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Swiss court admits Indonesia islanders climate case against Holcim
ZURICH, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A court in Switzerland has decided to admit a legal complaint linked to global warming against Swiss cement maker Holcim which alleges the company is doing too little to cut...
Dec 21, 2025
Malaysia denies ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid ahead of key 1MDB verdict
By Ashley Tang and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Monday denied a bid by jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, ...
Dec 21, 2025
Explainer-How a five-yearly Communist Party congress will pick Vietnam's next leaders
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party will convene its 14th five-yearly congress on January 19-25 to select top leaders and set key targets until 2030. HOW ...
Dec 21, 2025
Vietnam's top leadership talks heat up as Communist Party meets
HANOI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Senior officials of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party began a two-day meeting on Monday that is set to select candidates for the country's leadership positions for the next fi...
Dec 21, 2025
Ukrainian drone attack damages two vessels in Russia's Krasnodar, officials say
Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack damaged two vessels, two piers and sparked a fire in a village on the Black Sea coast in Russia's Krasnodar region, regional authorities said on Monday. All...
Dec 21, 2025
Malaysia court dismisses ex-PM's bid to serve sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Monday dismissed jailed ex-premier Najib Razak's bid to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, saying a royal document allowing the move was...
Dec 21, 2025
South Korea parliament passes bill to launch probe into 2024 Jeju Air crash
SEOUL, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Monday to launch an independent probe into the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people in the deadliest air dis...
Dec 21, 2025
Trump names Louisiana governor Landry as Greenland special envoy
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday announced he is appointing Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as the special envoy to Greenland. "Jeff understands how essential Greenl...
Dec 21, 2025
CBS postpones '60 Minutes' report on El Salvador's CECOT prison
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - CBS News pulled a "60 Minutes" report on El Salvador's CECOT prison just hours before its scheduled Sunday broadcast, saying it would air at a future t...
Dec 21, 2025
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push through stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership, ban the di...
Dec 21, 2025
