Major global credit rating agencies agreed on Thursday that the political uncertainty in South Korea has had a limited impact on the economy so far, yet warned of potential challenges if the situation is prolonged
Russian President Vladimir Putin would welcome contact with Donald Trump if Trump's political will remains after his inauguration as US president on January 20, said the Kremlin on Thursday.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi emphasised on Thursday the need to implement the two-state solution "as the only option for achieving sustainable peace and stability in the region".
Lebanon's parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy, CNN reported.
Thousands have fled as wildfires spread across the US Los Angeles region -- what ignited the Palisades and Eaton fires, the two main blazes, is still under investigation but weather conditions have helped fuel their spread. Experts call the areas "the wildland-urban interface" (WUI).
Though months away from Elon Musk's $44 billion buyout deal, Twitter on Thursday cancelled its customary earnings conference
With westerly winds coming from Pakistan, bringing all the heat and darting all the way till Odisha, resulted in a massive heat wave across India with 14 states from west, northwest and central India recording temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius.
Amazon Shares fell 12 per cent on Thursday in after-hours on the back of higher costs to run the company's warehouses and deliver packages to customers.
Osnat Lubrani, UN resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, has said she is heading to Zaporizhzhia city in southern Ukraine to prepare for evacuation from Mariupol.
North Korea appears to be continuing its work to restore the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, which it demolished in 2018 ahead of a historic summit with the US, according to an information provider that cited satellite photos.
