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Neither war nor peace in Tigray - is Ethiopia's latest conflict really over?

The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.

Japanese journalist release nowhere in sight 1 month after Russia detention

A month after the detainment of a Japanese journalist in Russia for alleged spying, no clear progress has been seen in s...

China Internet Stock Gains Face Reality Check in Nvidia Fallout

A November rebound in beaten-down Chinese internet stocks is facing a reckoning in collateral damage from the scandal at...

Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 13

The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------U.S. government bought 79.4 bil. yen...

Race to Australia's first green steel entering final stages

Companies are racing to build Australia's first low-emissions steel mills as traditional steelmakers grapple with aging ...

Iran war live: Riyadh, China discuss Houthis as group claims Aramco attacks

Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drones heading for Riyadh as the rebel group claims attacks on energy facilities.

AUKUS Public Inquiry: important, but not for the reasons they think

The AUKUS Public Inquiry matters more for the debate it provokes than for its dubious conclusions, because AUKUS needs o...

Is Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier worth its US$98,700 a day fuel cost?

Indonesia’s fresh drills this month on its first and only aircraft carrier have refocused attention on the issue of whet...

Record number of cyber incidents reported to UK privacy regulator

British organizations have reported a record number of cyber incidents to the country’s data protection regulator this y...

NATO issues and then withdraws Russian taxi app travel advice for defense industry conference

Despite longstanding concerns about the Kremlin’s access to the app’s data, NATO on Thursday issued guidance suggesting ...

Ireland contributes EUR 200,000 to strengthen trade opportunities in developing countries

Ireland is contributing EUR 200,000 (approximately CHF 185,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) i...

Oil Prices Squeezed Between Peace Hopes and Iran Escalation Risk

Oil prices have crashed about 20% from the late-October peak of $118 per barrel, weighed down by hopes of sustainable de...

Zimbabwe pledges mining reforms amid public outcry

Youth games test waters for Russia’s comeback

Will Anthropic’s IPO lead to better AI regulation?

Japan’s dreams of better Russian ties extinguished

Everything Jensen Huang said about China is out the window

Capitol reflections

AMD, Broadcom poised to gain from scandal roiling Nvidia

Nvidia’s Asian partners and suppliers prepare for life after Jensen Huang

Taiwan weighting in three major indices raised: MSCI

Hack affects 8 million records: official

Malaysian leader sticks by ‘one China’ policy

High-tech workers warned of China travel

MAC dismisses Xi pledge as familiar unity rhetoric

Hackers use university e-mail for bomb threats

Taiwan welcomes G7’s stance on Strait

Allen Says US Needs Stronger Export-Control Enforcement

Michael Allen, Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies and former special assistant to President George W. Bush in...

Yemen’s Houthis renew strikes on Saudi Arabia as UNSC extends sanctions

Saudi-led coalition intercepts flurry of suspected Houthi drones targeting oil and military infrastructure.

Witkoff, Kushner’s plane takes off from Dublin — air traffic control

The US president’s special envoys held talks with Vladimir Zelenskyy

The Debrief: Lutnick Faces Scrutiny Over Chip Export Controls

Bloomberg’s Mario Parker joined the show for, The Debrief, to discuss Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick facing scrutiny ...

Bethlehem Church of the Nativity priest denied visa to speak at US event

Bethlehem Church of the Nativity priest denied visa to speak at US event Father Issa Thaljieh, the Palestinian parish pr...

UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions

UN Security Council renews Yemen sanctions The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend financial and travel ...

Rep. Meeks Says Questions Remain Over Nvidia Warning

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) says he wants to know when former CEO Jensen Huang was informed by the US government that the ...

Why Indonesia Is Falling Behind in Combating Information Disorder

Recent arrests raise concerns about Indonesia's reliance on criminal sanctions to address allegedly false online informa...

Congress Could Have Prevented Megaspeed Access: McGuire

Chris McGuire, a senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Biden ...

Bessent Ties Attacks on French Fridges to Chinese AI Model

A Chinese artificial intelligence model was used in recent hacks that disabled refrigerators in French supermarkets, US ...

US lawmakers pile pressure on Howard Lutnick as Nvidia scandal widens

Legislators demand Trump’s commerce secretary explain why he allowed chip sales to company linked to alleged Chinese spy

Scandal-hit Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang quits, plunging AI chipmaking giant into turmoil

US lawmakers now want to question Huang over whether one of his alleged relationships was with a Chinese spy.

Mass drone attack on Moscow grounds flights at region's airports

Over a hundred drones have been shot down en route to the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed.