BERLIN — Germany’s interior ministry fired the country’s cybersecurity chief on Tuesday and launched an investigation into his conduct after media allegations that he may have come into contact with Russian security circles through a consultancy he co-founded.

HONG KONG — Making his first policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee prioritized improving competitiveness and attracting more overseas talent, while also stressing the need to bolster national security in the Chinese ruled city. 

LONDON — The European Central Bank (ECB) will go for another jumbo 75 basis point increase to its deposit and refinancing rates when it meets on Oct. 27 as it tries to contain inflation running at five times its target, a Reuters poll found.

LONDON — The world’s largest privately owned companies are severely lagging their public market peers when it comes to setting climate targets, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Net Zero Tracker released on Wednesday. 

TOKYO — Between China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the next one in 2027, Japan will undertake its biggest arms buildup since World War Two in a race to deter Beijing from war in East Asia, according to Japanese government officials and security analysts. 

WASHINGTON — US President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., on Tuesday set in motion a plan to counter biological threats and prepare for the next...

PARIS — French trade unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, asking for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation and posing President Emmanuel Macron one of his stiffest challenges since his reelection in May.

LONDON — Britons are spending more nights in, taking packed lunches to work and eschewing new clothes and treats to ensure they can cover rising energy bills this autumn and winter, according to data from Barclaycard published on Tuesday.

KYIV/WASHINGTON — Russia attacked Ukraine with drones late on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after a day of strikes on cities in which at least four people were killed and a US warning that it will hold Russia accountable for war crimes.

OTTAWA —Business sentiment has softened in Canada and most firms now think a recession is likely, a Bank of Canada survey showed on Monday, but inflation expectations remain high, leaving the central bank little choice but to continue raising rates.

SEOUL — The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed a cloud of uncertainty that has hung over their plans.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has spoken with energy companies as it considers a plan to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to both push down oil prices for consumers and support longer-term demand for producers, two sources familiar with the matter said.