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  OTTAWA | Xinhua |  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday morning he is stepping down after a party race while the opposition leader complained that nothing has changed. Giving a speech outside his home at Rideau Cottage, Trudeau said he will stay on as Prime Minister until his …

NEW YORK | Xinhua | United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects to begin using SpaceX’s Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi in the spring, an earlier-than-expected rollout for the first major U.S. carrier to use Elon Musk’s satellite business. But only members of the carrier’s loyalty program will get the service free, said …

OSLO | Xinhua | Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has expressed concern over the potential influence of billionaire Elon Musk on democratic processes, criticizing his involvement in the internal affairs of other nations. In an interview with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) on Monday, Store said, “I find it …

To be sure, racism is not the only reason some Trump supporters oppose immigration COMMENT | SHASHI THAROOR | Perhaps it should not be surprising that India should feature so prominently in the “civil war” that has emerged within US President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Surprising or …

Officially entering into force on Jan. 1, 2022, RCEP has fostered regional cooperation that shares benefits and promotes development. As a free trade area with the biggest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development, RCEP is set to inject more vitality into regional economic integration in the …

ROME | Xinhua | More than 2,000 refugees died in 2024 while attempting to reach Europe, according to recent data from the United Nations and Italian sources. At least 2,200 refugees and migrants were reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean Sea last year, the United Nations International Children’s Fund …

  JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that Hamas has not provided a name list of Israeli hostages to be released. “Hamas has not transferred a name list of (Israeli) hostages so far,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, denying previous media reports, …

SEOUL | TASS | The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) of the Republic of Korea decided to delegate execution of the arrest warrant against President Yoon Suk Yeol to police, the authority said. “The Corruption Investigation Office passed execution of the arrest warrant for suspect [with the surname …

SEOUL | Xinhua |  Chief of South Korea’s presidential security service, Park Jong-joon, on Sunday vowed to keep blocking an attempt to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol. If the security service, which puts its top priority on the president’s absolute safety, complied with the execution of the arrest warrant …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday blocked Japan’s Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns — a decision that economists say could hurt American steelworkers and the U.S. economy. In response, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yoji Muto described the …