Taiwan election: China warns voters then condemns US ‘brazen chattering’

South Africa presented its arguments Thursday to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, as it opened its case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel vehemently denies the allegations, which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described as “meritless” while urging Israel to scale back the intensity of its military operations.

Vanishing Turkish Currency: 1 Turkish Lira with the Portrait of Kemal AtatürkTurkish Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time. It marks the first time that the lira has broken…

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Birth date: November 23, 1962 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Nicolás Maduro Moros Father: Nicolás Maduro García Mother: Teresa de Jesús Moros Marriage: Cilia Flores Children: Nicolás Jr. Worked as a bus driver for Caracas Metro and belonged to the transit…

If you rode your Big Tech winners into the new year, now might be the time to consider whittling down a few of those overweight positions. The 2023 dominance of the “Magnificent Seven” stocks — Apple , Alphabet , Amazon , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla — carried the S & P…

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  He’d spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening…