at the…