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Italy has provided crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations

A new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition and others

General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion in its fourth quarter after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards

The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

Lebanon's government has signed a deal with an international consortium for gas exploration in an offshore area bordering Israel

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency

Iranian protesters have taken to the streets following a call by the exiled crown prince for demonstrations

Asian shares have mostly advanced after mixed moves on Wall Street, where President Donald Trump's talk of raising defense spending spurred a rally in military-related shares

The U.S. Transportation Department says North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state doesn’t revoke commercial driver’s licenses from immigrants who aren't qualify to hold them

TikTok has been picked by FIFA as the first “preferred platform” for video content on social media at a men’s World Cup

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates in 2026

President Donald Trump is causing some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week