Beijing and Shanghai are among 10 Chinese cities that will host the Asian Cup finals in 2023, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Saturday. China's desire to showcase its ability as a future World Cup host got a boost when its football association (CFA) was awarded the rights to host the quadrennial tournament at an extraordinary AFC congress in Paris in June.

Beijing, Shanghai among 10 cities to host 2023 Asian Cup

India's MC Mary Kom sealed her spot for next year's Olympic qualifiers on Saturday with a split decision win over fellow flyweight Nikhat Zareen, who had publicly demanded a trial against the six-times world champion in the race for Tokyo.

Mary Kom beats challenger in trial for Olympics qualification

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday led a march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) here. She marched from Gandhi Statue to Vivekananda House in Kolkata.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads protest march against CAA in Kolkata

As part of the year-end holiday season, Thailand's Jirasartwitthaya School in Ayutthaya cited in North of Bangkok celebrated Christmas with a troupe of elephants dressed as Santa delivering presents and candies to students following the lane of 15-year long-run tradition.

Elephant Santas arrive in Thailand with Christmas presents, candies

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a signing ceremony to sign the first phase of the US-China trade deal agreed to this month.

Deal is done, will have signing ceremony soon: Trump on China trade deal

The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi described the sentencing of five people to death in relation to the killing as unfair and invalid, adding that their execution would further conceal the truth.

'Execution of those convicted would conceal truth': Khashoggi's fiancee

One of the founders of dominant ride-hailing service Uber, Travis Kalanick, will exit the company at the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday. Kalanick, who was pushed out as chief executive in 2017 over various controversies, will sever his final ties to the company, resigning from the board of directors effective December 31 "to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavours," Uber said in a statement.

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to leave company's board

Iraq's parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections fairer, but political deadlock is still holding up the selection of an interim prime minister.

Individual leaders, not party politicians to lead Iraq as new election law comes to effect

United States President Donald Trump responded to North Korea's warning of a ''Christmas gift''. He added that the US would "deal with it very successfully". After the warning from North Korea, concerns in the United States that Pyongyang might be preparing a missile test rose immediately.

'We'll deal with it successfully': Donald Trump on North Korea's 'Christmas gift' threat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to rethink their decision to stop work on updating National Population Register (NPR).

Amit Shah urges state leaders Mamata, Vijayan to not stop updating NPR

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the National Population Register (NPR) will not affect the nationality status of any citizen of the country. "NPR will not affect anyone's nationality.

NPR not a threat to anybody's citizenship: Home Minister Amit Shah

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital today after he had hit his head in a fall at his official residence. The 64-year-old leader was earlier wounded in a knife attack in September 2018 when he was campaigning for the presidential post.

Brazilian president Bolsonaro released from hospital after slipping in bathroom

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