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Chanel appoints designer Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director

Critics have noted that Blazy's relatively young age suggests Chanel may be positioning him for a long tenure, akin to the 36 years Karl Lagerfeld spent at the helm

Elon Musk wants to turn SpaceX's Starbase site into a new Texas city

SpaceX's rapid expansion in the region has drawn pushback from some locals

China look forward to $1 billion investment in Pakistan's healthcare sector

President Zardari met with a delegation led by the Chinese Consul General Yang Yundong at Bilawal House in Karachi, where he called for greater Chinese investment in Pakistan's various sectors

White House releases first-ever national strategy to combat Islamophobia

Biden administration said that 'Over the past year, this initiative has become even more important as threats against American Muslim and Arab communities have spiked'

China's President Xi Jinping likely to skip Trump's inauguration ceremony

However, China's ambassador to the US and his spouse are expected to attend the event

Canadian ministers urge Trudeau for robust reply to Trump's tariff threats

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who was at the meeting, says some premiers are in favour of robust response to threatened US tariffs

North Koreans indicted for using IT workers to fund weapons programmes

Scheme involving thousands of IT workers generated more than $88 million for the North Korean government, Ashley T Johnson, special agent in charge of the St. Louis FBI office, said

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people as US makes new push for ceasefire

Palestinian medics also reported that over 40 people, most of them children, were receiving treatment at the two hospitals

FBI should have collected more intelligence before Capitol riot: Report

Report from the Justice Department inspector general's office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating events that day

Federal Aviation head to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor

Mike Whitaker announced his pending resignation in a message to employees of the FAA

President Biden watching situation in Bangladesh very closely: White House

Over the past few weeks, Indian Americans have held peaceful protests and marches in several cities, including in front of the White Hous

Biden govt makes final diplomatic push for stability across Middle East

A ceasefire would give President Joe Biden a final diplomatic victory after a turbulent term in which his administration has been unable to halt a brutal war

US colleges ask foreign students to get to campus before Trump takes office

"A travel ban is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration," Cornell's Office of Global Learning warned students on its website late last month, advising them to be back in the United States

Donald Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr

Robert F. Kennedy Jr is US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services

Global chemical weapons watchdog holds emergency meeting on Syria's stock

The last time the OPCW called an extraordinary meeting was in 2018, in response to the chemical attack on Douma, a town close to Damascus, when some 40 people were killed by poison gas. Last year the

Formula 1 owner's $3.8 billion MotoGP deal faces full-scale EU probe

MotoGP is just the latest asset to be taken over by billionaire John Malone's sprawling Liberty Media empire that already includes a wide range of media, communications and entertainment businesses

British trader gets 12 years' jail in Denmark for 'cum-ex' tax fraud

Shah has denied any wrongdoing, arguing earlier in court that he used a legal loophole, which meant the trades did not break the law, and that he should be acquitted

Trump rings NYSE opening bell, marks 2nd time as Time's Person of the Year

Before he rang the opening bell at 9.30 am, a first for him, Trump spoke at the exchange and called it a tremendous honour

ECB cuts rates 25 bps to 3% amid worsening growth outlook for Euro zone

The ECB has been easing policy as inflation worries largely evaporate and the debate shifts to whether it is cutting rates fast enough to support an economy that is lagging global peers

India votes in favour of UN resolution for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

India was among the 158 nations that voted in favour of the resolution while nine member states, including Israel and the US, voted against it