Domestic Politics

SYDNEY—Fox Corp. Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Lachlan Murdochended a defamation lawsuit against an Australian media firm, just days after his company settled a separate high-profile dispute with Dominion Voting Systems in the…

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.—Nikki Haleyfrequently questions the use of public money to help corporations as she campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, but her tone was significantly different when it came to interests in South…

Canada could require that companies report on their efforts to stop goods made with forced labor from entering their supply chains, adding to momentum among Western governments to tackle the practice.Pending legislation would compel many…

The future has never been brighter for renewable energy, as some of the snags that kept wind and solar production from going full throttle this year seem poised to ease. While site- and grid-permitting delays, inflation and supply-chain…

The U.S. audit watchdog sanctioned three firms and four audit professionals from KPMG’s global network for alleged misconduct such as failing to cooperate with an inspection and cheating on training exams. The Public Company Accounting…

Brazil has long been known as a renewable-energy powerhouse, thanks to a geography that’s ideal for generating hydropower. Now, with the incoming administration pledging to boost environmental policies, hopes are rising for further…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved research that will use artificial intelligence to delve into drug supply chains and probe for weaknesses, including foreign influence.The DHS-backed research comes amid intense focus on…

The European Parliament’s website was briefly disabled by a denial-of-service cyberattack on Wednesday, hours after lawmakers passed a resolution labeling Russia a state that sponsors terrorism. European…

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, whose recent collapse has led to questions about lacking regulatory oversight, has hired a fitting team to help untangle the mess: former senior U.S. regulators.In its first hearing in Delaware bankruptcy court…

BRUSSELS—The U.K. government is considering revisions to a data-protection bill it proposed in July that would relax rules businesses must follow on collecting and using customers’ personal data.…