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Hegseth praises South Korea's plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea's plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from... Read More


Microsoft to ship 60,000 Nvidia AI chips to UAE under US-approved deal

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Microsoft said Monday it will be shipping Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates as part of a deal approved by the U.S. Commerce Departme... Read More


Australian spy chief criticizes China for IP theft and political meddling

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- An Australian spy chief on Tuesday accused Chinese security services of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling, while he said they failed to understand how ... Read More


Starbucks sells 60% stake in China business in $4 billion deal

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Starbucks said Monday it is forming a joint venture with Chinese investment firm Boyu Capital to operate Starbucks stores in China. Under the agreement, Boyu will acquire a 60% i... Read More


Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Jamaica's peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the isla... Read More


Africa's latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The latest elections in different African countries have ended with the same outcome: sidelined opposition candidates, disputed results and protests from mostly young voters after... Read More


OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon's data centers in the U.S. OpenAI will be abl... Read More


G2 or not G2: Trump's new favorite term for US-China relations carries a lot of history's baggage

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- In diplomacy, even short words matter. And with a brief Truth Social post, President Donald Trump may have revealed his approach to the U.S.-China relationship - to the delight of... Read More


Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ... Read More


Tanzania's president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday blamed foreigners for last week's deadly protests following a disputed election in which two main opposition candidates were barr... Read More