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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan without claiming responsibility in plane crash

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane

Several wounded N.Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukraine: Zelensky

German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

Putin says Slovakia offered to host Ukraine peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Slovakia had offered to be a "platform" for possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, nearly three years since the launch of Moscow's offensive

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations

Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace the Democrat in the White House

Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences

US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row, ahead of the return to power of Donald Trump, who has indicated that he would restart federal executionS

Mixed day for global stocks as market hopes for 'Santa Claus rally'

Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate fears

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year

European, US markets wobble awaiting Santa rally

European and US stocks bounced around Monday as investors waited to see if a so-called Santa Claus rally sweeps over the market

Global stock markets mostly higher

Global stocks mostly moved higher Monday as investors waited to see if a so-called Santa Claus rally sweeps over the market

Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate worries

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year

Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate fears

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year

Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate fears

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year

Asian markets track Wall St rally as US inflation eases rate worries

Asian markets rose Monday after big gains on Wall Street, with traders welcoming below-forecast US inflation data that tempered worries that the Federal Reserve will take a more hawkish tone with interest rates next year

Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown

US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

US hours from government shutdown over Christmas

US government shutdown is hours away unless Congress agrees on spending bill

US lawmakers reject Republican bill to avert government shutdown

US Fed's caution on rate cuts could cause friction with Trump

Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve, raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect

UAE says will not arm Sudan paramilitary RSF: White House

The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it will not arm paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war, US lawmakers long critical of the Gulf power's role quoted the White House as saying on Thursday

Early signs suggest Trump 2.0 will be bringing the chaos back

Donald Trump still has a month until he becomes US president but he has already displayed his unique capacity to sow confusion and steal headlines with remarks belittling Canada, intimidating the media and torpedoing a budget deal in Congress

Veteran UK politician Mandelson to be ambassador to US