X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging ‘censorship orders’ from Supreme Court justice

Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court…

Indonesia holds unfinished future capital’s first Independence Day ceremony

PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia — Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony…

Stock market today: Wall Street closes its best week of the year with some more gains

NEW YORK — Wall Street coasted to the close of its best week since November, as…

Germany’s quarrelsome government clinches a deal on the 2025 budget

BERLIN — Germany’s quarrelsome governing coalition reached an agreement Friday on details of the country’s 2025…

BMW recalls 1.3 million vehicles in China that may have Takata airbag inflators

BEIJING — BMW was recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles in China that might have Takata…

Evacuation ordered in northern Japan, flights and trains canceled in Tokyo as a typhoon approaches

TOKYO — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the…

As the Middle East frets about conflict, Dubai booms with an influx of anxious wealth

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are…

Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost…

China will limit exports of antimony, a mineral used in products from batteries to weapons

BEIJING — China’s Commerce Ministry announced Thursday that it will restrict exports of a mineral used…

EXPLAINER: Why is natural gas still flowing from Russia to Europe across Ukraine?

FRANKFURT, Germany — It’s one of the more improbable aspects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Even…