Ant Group Co. is close to completing its purchase of Hong Kong-listed brokerage Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, having agreed on the deal almost a year ago.

Thailand’s parliament will convene Thursday for a vote widely expected to confirm Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s hold on power, smoothing the path for a new government more than a month after his conservative party won the election.

Real Madrid are plotting a deal for Bayern star Michael Olise, while Chelsea want to sign Messi... just not the Inter Miami one. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Israel is expanding its military presence across southern Lebanon following a surge in cross-border rocket attacks by Hezbollah.

Head coach Alan Dickens leaves Newcastle Red Bulls as former Wales fly-half Stephen Jones takes over for the rest of the season.

Following are the edited highlights of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s interview over the weekend with ’s Ben Otto, Anto Antony and Daniel Ten Kate.

The Philippines’ House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill authorizing the president to suspend or reduce the excise taxes on petroleum products during economic emergencies.

In 2024, doctors and parents scrambled to find an affordable asthma inhaler after drugmaker GSK pulled the popular Flovent off the market. A senator launched an investigation to find out what happened, sharing her findings exclusively with CNN.

Sometimes called sleeper cells, these anonymous agents employ deception to spy, sabotage or kill.

Muslims prayed in the streets outside Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark the holiest night of the month of Ramadan.

An Israeli attack on a police vehicle in central Gaza has killed eight officers including a senior police official.

India’s government is focused on ensuring safe passage for six tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas through the Strait of Hormuz in negotiations with Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.