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Taiwan puts $40 billion toward building a defense dome and buying US weapons

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level de... Read More


A woman who murdered her 2 children and left them in suitcases is jailed for at least 17 years

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- A woman in New Zealand who was convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered will spend at least 17 years in... Read More


Closing statements begin in ICC trial of alleged Central African Republic militia commander

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday began presenting closing arguments against an alleged commander of a rebel group from Central African Republic facing m... Read More


Alibaba's cloud business revenue soars 34% driven by AI boom

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- China's Alibaba Group posted a 34% jump in revenue from its cloud business in its most recent quarter, buoyed by the boom in artificial intelligence. But overall revenue at the ... Read More


China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronauts stranded on space station

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's space station. ... Read More


US sanctions high-ranking Haitian official and accuses him of supporting gangs

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. government imposed visa restrictions on Fritz Alphonse Jean, a member of Haiti's transitional presidential council, accusing him of supporting gangs and other criminal o... Read More


China's pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic As... Read More


Japan's leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn't go away

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China's fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response, said... Read More


UN food agency projects northern Nigeria to experience hunger at unprecedented level in 2026

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- A spike in attacks by militants across northern Nigeria is "driving hunger to levels never seen before" and is expected to result in the worst levels of food insecurity in Africa... Read More


France says 'bon voyage' to 2 giant pandas as they head back to China

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- A couple of star giant pandas who lived in France for 13 years and gave birth to three cubs were on their way back to China on Tuesday, the Beauval Zoo said. Huan Huan, the fema... Read More