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Russian lawmakers advance Bill removing terrorist designation for Taliban

Under the Bill passed by the State Duma in the first of three required readings, the official terrorist designation of an organisation could be suspended temporarily by a court

Netanyahu takes to witness stand for first time in alleged corruption trial

He denies wrongdoing, saying the charges are a witch hunt orchestrated by a hostile media and a biased legal system that is out to topple his lengthy rule

Coote fired by Premier League following remarks on Klopp and Liverpool

The PGMOL issued a statement saying Coote's employment has been terminated with immediate effect following the conclusion of its investigation

FIFA and Saudi Arabia brace for decade of scrutiny after World Cup rights

The 2030 World Cup also will be awarded to a six-nation, three-continent project led by co-hosts Spain, Portugal Morocco

West Ham rally behind hospitalised Michail Antonio before key match

The players warmed up in Antonio 9 jerseys and walked on to the field in tops adorning his name. The club will put the walk-out tops up for auction along with every match jersey worn against Wolves

US def secy in Japan to discuss safety of Osprey aircraft, security ties

The US measure has not affected Ospreys operated by Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force

Biden is rushing aid to Ukraine as all sides are bracing for Trump

Russia, Ukraine and their global allies are scrambling to put their side in the best possible position for any changes that Trump may bring to American policy in the nearly 3-year-old war

South Korean prosecutors seek to arrest ex-defence min over martial law

Martial law lasted only about six hours but was the first of its kind in more than 40 years and has caused a domestic firestorm and large street protests

Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump's way or his

Trump's second term comes with the specter of the world's richest man serving as his political enforcer

China's exports fall, imports decline in November falling below forecasts

Imports fell 3.9 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting weak demand from industries and consumers

10 dead, 2 missing after landslides, floods hit Indonesia's Java island

Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through more than 170 villages in Sukabumi district of West Java province

Biden's nod for oil lease sale may permit drilling in Alaska's Arctics

President-elect Donald Trump pledged during his latest run for the White House to expand oil drilling in the US, and he's pointed to the passage of a 2017 law that enabled Alaska drilling

Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington, California as part of planned cuts

CEO Kelly Ortberg has said the strike did not cause the layoffs, which he said was the result of overstaffing

Americans realise Trump's tariffs on Canada will make life costly: Trudeau

Trudeau also said dealing with Trump will be a little more challenging than the last time because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away

Ethnic armed group 'captures' Myanmar town, controls border with Bangladesh

The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance in its bid for self-rule there

Trump's pick for intel chief, Gabbard, faces questions amid Syria fallout

Gabbard ignored shouted questions about her 2017 visit to war-torn Syria as she ducked into one of several private meetings with senators who are being asked to confirm Trump's unusual nominees

US says terror designation does not hinder talks with Syrian rebel group

President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah II spoke by phone about the rapidly evolving situation in Syria and joint efforts to keep the Islamic State militant group from exploiting the situation

As Israel advances on Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril, opportunity

Israeli military over the weekend began seizing control of a demilitarised buffer zone in Syria created as part of a 1974 ceasefire between the countries

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare's CEO killing faces weapons, forgery charges

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny identified the suspect as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco

US hostage envoy in Beirut to ask details on missing journalist Austin Tice

President Joe Biden said on Sunday that his administration believed Tice was alive and was committed to bringing him home, though he also acknowledged that we have no direct evidence of his status