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Mexico's largest-ever elections have also been the most violent in modern history, with the killing of 38 candidates. The deadly violence has stoked concerns about the threat of warring drug cartels to democracy. On Sunday, two people were killed at...

China has raised concerns about the potential compromise of confidential and sensitive data, particularly in military sectors, due to foreign geographic information software. The Ministry of State Security conducted an extensive investigation and wa...

A debt crisis in China's property sector, which accounts for roughly a quarter of the economy, has sent jitters across global markets and prompted Beijing to roll out a series of measures in a bid to stabilise the sector and bolster housing demand.

The State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the government, did not respond to a faxed request for comment. The Ministry of Finance and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) did not respond either.

A round of soft surveys on manufacturing had also revived hopes central banks were done tightening, though that might change depending on what clues about interest rates Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gives at an annual central bank summit i...

New Zealand will lift all remaining COVID-19 requirements from midnight Tuesday, including no face masks in healthcare facilities or the seven-day isolation requirement after contracting the virus. Restrictions were mostly lifted last year due to hi...

Earlier this month, India ordered a halt to its largest rice export category - a move that will roughly halve shipments by the world's largest exporter of the grain. Farmers typically start planting rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugarcane and peanut...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Queensland state for the annual AUSMIN dialogue, where progress on the nuclear-powered submarine deal, regional security and clean energy will be the focus. "I am very ...

North Korea was heavily reliant on Soviet aid for decades, and when the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, it contributed to a deadly famine in the North. Pyongyang's leaders have tended to try to use Beijing and Moscow to balance each other. Nort...

The market is expecting the weekly inventory report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration later on Wednesday which is expected to show further a drawdown in U.S. crude oil inventories, providing some more support to prices, ANZ's note added.

The US dollar fell again versus the yen as US Treasury yields slid on the back of low inflation figures calming fears of further rate increases. The dollar-yen pair, which closely follows the 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 3.4252% as a result. To...

Bankman-Fried is fighting to stay out of jail after US District Judge Lewis Kaplan raised concerns last month that the 31-year-old former billionaire wunderkind was testing the limits of his $250 million bail package by communicating in ways that co...

Meloni's two-day visit to India, the first by an Italian prime minister in five years, coincides with a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in the Indian capital where Russia's year-long war in Ukraine have dominated discussions.

The fresh measures, scheduled to last just a few days for now, reflect China's insistence on its so-called "dynamic COVID zero" policy that aims to quash every outbreak as and when they happen.

Seven West Media Ltd news reader Rebecca Maddern could be heard discussing the issues in an off-air conversation with co-anchor, Mike Amor, according to footage circulated on social media.

Media reports that organisers were considering allowing alcohol consumption in Olympics venues provoked a public outcry earlier this week, with the hashtag "cancel the Olympic Games" garnering tens of thousands of tweets.

New coronavirus infections in Olympics host Tokyo have inched down during the last month of emergency restrictions although authorities remain concerned about the spread of variants and the continued strain on medical resources.

Georgia's top election official, a Republican, has said a labor-intensive hand recount likely will not erode Biden's initial 14,000 vote margin enough to hand Trump a victory in the state.

Under UK's delicate constitutional balance, semi-autonomous parliaments and governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland known as the devolved administrations have powers over areas like education, health, policing and justice.