A severe worldwide shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence developers, cloud providers and consumer-electronics manufacturers into fierce competition for rapidly shrinking supplies, according to a detailed investigation by Reuters. The
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A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has accused British soldiers stationed in the country of engaging in widespread sexual misconduct and causing environmental damage, warning that the behaviour of the forces has led to
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India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a directive that would have required all smartphone makers to preinstall a state-run cybersecurity app on new devices, following widespread criticism from opposition leaders, privacy advocates and
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China has sentenced Li Gang, a former senior anti-corruption inspector, to 15 years in prison for accepting more than 102 million yuan ($14.44 million) in bribes, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday.
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China’s rapid electric-vehicle revolution has upended its domestic auto market, and a Reuters investigation shows the fallout is now reshaping global car sales. As Chinese EV makers captured half of the country’s
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TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. will invest more than 200 billion reais ($37.7 billion) to build a large-scale data center in Brazil, marking the company’s first infrastructure project in Latin America. The
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The European Union unveiled two legislative proposals aimed at replenishing Ukraine’s war-drained budget, suggesting a loan backed either by frozen Russian assets or by the EU’s own budget — a move reported
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Binance Holdings Ltd. has appointed its co-founder Yi He as co-chief executive officer alongside Richard Teng, the company announced Wednesday in a post on X. The move marks a significant leadership shift
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Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Technologies Inc., and his wife, Susan, will donate $6.25 billion to help fund so-called “Trump accounts,” an initiative created earlier this year under legislation backed by
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Capital Group, the world’s largest active-only money manager, is stepping into a more high-profile phase, launching a strategic push to expand its private-market offerings and attract retail investors, Bloomberg reports. The $3.3
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Each New Year’s Eve, German city streets erupt into chaotic displays as the national ban on private fireworks is lifted for a single night. The celebrations often result in injuries, property damage,
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HSBC Holdings has appointed interim chairman Brendan Nelson to the role on a permanent basis, marking an unexpected conclusion to the bank’s seven-month search for a successor to former chair Mark Tucker.
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor New Delhi — In a candid discussion on Sri Lanka’s militant history and recent security challenges, acclaimed author M. R. Narayan Swamy, best known for his biography
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by Luxman Aravind As of late morning on 3 December 2025, four hundred and seventy-four people are confirmed dead and a further three hundred and fifty-six remain unaccounted for. That number is
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With more than 550,000 dams in the United States, free-flowing rivers are an endangered species. We’ve dammed, diked, and diverted almost every major river in the country, straightening curves, pinching off floodplains, and blocking
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