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Jeff Bezos hits back at Musk in sniping over Tesla, SpaceX holdings

It's the latest tit-for-tat between the world's two richest individuals, whose businesses compete in the commercial space industry

Democrats secure deal to confirm more Biden judges before Congress adjourns

The confirmation battles over circuit court judges are generally much harder fights given their role in hearing appeals

Trump, several of his Cabinet picks face accusations of sexual misconduct

Taken together, there are a striking number of incidents in which potential high-ranking government officials in Trump's second administration face allegations of sexual abuse

SEC Chair Gary Gensler who led US crackdown on cryptos to step down

President-elect Donald Trump had promised during his campaign that he would remove Gensler

Trudeau to cut sales tax, send checks to Canadians as election looms

The measures come as a cost of living crisis has left voters unhappy with Trudeau

Musk's budget crusade may cause constitutional clash in Trump's 2nd term

Musk and Ramaswamy said they would encourage Trump to make cuts by refusing to spend money allocated by Congress

UN nuclear agency's board condemns Iran again for failing to cooperate

International Atomic Energy Agency also called on Tehran to provide answers in a long-running investigation into uranium particles found at two locations that it has failed to declare as nuclear sites

Crude oil climbs on supply jitters as Russia-Ukraine war escalates

Ukraine fired U.S. and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week despite warnings by Moscow that it would see such action as a major escalation

Matt Gaetz drops bid for Trump attorney general amid Senate opposition

The announcement came a day after the House Ethics Committee deadlocked on releasing a report into allegations of sexual misconduct and illegal drug use by Gaetz

Amazon likely to face investigation under EU tech rules next year

The timing and decision on whether to go ahead with an investigation will be taken by incoming EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera in the coming months,

New global climate finance draft poses challenges for developing world

Latest version of the Global Climate Finance plan fails on most counts to meet India and other developing countries' demands or expectations

US sanctions Gazprombank, 50 Russian banks & 15 officials over Ukraine war

The Biden administration had previously decided not to levy sanctions against the bank for fear of roiling global energy markets

COP29 meet: Cannot accept attempts to shift focus from finance, says India

It also said that without adequate support in terms of finance, technology, and capacity building, the fight against climate change would be severely impacted

US yields dip as market watches geopolitics, potential Trump policies

Russia's attack, if confirmed, came after Ukraine fired US and British missiles at targets inside Russia this week despite warnings by Moscow it would view such action as a major escalation

50 killed, 20 injured as militants attack vehicles in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The militants ambushed the vehicles in the Kurram district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan

Expert probe underway into Russian missile attack: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Regardless of its classification, the latest strike highlighted rapidly rising tensions in the 33-month-old war

Gaza death toll from Israel-Hamas war crosses 44,000: Palestine officials

Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in residential areas, where they have built tunnels, rocket launchers and other things

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel PM Netanyahu, Hamas officials

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have condemned ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's request for warrants as disgraceful and antisemitic

Failure not an option, says Stiell amid disagreement among nations at COP29

A surge in finance is essential: To ensure all parties can deliver new national plans aligned with 1.5 degrees as they must, he said

Death toll from gun attack in Pakistan on Shiites soars to at least 28

No one has claimed responsibility. The latest violence came a week after authorities reopened a key highway in the region after keeping it closed for weeks following deadly clashes