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India and Germany are looking to boost defence industry cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday after hosting Chancellor Friedrich Merz in his home state of Gujarat.

Major financial institutions, including Citi and Bank of America, are increasingly optimistic about Hong Kong’s residential property market this year, as lower mortgage rates and strong leasing demand change buying behaviour. Citi raised its home price forecast to 8 per cent this year, up from 3 per cent in October, citing a faster-than-expected rebound last year. “[There will be] further acceleration in 2027 under a multi-year upcycle,” said Griffin Chan, an analyst at Citi Research, on Friday....

Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the incident on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in Andorra.

Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the incident on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in Andorra.

Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the incident on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in Andorra.

Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the incident on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in Andorra.

A New Year’s Eve flash strike by gig workers in India who provide commerce connectivity, such as through 10-minute doorstep deliveries, has drawn attention to their welfare, including the risk of accidents amid physical exhaustion. More than 200,000 gig workers staged protests across major Indian cities during the peak delivery period to highlight their demands for legislative protection, social security benefits and better wages, according to the Indian Federation of App Based Transport...

All proceeds from Sheffield's ball, which cost $100 for admission, were donated to the Homeless Action Network of Detroit.

The Board of Ethics determined that Deputy CFO/Assessor Alvin Horhn violated two sections of the Detroit City Code: Willful neglect of duty and improper use of official position. Council members say Horhn violated the rules for good reason.

Ai, a “genius” chimpanzee who could recognise more than 100 Chinese characters and the English alphabet, has died aged 49, Japanese researchers said. Ai, which means love in Japanese, took part in studies on perception, learning and memory that advanced our understanding of primate intelligence, the Centre for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behaviour at Kyoto University said in a statement. She died on Friday from multiple organ failure and ailments related to old age, the school said. Aside...

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.

Yoweri Museveni, 81, says he has brought stability to Uganda. His critics complain of political oppression.