U.S. payments giant Visa said Tuesday that it received approval to prepare to set up a bank card clearing business in China, a move that could allow Visa to compete for a share of the country's large payments market.

Protests in India demanding the removal of the chief election commissioner for alleged voter fraud have intensified.

The Iran-backed Houthi Rebels say a string or overnight airstrikes targeted the Red Sea island of Kamaran, the Qanawis district north of the port city of Hodeida and the province of Jawf.

Police and fire officials in the South Korean city of Incheon say a man stabbed at least eight people at a shopping mall.

With the Russians intensifying sabotage, arson and cyberattacks against European nations supporting Ukraine, NATO divulged a blueprint, in case of war, to deter the Kremlin.

The report came a day after President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during a planned trip to Asia in mid-November.

China's exports are expected to have expanded at a slightly faster pace in September, ​sustaining robust momentum despite pressure from some trading partners and remaining an economic growth ‌driver.

Mauritius ⁠closed ⁠schools in some ⁠parts of the country on Tuesday, ​the Ministry of Education said, following a night ‌of unrest that began ‌when a police officer shot a ⁠young ⁠woman. • A police sergeant has been provisionally charged in ​connection with the shooting of Élodie Thomas,