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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Xi Jinping and Donald Trump’s bromance could be rekindled in 2025, if both sides play their cards right. This is positive and would help create the right environment for an improvement in ties between the two superpowers, but timing and tone are everything.

Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election

G20’s role in fostering an equitable, sustainable, and inclusive world, remarked Ambassador Anil Sooklal, South Africa's High Commissioner to India. Sooklal was the key note speaker at an event in the Indian capital. “As we reflect on Africa’s role in global governance, we are reminded of the African philosophy of Ubuntu–a principle that celebrates our shared humanity and interconnectedness: ‘I am because we are’”, said Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General of CUTS International in his opening remarks at an event on the ‘The Future of G20 and Africa’ held in New Delhi early this week.

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after opposition MPs protested against Union Home Minister Amit Shah's alleged insult of B R Ambedkar. Soon after the listed papers and reports were tabled and the House went ahead with the scheduled Zero Hour, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh rose and alleged Shah insulted Ambedkar. Soon, several other Congress members were on their feet and started raising slogans like "'Amebedkar ka apaman nai sahega Hindustan' (India will not tolerate Amebedkar's insult)". Countering them, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said it was the Congress that insulted Ambedkar and did not honour him with a Bharat Ratna.

President Joe Biden has endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released this week

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For decades, a global guessing game has focused on whether the people of China will tire of single-party rule. Any failure to sustain a heady pace of economic expansion, went one hypothesis, would stir mass discontent and put its Communist regime on notice.

Canada has imposed economic sanctions on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the incoming Trump administration should proceed cautiously as it considers proposals for new natural gas export terminals

In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said his government is not concerned with Adani Group's dealings with other countries, but is instead focused only on what the conglomerate does in Sri Lanka. He said his «stable government» intends to «pave the way» for more Indian investments. «We don't have any concerns over how they (Adani) work with other countries. What is important for us is how they work with us,» Dissanayake told ET in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. «We are basically concerned about our investments, our development. We will be looking at how they have worked in our country. If they have worked in a manner that suits us, fits our initiatives, we don't mind working with Adani Group.» Also Read: No compromise on India's security, seeks stronger ties, says Sri Lanka's President

Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 1.9 per cent in November, slightly below forecast and down from two per cent in October, a deceleration that economists said should give the Bank of Canada room to continue to ease its policy rate.

Canada’s top banking regulator held the domestic stability buffer (DSB) at 3.5 per cent on Tuesday after a review of the “rainy day” funds the country’s largest banks must keep aside to absorb unexpected financial shocks.

The tournament will be the first international event hosted by the BFI after opting to join the new governing body earlier this year. The last time BFI hosted an international event was the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Boxing Championship in 2023.

US President- elect Donald Trump firmly stated pretty recently that he had a ‘very good talk’ with the Prime Minister from Israel named Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the ongoing war situation in Gaza, reported Reuters. According to Reuters, while having a pretty recent press conference which was held at the Palm Beach located in Florida, Donald Trump again reiterated about his warning that if Hamas does not release hostages latest by the date of January 20, next year, the very day when he again resumes office then, ‘all hell is going to break out’. He also further added that if a ceasefire agreement is not reached by that very date, the upcoming situation ‘is not going to be pleasant’.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : The Election Commission of India (ECI) will likely retain discretionary powers to defer legislative assembly polls under specific circumstances even after the country transitions to a ‘one nation, one election’ system, per the Constitutional amendment bill tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Currently, the ECI can conduct elections under Article 324 of the Constitution and seek an extension to complete elections through section 153 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers' safe deposit boxes

The European Union has imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of officials linked to Russia’s war on Ukraine

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since assuming office that focused on shoring up ties as concerns grew over China’s influence in the region

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins

President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Investors see an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week as all but certain. Inside the central bank, the case for continued reductions will be less clear-cut if the economy continues to chug along.