World Bank Freezes Aid to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON—The World Bank suspended funding for dozens of projects in Afghanistan Tuesday, citing questions over the legitimacy of Taliban rule....
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Major Newspapers Push to Get Workers Out of Afghanistan
Top news organizations are continuing efforts to get their journalists out of Afghanistan following the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the...
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung’s De Facto Leader, Wins Parole From Prison
SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it...
Tesla’s Quarterly Profit Soars to Record $1.1 Billion
Tesla Inc.’s quarterly profit rose to record levels as the car maker largely evaded the effects of a global chip...
U.S. Warns Businesses Over Rising Risks in Hong Kong Under China Crackdown
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is warning American businesses about the increasing risks of operating in Hong Kong as China’s tightening grip...
WSJ News Exclusive | Ransomware Hackers Demand $70 Million to Unlock Computers in Widespread Attack
The boss of the company at the heart of a widespread hack that has affected hundreds of businesses said he...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing’s New Air Force One Jets Could Arrive Late, Cost More
Boeing Co. BA 0.04% has estimated the new Air Force One jets it is building may arrive a year late...
Business Groups Seek to Pause Rule Aimed at Addressing Security Threats
U.S. trade groups and companies are asking the Commerce Department to pause a Trump-era regulation that allows the government to...
WSJ News Exclusive | GOP Lawmakers Urge Probe of Amazon’s Pursuit of Pentagon Contract
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing the attorney general to investigate potential anticompetitive behavior by Amazon. AMZN -2.33% com Inc. in...
Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal
The European Union’s executive arm proposed a bill that would limit police use of facial-recognition software in public and ban...
Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Faces U.K. National-Security Probe
U.K. Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden on Monday invoked a little-used power to order the country’s antitrust agency to investigate the...
NASA Picks SpaceX to Build New Lunar Lander
NASA on Friday awarded a contract to SpaceX to build a new capsule to land astronauts on the moon, the...
Hong Kong Newspaper Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed Over Role in Peaceful Protest
HONG KONG—A Hong Kong judge sentenced newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai to a year in jail after he was convicted on...
Parler Resurfaces Online After Monthlong Service Disruption
Parler, the social network popular with conservatives, has come back online after going dark when some tech companies withdrew their...
Parler CEO Says He Was Fired as Platform Neared Restoring Service
Parler, a moderation-light social-media network that was forced offline last month by tech giants over how it policed its content,...
