Vietnam plans to adopt rules that would allow Elon Musk's Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country while maintaining full ownership of any local subsidiary, a draft of the regulations shows. The change paves the way for Starlink to launch in Vietnam and follows protracted talks with its parent company SpaceX, a government official said. It represents a sudden shift in stance and can be seen as "an olive branch" to SpaceX amid nervousness in Vietnam about tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The move marks JICA's largest private sector fund in the region and the first with IDB Invest, which has prioritized leveraging financing through the "originate-to-share" strategy. The goal is to release capital for rapid reinvestment in new projects and to amplify impact, as Latin America and the Caribbean face an estimated $99 billion annual sustainable financing gap, according to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates.
Thailand's government will push for 3.5% economic growth this year and will seek to work closer with the central bank to support small businesses, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday. Commercial banks are profitable but lending to small businesses remains low, Paetongtarn said, adding that boosting credit access for small and medium enterprises would help the economy. The government would hold discussions with the central bank to address the issue, she said.
Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.On Tuesday Tokyo's environment ministry said the country would slash emissions 60 percent by the 2035 fiscal year.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, has been on a whirlwind campaign of interviews and public appearances in recent weeks to shore up dwindling support, but the numbers keep getting worse.Here are some reasons analysts give for the precipitous fall in his public approval numbers.
A deadline expired Tuesday for all Israeli troops to leave south Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, hours after Israel said it planned to remain in five strategic locations.Hours before the deadline, Israel's military said Monday it would remain temporarily "in five strategic points" dotted along the length of the shared border in order to "continue to defend our residents and to make sure there's no immediate threat".
Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft and its 80 passengers and crew drifted toward the snowy tarmac, cleared by air traffic controllers to make a landing. But within moments, the plane had inexplicably overturned and crashed into the runway, sending fire crews scrambling to extinguish the rising flames.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company unveiled on Monday the latest version of its chatbot, Grok 3, which the billionaire hopes will find traction in a highly competitive sector contested by the likes of ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek.Critics warn that Musk's proximity to the president poses a major conflict of interest as he guides Trump on laws and regulations around artificial intelligence –- just one sector in which he has a substantial commercial stake.
King’s departure is the latest in a wave of exits from senior officials whose agencies have come into DOGE’s crosshairs.
Caleb Kasner and his brother Duncan Kasner move around a little differently than average kids. The two brothers have Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a rare, inherited muscle-wasting disorder that has no cure.
In Fresno, California, social media rumors about impending immigration raids at the city's schools left some parents panicking — even though the raids were all hoaxes. President Donald Trump's immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country, as officials find themselves responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including those who are here legally.
Four candidates are bidding to be Germany's next leader in Sunday's election. The 66-year-old has been Germany's chancellor since December 2021. The center-left Social Democrat has a wealth of government experience, having previously served as Hamburg's mayor and as German labor and finance minister.
Voters on Tuesday were casting ballots to narrow the field in a three-way race for battleground Wisconsin's top education job, a post at the forefront in the state of the national fight over school funding during President Donald Trump's second term. The incumbent, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly, was first elected in 2021 with the support of Democrats and teachers unions. Brittany Kinser, an education consultant and advocate for the private voucher school choice program, is backed by Republicans.
A dangerous fault line is opening as Donald Trump rushes to end the war in Ukraine.
Dozens of probationary employees at one agency were told one of the reasons they were being fired was for poor performance — even though they had "exceptional" reviews.
Japan will allow people from Taiwan to list the island as their place of origin in the country's family registry instead of China, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.Currently people from Taiwan -- regarded as a region, not a country under a policy in place since 1972 when Tokyo normalised ties with Beijing -- are described as from China.
Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan's Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a "killing field".The 37-year-old had already been displaced multiple times before.
Saudi Arabia will host top American and Russian officials on Tuesday for a high stakes rapprochement meeting
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office. The House of Representatives, which is dominated by the allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., impeached Duterte on Feb. 5 over accusations that included plotting to assassinate the president and large-scale corruption. The Senate was expected to turn itself into an impeachment court to try Duterte after Congress resumes June 2.
Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ deputies have resigned amid the fallout over the Justice Department’s move to dismiss corruption charges against Adams last week.