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Beijing’s softer stance lets Ant, Tencent revive consumer loans
Beijing’s softer stance lets Ant, Tencent revive consumer loans

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: After years of regulatory crackdowns, China's internet finance giants are quietly reentering the lending business,...

US raises Jimmy Lai Case in Trump–Xi meeting
US raises Jimmy Lai Case in Trump–Xi meeting

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump directly appealed to China's President Xi Jinping to secure the release of...

Japanese automakers shift billions to India, cut China ties
Japanese automakers shift billions to India, cut China ties

TOKYO, Japan: Japanese automakers are deepening their bets on India, shifting billions of dollars in investment from China to build...

Brussels, Beijing agree on rare earth trade stability
Brussels, Beijing agree on rare earth trade stability

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union has reached an understanding with China to stabilize the supply of rare earth materials and related...

Golf Glance: PGA Tour in Bermuda; McIlroy chases 7th DP title; Trump makes LPGA debut
Golf Glance: PGA Tour in Bermuda; McIlroy chases 7th DP title; Trump makes LPGA debut

(Photo credit: Paul Childs-Reuters via Imagn Images) The PGA Tour's penultimate event of 2025 takes place in Bermuda, where the grind...

Anurag Thakur inaugurates Women's T20 World Cup - Cricket for the Blind 2025 in New Delhi
Anurag Thakur inaugurates Women's T20 World Cup - Cricket for the Blind 2025 in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The first-ever Women's T20 World Cup - Cricket for the Blind 2025 was inaugurated by former Sports...

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Top BBC executives resign amid uproar over edited Trump TV clip
Top BBC executives resign amid uproar over edited Trump TV clip

LONDON, U.K.: The BBC's top two executives — Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness — resigned on November 9 amid...

US lawmakers move closer to reopening federal government
US lawmakers move closer to reopening federal government

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Senate on November 9 took a significant step toward ending the federal government shutdown, now in its 41st...

US Chief Justices consider bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
US Chief Justices consider bid to overturn same-sex marriage ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Supreme Court privately discussed late this week whether to take up a challenge that seeks to overturn its...

Hundreds of Indians return home after fleeing Myanmar scam center
Hundreds of Indians return home after fleeing Myanmar scam center

MAE SOT, Thailand: India repatriated the first group of its citizens who fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where they had been working...

US Supreme Court pauses order requiring full food aid funding
US Supreme Court pauses order requiring full food aid funding

BOSTON, Massachusetts: The U.S. Supreme Court this week granted the Trump administration's emergency request to temporarily block a...

Mexican President presses charges against man who groped her
Mexican President presses charges against man who groped her

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily press briefing that she has filed charges against a drunk man who...