Trump Media shares drop by more than 8%, putting market cap under $5 billion
The share price of Trump Media was down by more than 8% in midday trading Wednesday, putting the company's market capitalization below $5 billion.
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South Korean election: Yoon's party projected to suffer defeat
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's ruling party appeared set for a significant defeatin national legislative elections held on Wednesday, results of exit polling released by three major South Korean broadcasters showed, with the main opposition party projected to increase its majority.
South Korea’s liberal opposition set to retain parliament control as voters pass ‘harsh judgment’ on president
South Korea’s parliament is set to remain in the hands of liberals for another four years, with the ruling conservative party facing a defeat in parliamentary elections widely seen as a midterm referendum on President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo draws ire of artists over AI-generated Eid illustration
In the past, Widodo’s social media team would include illustrations from local, human artists with such holidays messages. The break with that tradition was seen as particularly offensive by designers and other creative workers, who believe that AI is stealing their work and employment opportunities.
As US and Japan keep an eye on China, Biden-Kishida meeting to yield outcomes on ‘remarkable’ scale: insiders
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will unveil nearly six dozen “deliverables” in security, economic and people-to-people areas on Wednesday, senior Biden administration officials said hours before the leaders met.
Yoon's party seen suffering blow in South Korean election, exit polls show
SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's ruling party appeared set for a significant rebuke in national legislative elections held on Wednesday, results of exit polling released by three major South Korean broadcasters showed, with the main opposition party projected to increase its majority.
Biden and Kishida to announce 70 agreements at 'historic' summit
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will announce over 70 agreements when they meet at the White House on Wednesday, a U.S. senior official told reporters Tuesday.
Why Xi Jinping Is Meeting With Taiwan’s Ex-President
When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and then-President Ma Ying-jeou of Taiwan shook hands in Singapore back in 2015, they each extolled their meeting — the first top-level talks between the rival governments — as a breakthrough that could pave the way to a durable peace, ending decades of enmity.