India’s AI awakening: a tech powerhouse races to reinvent itself
When Indian engineer Meetesh Bhatt first began tinkering with artificial intelligence during his college years in Pune, the technology was little more than an...
Melania Trump says she secured return of Ukrainian children via Putin talks
US first lady Melania Trump said on Friday she had secured the release of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia after establishing an extraordinary back...
‘Quantity to quality’: what China’s next 5-year plan means for foreign investors
Published: 6:00am, 11 Oct 2025Updated: 6:40am, 11 Oct 2025 As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of...
Six steps to navigate US-China tariff war and AI bubble
While in Hong Kong for a forum on navigating the tariff war, the consensus was that no one is immune to structural uncertainty where...
Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France’s PM just days after he quit
President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu to be France’s prime minister on Friday, giving the centrist ally another shot at naming a new cabinet...
Blast at Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing
An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, authorities said, as secondary blasts forced rescuers to...
‘Substantial’ shutdown firings have begun, White House says
Published: 2:07am, 11 Oct 2025Updated: 2:40am, 11 Oct 2025 The White House said on Friday it had begun mass lay-offs of federal workers as...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado dedicates award to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the people of Venezuela – and US President Donald Trump,...
Kyiv plunged into darkness after Russian strikes on energy grid
Large parts of Kyiv were plunged into darkness in the early hours of Friday after Russian drones and missiles struck Ukrainian energy facilities, cutting...