India is opting out of a China-backed trade deal. That could hurt its economy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided not to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at a summit in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, a proposed trade pact involving 16 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. ### “India had significant issues of core interest that remained unresolved,” Vijay Thakur Singh, a senior official at India’s foreign ministry, […]

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‘People cannot be left to die’: India’s top court calls out authorities for not doing enough to stop pollution

Thick smog has blanketed the country’s capital in recent days, forcing flights to be canceled and schools to be shut. New Delhi, which is home to more than 18 million people, has declared it a public health emergency, with authorities halting work at construction sites and instituting new traffic controls limiting the number of cars […]

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Revealed: Russian donors have stepped up Tory funding

The Conservatives have received significant recent cash injections from a number of Russian donors and their associates, an openDemocracy investigation has discovered. Well-connected Russian oligarchs and companies heavily involved in lobbying for Russian interests have stepped up their funding of the Conservative party in recent months, our analysis reveals. The news comes as Boris Johnson […]

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Trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone begins

Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political operative and associate of President Trump, arrived on Tuesday for the start of his long-awaited trial for allegedly lying to Congress about his role as a liaison between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. Click Here: France Football Shop Even before the opening arguments, the trial has already witnessed a number […]

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Hillicon Valley: TikTok faces lawmaker anger over China ties | FCC formally approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger | Silicon Valley lawmakers introduce tough privacy bill | AT&T in $60M settlement with FTC

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill’s newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don’t already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK. Welcome! Follow the cyber team, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and the tech team, Emily Birnbaum (@birnbaum_e) […]

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READ: Top diplomat revises testimony to indicate quid pro quo with Ukraine

U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland revised his congressional testimony this week to indicate there was clear a quid pro quo in President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill Interview: DNC chair calls Latinos ‘imperative’ to winning in battleground states Democrats give Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan the cold shoulder Senate Republicans struggle to coalesce behind […]

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