The company plans to cut more than 1,500 jobs in a move to reduce costs and boost its edge against Chinese competition.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/wacker-chemie-slashes-over-1-500-roles-in-cost-cutting-push-35e83fc5
A classified blueprint shows why weapons or troop numbers alone may not decide the outcome of a broader conflict between Moscow and the West.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-russia-war-nato-secret-plan-8ce43a8d
The Dutch chip maker has urged its China unit to facilitate production and restore the flow of chips, warning that customers are facing imminent stoppages.https://www.wsj.com/business/nexperia-urges-china-unit-to-restore-supply-chain-205270e1
China Vanke’s proposal to delay repayment on a two billion yuan onshore bond due Dec. 15 triggered selloffs in the sector.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/vankes-bid-to-delay-bond-payment-sparks-selloff-in-chinese-developers-f4ccf484
The two leaders spoke as Washington, Kyiv and Moscow try to hammer out a plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-xi-calls-trump-in-unusual-move-to-discuss-ukraine-taiwan-add503b3
Recent arrests highlight Beijing’s deep ideological hostility to religious life, which flourishes even in the face of repression.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-christianity-religion-pastor-ezra-jin-ff56fe12
In his first public comments about the latest U.S. push for peace between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian leader described the plan as a list of questions requiring work.https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putin-says-u-s-peace-plan-a-starting-point-needs-work-ec099fb9
Diplomats and amateur sleuths are chasing questions of means and motive, including who had the capacity to eavesdrop on a call between top officials and who would benefit the most from leaking the conversation?https://www.wsj.com/world/leaked-u-s-russia-call-sets-off-global-game-of-clue-who-did-itand-why-809e8883
What happens to territory coveted by the Kremlin but not seized by Moscow’s troops during the war is a major sticking point in any peace deal.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/big-gaps-still-left-to-bridge-in-u-s-peace-plan-for-ukraine-e19395f2
Officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Europe held meetings in Geneva to discuss next steps on the proposal.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-blasts-ukrainian-and-european-officials-as-they-work-to-reshape-u-s-peace-plan-773af2bd
Students were taken from their dormitories and forced into the forest at gunpoint, police said.https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/militants-abduct-300-children-from-catholic-school-in-nigeria-987a34ac
Founded by white mining magnates, the Rand Club mirrors South Africa’s rise and fall as the capital of the global gold industry.https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/storied-south-african-club-embodies-decline-of-former-gold-capital-8f52a0dd
As sabotage and drone attacks mount across Europe, civilians in Lithuania are tooling up for a kinetic war.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/paramilitary-expansion-shows-scale-of-war-preparations-on-natos-eastern-frontier-11b145c3
Battered by nearly four years of war, ordinary Ukrainians don’t want to make big concessions to Moscow.https://www.wsj.com/world/ukrainians-resist-pressure-from-russiaand-trump-f84455a1
A Ukrainian official raised the prospect of Zelensky visiting the U.S. in coming days.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/top-army-official-meets-russians-in-u-a-e-signaling-new-phase-in-peace-talks-c72f0bf1
Authorities suspect he was the final member of a four-man team that made off with France’s crown jewels in broad daylight.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/france-detains-last-suspected-louvre-thief-20ed1af6
The Trump administration will conduct a "full scale, rigorous re-examination" of every green card from every "country of concern".https://www.newsweek.com/countries-green-card-reviews-dc-shooting-full-list-11123812
Indonesia's capital is home to almost 42 million people, according to a new United Nati estimate.https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-how-dc-compares-world-new-largest-city-11123118
“The investigators are facing no obstacles,” Yermak wrote on Telegram, adding that he was fully cooperating with authorities.https://www.newsweek.com/zelenskys-chief-of-staff-raided-as-ukraine-corruption-scandal-escalates-11123780
New footage appears to show a National Guard member running down the street and suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal holding a revolver.https://www.newsweek.com/video-shows-national-guard-shooting-rahmanullah-lakanwal-with-revolver-washington-dc-11123806