Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD has announced it will launch its cars in Mexico next year, with a senior executive pegging its sales target at up to 30,000 vehicles in 2024.…
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USA: Senate passes bipartisan bill protecting same-sex marriage
The United States Senate has voted 61 to 36 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would enshrine protections for same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law.…
Singapore: Lawmakers tighten rules on last-minute death penalty appeals
Singapore has passed new legislation to tighten rules surrounding last-minute legal appeals against executions. The Post-Appeal Applications in Capital Cases Bill, adopted on Tuesday, was drafted in response to a…
India: Tata Group to merge Air India with Vistara airlines
Indian conglomerate Tata Group is merging Air India with Vistara, its joint venture with Singapore Airlines (SIA), to create a bigger full-service carrier that will strengthen its presence in domestic…
UK: PM Sunak says ‘golden era’ of UK-China relations is over
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said China poses a “systemic” challenge to UK values and interests as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journalist was beaten while covering…
South Korea: Authorities order striking truckers back to work
South Korea’s government has taken the unprecedented step of invoking tough strike-busting laws to end a six-day stoppage by truck drivers it says is hurting the economy. The order was…
USA: Musk claims Apple wants to block Twitter from its app store
Elon Musk has accused Apple Inc of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets that also said the iPhone maker…
South Africa: Anti-apartheid hero’s tomb vandalised after killer granted parole
The gravesite of anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been vandalised, days after a South African court ordered the far-right gunman who killed him to be released on parole. The city…
France: Policeman in court after beating and urinating on a teenager
The mobile phone footage is shaky, but undeniable. A slender teenager sits in the harsh fluorescent glare of a police station in the Paris suburbs. Towering above him is a…
Spanish: Stowaways travel from Nigeria to Canary Islands on ship’s rudder
Three stowaways travelling for 11 days on a ship’s rudder were rescued by the Spanish coastguard and hospitalised in the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities have said. The large ship had…