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Local consent clears way to restart world's largest nuclear plant in Japan

The move comes one day after the Niigata prefectural assembly adopted a budget bill that included funding necessary for a restart, supporting the governor's earlier consent

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:50 PM IST

South Korea passes bill to establish rebellion courts after Yoon case

The law would require the Seoul Central District Court and the Seoul High Court to establish at least two specialised panels for cases involving rebellion, treason and foreign subversion

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 1:04 PM IST

One killed as US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific

The Trump administration has said the strikes were meant to stop the flow of drugs into the US and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 10:42 AM IST

At least 5 killed in Mexican Navy plane crash near Galveston in Texas

The US Coast Guard confirmed that five people had been killed in the crash and that the cause of the crash is under investigation

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 8:07 AM IST

Judge orders Trump admin to allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants

US District Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks for the men, who have since been returned to Venezuela in a prisoner swap

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 8:02 AM IST

Trump unveils plan for new battleship as part of US Navy's 'Golden Fleet'

The ship, according to Trump, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:55 AM IST

Denmark, Greenland say US will not take over island after Trump envoy move

On Sunday, Trump announced Landry's appointment as special envoy, saying that Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:40 AM IST

Trump admin sues District of Columbia over its semiautomatic gun laws

DC's current semi-automatic firearms prohibition that bans many commonly used pistols, rifles or shotguns is based on little more than cosmetics, appearance, or the ability to attach accessories

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:32 AM IST

21 Democratic-led states sue White House for Trump admin's CFPB funding

The White House has argued for several months that the CFPB cannot lawfully draw funds to fund its operations from the Fed if the Fed does not have combined earnings to allocate to the bureau

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:25 AM IST

Clashes flare as Turkish officials visit Syria ahead of Kurdish integration

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, said 17 people were wounded and a woman was killed. The conflicting casualty reports could not immediately be reconciled

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:24 AM IST

Mercedes-Benz to pay $149.6 mn to settle emissions allegations in US

Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA already agreed in 2020 to pay $1.5 billion to the US government and California state regulators to resolve the emissions cheating allegations

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:21 AM IST

US judge to decide whether Garcia will return to immigration custody

Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation and imprisonment in El Salvador in March have galvanised both sides of the immigration debate

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:13 AM IST

Progress in US-led peace talks 'quite solid', says Ukrainian Prez Zelenskyy

There are some things we are probably not ready for, and I'm sure there are things the Russians are not ready for either, Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 7:09 AM IST

South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12

According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6

Updated On: 23 Dec 2025 | 6:56 AM IST

China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products

China had initiated other probes into European brandy and pork imports as countermeasures for the EU's tariffs on Chinese EVs. It had also urged the EU to scrap its EV tariffs

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 10:47 PM IST

WSJ parent firm on trial in Hong Kong for removing reporter over union role

The company pleaded not guilty to both charges, each of which carries a maximum fine of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $12,850)

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 1:53 PM IST

Malaysian court rejects ex-PM Razak's bid to serve rest of sentence at home

The court ruled that a rare royal order issued by the nation's former king was not valid and not made in accordance with constitutional requirements

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 12:57 PM IST

Australian police allege gunman in Bondi Beach shooting trained with father

The police statement of facts was made public following Naveed Akram's video court appearance Monday from a Sydney hospital

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 12:56 PM IST

Nato intel suspects Russia developing weapon to target Starlink satellites

The thousands of low-orbiting satellites have been pivotal for Ukraine's survival against Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its fourth year

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 12:30 PM IST

Ukraine deploys low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia's air attacks

Nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and power infrastructure have forced Kyiv to rewrite the air defence rule book and develop cut-price drone killers costing as little as $1,000

Updated On: 22 Dec 2025 | 11:42 AM IST