Two directors of Epic Games, Tencent resign amid antitrust investigation
The US Department of Justice says it expressed concerns directors’ positions on two company boards violated Clayton Act.
UN Security Council told of North Korean missiles used by Russia in Ukraine
Research group tells UN Security Council of irrefutable proof of Russian use of North Korean missiles in war on Ukraine.
Blinken says Iran had bad year, but nuclear negotiations possible
Top US diplomat says Iran should ’focus on itself’ and stop getting involved in ’misadventures throughout the region’.
Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season
Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions.
Israel carries out air strikes on Yemen
Reports that Israel has attacked power plants, a port, and an oil facility in Yemen.
Turkish FM denies Trump claim of ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan tells Al Jazeera the only ’takeover’ in Syria was ’the will of the Syrian people’.
Facing government shutdown, Trump and Republican allies scuttle budget bill
Trump was one of several prominent Republicans in the incoming administration to denounce the bill on social media.
Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 11, police say
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security says suspected perpetrator confessed to starting blaze after dispute with staff.
As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan’s chip industry braces for upheaval
Trump’s return casts doubt on Joe Biden’s signature initiative providing billions in funding to semiconductor firms.
US identifies 65-year-old in Louisiana as first severe case of bird flu
Health officials say the 65-year-old was hospitalised after contact with an infected flock of back-yard birds.