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Facility services group ISS says it supports investigation into Hong Kong fire

COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Danish facilities management group ISS said on Tuesday it supported the decision to establish a judge-led committee which will investigate the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades. Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday the committee will investigate the ...
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AI could increase divide between rich and poor states, UN report warns

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence could widen gaps between developed and developing countries, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, calling for policy measures to limit the impact. The report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warns of a possible "great divergence" ...
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Prada Group says it has purchased fashion rival Versace in a deal worth nearly $1.4 billion

MILAN (AP) - The Prada Group announced Tuesday that it has officially purchased Milan fashion rival Versace in a 1.25 billion euro (nearly $1.4 billion) deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada's "ugly chic" ...
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Germany sends a Libyan man suspected of war crimes to the ICC to face justice

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in a Tripoli prison has been sent by Germany to the International Criminal Court to face justice. ICC prosecutors allege Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was a senior commander ...
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Sri Lanka grapples with trauma, loss after deadly cyclone that killed hundreds

By Uditha Jayasinghe ALAWATHUGODA, Sri Lanka, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Nawaz Nashra recalls grabbing her three-year-old daughter, wrapping her in a bedsheet and running out of their home in central Sri Lanka as a landslide struck, triggered by a deadly cyclone that killed 410 people ...
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Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Malaysia has amended its nuclear regulatory framework to require permits be obtained for all atomic energy activities including import, exports and transshipment of radioactive materials. The amended law, which came into effect on Monday and will be enforced ...
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Nigeria’s defence minister quits as government faces rising violence

LAGOS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu's office said, as the West African country faces a surge in mass kidnappings that have put a spotlight on the government's efforts to tackle rising violence. The departure of ...
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‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods

By Ananda Teresia SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a ...
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Bulgaria’s government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria's government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after protests against it drew tens of thousands of people and saw clashes between police and protesters. Opposition and business groups have warned that plans for higher taxes, increased social ...
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US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Coinciding with Witkoff's trip, ...
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Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

KABUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban administration said it assured neighbouring Tajikistan on Tuesday it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations, after attacks which Dushanbe said were launched from Afghan territory killed five Chinese nationals over the past week. In ...
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China’s military reaching further, more frequently into Pacific, says Australia

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia faces as it competes for influence in its neighbourhood. "China continues to assert its strategic influence, ...
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