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Winter storm hits UK, France, disrupts travel, leaves thousands without power

Wind gusts of up to 159 kph were recorded in the Isles of Scilly, while parts of Normandy in France saw gusts exceeding 200 kph.

9 Jan 2026 4:59 pm
China to scrap VAT export rebates for solar products from April 2026

VAT export rebates for battery products will be reduced to 6% from 9% between April and December 2026, and removed entirely from January 1, 2027.

9 Jan 2026 4:08 pm
Trump signals land strikes on cartels after Maduro operation

Trump has previously ordered aerial strikes against more than a dozen boats the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs

9 Jan 2026 9:11 am
Trump meets Intel CEO, hails US-Made Sub-2 Nanometer Chip, links manufacturing push to tariff policy

In a social media post, President Trump said he had a great meeting with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, praising the company's technological progress and its commitment to domestic manufacturing

9 Jan 2026 9:02 am
Bangladesh suspends visa service in India, seeks US visa bond exemption

Bangladeshi Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain says its a security issue

8 Jan 2026 8:08 pm
India, Germany near $8-billion submarine deal ahead of Merzs visit

The agreement would for the first time include technology transfer for submarine production, say sources

8 Jan 2026 4:06 pm
US seizes two more tankers in Venezuelan oil tankers, escalates energy quarantine

Moves signal tougher pressure on Caracas days after Maduros capture

8 Jan 2026 3:50 pm
What to know about the fatal ICE shooting of a woman in Minneapolis

The fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis has sparked outrage, protests and sharply differing accounts from federal officials and local leaders.

8 Jan 2026 3:48 pm
US unveils strategy on Venezuelan oil, spurring rush for access

Trump said in a New York Times interview that the US would be running Venezuela and extracting its oil for years; We will rebuild it in a very profitable way, he told the newspaper

8 Jan 2026 3:12 pm
Why shutting down Southeast Asias online scam industry is so difficult

Despite arrests and raids, Southeast Asias online scam industry thrives, powered by forced labour, weak enforcement and rapidly shifting networks that continue defrauding victims across the world

8 Jan 2026 3:10 pm
The last Russia-US nuclear treaty is about to expire. What happens next?

The last US-Russia nuclear treaty, New START, is expiring on February 5, and what comes next is uncertain; The two countries, preoccupied by the war in Ukraine, have not held any talks on a successor treaty

8 Jan 2026 10:59 am