Friedrich Merz is facing renewed pressure within Germany’s governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poor regional election results, with senior figures in the party calling for changes to its
After the inconclusive 12-day war in June, Israeli forces under Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu are recalibrating their strategy, while the US accelerates a military buildup that could see the largest warship ever
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Billionaire Wall Street investor Bill Ackman has called on investors to stop “booing” the massive artificial intelligence spending plans of tech giants, arguing that the ambitious projects by Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has set her sights on eliminating the 8% consumption tax on food for two years, a key pledge in the lead-up to the February 8 Lower House election.
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China’s China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is defying predictions of decline, with new data showing record engagement in 2025. According to Bloomberg, construction contracts reached $128 billion last year, while investments
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The chief financial officer of Nippon Steel Corporation, Takahiko Iwai, told Bloomberg that the long-running steel glut driven by record Chinese exports may be approaching its end, offering hope for a recovery
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On his 66th birthday, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, marking the first detention of a senior British royal in nearly 400 years. He was released the
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Emmanuel Macron signaled Thursday that protecting children from online harms caused by social media and artificial intelligence will be a central focus of France’s upcoming Group of Seven presidency. Speaking at the
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North Korea has convened a rare ruling party congress in Pyongyang, its first since 2021 and only the fourth in 45 years, signaling a potential recalibration of its foreign and defense policies
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The government of Sri Lanka has raised serious national security concerns after revealing that nearly 900,000 mobile SIM cards currently in use cannot be linked to verified individuals, a gap authorities say
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Authorities have uncovered a series of alleged fraud operations involving public sector employees, intensifying scrutiny over abuse of trust and influence in state institutions. In one case, the Central Crime Investigation Bureau
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The government of Sri Lanka has initiated decisive measures to rein in informal microfinance operators accused of exploiting economically vulnerable communities, signaling a major shift in the country’s financial oversight framework. Officials
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“It is time to democratize AI,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said while addressing the AI Impact Summit in India. He began his remarks by expressing his enthusiasm for being in the
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India’s AI ambitions took center stage on Thursday as two of its richest industrialists announced unprecedented investments in data centers and artificial intelligence services. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, declared at
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Global food giants Nestlé and Danone are facing mounting pressure from investors and regulators to disclose the financial consequences of sweeping infant formula recalls that have rattled their reputations and reportedly left
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Senior European intelligence officials are deeply skeptical that negotiations will end Russia’s war in Ukraine this year, contradicting claims by U.S. President Donald Trump that American-led diplomacy has brought a peace agreement
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