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Germany's Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Brazilian authorities on Tuesday railed against comments by Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz in which he appeared to look down on Belem, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainf... Read More


EU to assess whether Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses need extra scrutiny

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The cloud businesses of Amazon and Microsoft could face stricter scrutiny from European Union regulators, who are looking into whether they should fall under the bloc's dragnet o... Read More


Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Russian lawmakers endorsed new tax hikes on Tuesday as Moscow looks for new revenue sources to boost its economy during its nearly four-year war with Ukraine. Legislators in the... Read More


Australian prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A prisoner is challenging an Australian state's ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right ... Read More


Brazil's Supreme Court sentences military officials for planning to kill Lula

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after finding them guilt... Read More


UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan's paramilitary group, Nadra Mohamed Ahmed, seven months pregnant at the time, trekked for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) acr... Read More


Curacao makes history as smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Curacao salvaged a 0-0 draw with Jamaica on Tuesday to become the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup and will be joined by CONCACAF sides Panama and Haiti w... Read More


What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted Amer... Read More


MI5 warns UK lawmakers that Chinese spies are trying to reach them via LinkedIn

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Britain's domestic intelligence agency on Tuesday warned U.K. lawmakers that Chinese spies were actively reaching out to "recruit and cultivate" them via headhunters or cover com... Read More


Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention injection hailed by global health officials as a game-changer i... Read More