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China accuses US of $13 bn Bitcoin theft, calls it state-backed hacking

China's cyber agency has accused the US of stealing $13 billion in Bitcoin from the LuBian mining pool in 2020, calling it a state-backed hack; the US has denied such allegations

Asian shares mixed as US stocks hover near record after shutdown ends

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.2 per cent to 51,139.48 as investors took heart as the US government shutdown finally ended

Zelenskyy hit by major scandal as ex-biz partner accused of $100 mn graft

The case involves Timur Mindich, Zelenskyy's longtime associate and co-owner of his former entertainment company, Kvartal 95

Trump did 'nothing wrong': White House after Epstein-linked emails release

The White House moved quickly to defend President Donald Trump after Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released long-spanning Jeffrey Epstein emails referencing him

Trump signs govt funding bill, ending shutdown after 43-day disruption

The shutdown magnified partisan divisions in Washington as Trump took unprecedented unilateral actions including cancelling projects and trying to fire federal workers

Most emerging nations can realign trade to weather US tariffs: Report

Mexico and Vietnam are among the most exposed to US trade dependence, the paper showed, but progressive economic policies and political stability meant they were among the more resilient economies

Trump needs 'real chance' of ending war to meet Putin, says Rubio

In October, Trump announced surprise plans to hold a new summit with Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine after the two spoke by phone

China targets tax evasion by sellers on Amazon, other e-commerce sites

Tax bureaus across China in recent months told major platforms to submit some Chinese merchants' third-quarter revenue in a bid to curb underreported sales

Blackstone's AirTrunk targets India for its next data facility: CEO

Investors are pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, and the data centers required to power them

China heads for longest slowdown in consumption growth since post-covid

Top government and Communist Party officials regularly state that they're committed to lifting domestic spending - something the US and other major trading partners have also long demanded

China to control chemical subsidiaries, lists 13 Fentanyl precursors: FBI

The announcement comes on the heels of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

House passes bill to end historic govt shutdown, sending measure to Trump

House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away, with Republicans using their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line

US sanctions entities in Myanmar, Thailand for fraudulent investment scams

Americans lost at least $10 billion in 2024 to Southeast Asia-based online scam operations, a 66 per cent increase from the prior year, Department of State said

US sanctions 32 entities, individuals from several nations including India

The US state department said the action is in line with President Donald Trump's efforts to counter Iran's aggressive development of missiles and other asymmetric and conventional weapons

President Trump praises H-1B talent, reinforces India's tech role

President Donald Trump's remarks recognising the importance of H-1B talent have renewed optimism among India's tech sector, though experts say the real impact depends on visa fee reforms

US Supreme Court extends block on full SNAP payments amid shutdown talks

The Senate has approved a bill to end the shutdown and the House of Representatives could vote on it as early as Wednesday

Epstein emails suggest Trump 'knew of girls'; spent hours at his house

That email was sent to Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Epstein, who was convicted and is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping him with the sexual abuse of underage women

China's banks adopt revolving-door repayment model amid weak credit demand

To meet official lending targets, many Chinese banks are resorting to instant loan tactics where clients take out loans briefly and repay them soon after, masking low credit demand

How Europe's private drone industry eyes opportunity as Nato boosts defence

On Nato's eastern flank, Denmark, Poland and Romania are deploying a new weapons system to defend against drones

All 20 on board Turkish military cargo plane killed in crash in Georgia

A Turkish accident investigation team reached the crash site early on Wednesday and was inspecting the wreckage of the plane, in coordination with the Georgian authorities