Bangladesh Leader Seen as Likely Next Prime Minister Set to Return From Exile Ahead of Polls

A supporter of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) holds a party's flag ahead of a rally to be attended by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman after his return from London, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ...

China Says It Opposes US Tariffs on Chips

BEIJING, Dec ‌24 (Reuters) - ​China said ‌on Wednesday that ​it opposed the ‍United States' "indiscriminate use ​of ​tariffs" ⁠and "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese industries when asked about ...

South Korea Special Prosecutor Indicts Ex-President Yoon Over Opinion Polls

SEOUL, Dec ‌24 (Reuters) - ​South Korea's ‌special prosecutor has ​indicted ex-president ‍Yoon Suk Yeol ​on ​allegations ⁠of violating the political fundraising act by illegally receiving public ...

Search Teams Probe Wreckage After Libyan Army Chief and 7 Others Are Killed in Turkey Plane Crash

Search and recovery teams are intensifying operations at a plane crash site where Libya’s military chief and other officers ...

Thailand's Anutin Picked as PM Candidate in 'Consequential' February Polls

BANGKOK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Thailand's caretaker leader Anutin Charnvirakul was ‌picked ​by his party on Wednesday to ‌stand as its candidate for prime minister in a general election in ​early ...

Coup Leader Expected to Stay in Power in Guinea Presidential Vote

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya is expected to coast to victory ‌in ​a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by the ‌launch of a long-awaited iron ore mega-mine and weak ...

France Condemns U.S. Visa Ban Imposed on Ex-EU Commissioner Breton

PARIS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The French government ‌condemned ​on Wednesday a visa ‌ban imposed by the Trump administration on Thierry Breton, ​a former European Union commissioner who helped drive the ...

S&P 500 Closes at Another Record, Beating the High It Set Earlier This Month

Wall Street closed at another record following a surprisingly strong report on economic growth over the summer ...

Analysis-Trump's Recall of Ambassadors Compounds Staffing Problems at Posts in Africa

Since taking office, the administration has worked to implement its business-focused diplomacy in ​Africa, shifting the U.S. priority from aid to trade. Trump has sought to broker peace accords and ...

Turkey Says Electrical Failure Reported Before Libyan Military Jet Crash

The Dassault Falcon 50 jet took off from Ankara’s Esenboga ​Airport ⁠at 1717 GMT on Tuesday en route to Tripoli and at 1733 GMT it informed air traffic control of an emergency caused by an electrical ...

Southern California Drivers Urged to Reconsider Christmas Travel as Heavy Rain and Winds Roll In

California officials are urging holiday travelers to avoid the roads on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as a powerful winter storm moves in ...

Ukraine Drone Attacks Target Moscow at Night, Spark Industrial Fire in Tula, Russia Says

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian overnight drone ‌attacks ​targeted Moscow and ‌sparked an industrial fire in the ​Tula region, which lies directly south of the Russian ‍capital, regional authorities said ...