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BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

Israel’s Mossad tells Iranian protesters ‘we are with you’

Israel's Mossad spy agency issued a direct call urging Iranians to press on with protests, saying it was supporting them...
  • Protests that began on Sunday with Tehran shopkeepers rallying against Iran's worsening economy have spread to other cities
  • The Iranian rial has dropped against the US dollar and other world currencies, forcing up import prices and hurting retail traders

SoftBank lifts OpenAI stake to 11% with $41bln investment

Tokyo, Japan -- Japanese tech investor SoftBank said Wednesday that its stake in OpenAI is now around 11 percent after...
  • Having made colossal profits as well as losses on previous investments, flamboyant founder Masayoshi Son has pivoted SoftBank towards artificial intelligence (AI).
  • SoftBank had announced in April its planned investment of up to $40 billion in Open AI, and on Wednesday it said that the second tranche of $22.5 billion was completed.

TSMC says started mass production of ‘most advanced’ 2nm chips

Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwanese tech titan TSMC has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometre semiconductor chips, the company said in...
  • TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips, used in everything from smartphones to missiles, and counts Nvidia and Apple among its clients.
  • The chips will be the "most advanced technology in the semiconductor industry in terms of both density and energy efficiency", the company said.

Israel to ban 37 organizations operating in Gaza, aid flow under threat

Apart from MSF, some of the 37 NGOs to be hit with the ban are the Norwegian Refugee Council, World...
  • In a territory with 2.2 million inhabitants, "1.3 million people still require urgent shelter support," the ministers of Britain, Canada, Denmark and several other nations said.
  • On Wednesday, the United Nations rights chief Volker Turk described Israel's decision as "outrageous", calling on states to urgently insist Israel shift course.

Syria reveals new post-Assad banknotes

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled on Monday new banknotes replacing those showing ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and his family, hoping...
  • Since the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, the pound has plunged from 50 to around 11,000 against the greenback
  • The removal of the zeros, which does not impact the currency's value, was done to make transactions easier

“Hell to pay”: Trump warns Hamas after Netanyahu talks, threatens Iran with fresh strikes

US President Donald Trump warned Iran of fresh strikes and said Hamas would have "hell to pay" if it fails...
  • Speaking at a news conference with Netanyahu, Trump threatened to "eradicate" any attempt by Tehran to rebuild its nuclear program
  • Trump also downplayed reports of tensions with Netanyahu over the Gaza ceasefire, saying Israel had "lived up" to its commitments

Meta buys China-founded AI agent Manus

Singapore, Singapore -- Facebook owner Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded...
  • However, analysts warned the deal could fall foul of regulators at a time of fierce technological rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
  • Exceeding the capabilities of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, AI agents can autonomously perform complex tasks for users, and are seen as having huge potential.

Saudi Arabia condemns ‘dangerous’ UAE moves in Yemen after striking shipment

Riyadh also backed a demand from Yemen's presidential council for Emirati forces to withdraw from the country within 24 hours,...
  • In recent weeks, separatists backed by the UAE seeking to revive the formerly independent state of South Yemen have made sweeping territorial gains in a lightning offensive.
  • The UAE said "the shipment in question did not contain any weapons, and the vehicles unloaded were not intended for any Yemeni party."

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for talks on Gaza peace plan, Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing to move...
  • Netanyahu is also expected to try to shift some focus onto Iran, amid reports he will call for more US strikes on the Islamic republic
  • He will bring up the "danger Iran poses not only to the region of the Middle East, but the United States as well," Israeli spokeswoman said

Somali president to visit Turkey after Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia's president is to visit close ally Turkey on Tuesday following Israel's recognition of the breakaway territory of Somaliland, Turkey's...
  • Turkey denounced Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a self-proclaimed republic, calling it "overt interference in Somalia's domestic affairs"
  • Ankara, a close ally of Somalia, provides military and economic assistance to the country that has been devastated by civil war

Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’

The communist-run island near Florida has been a US foe and ally of Caracas for decades, but Trump has ramped...

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10 killed in Aleppo building collapse: Syria state media

The five-story building collapsed in the Ferdaws neighbourhood of Aleppo. Civil defence and local authorities evacuated residents from nearby buildings...

Sudanese journalists form union to safeguard press freedom

The journalists' syndicate held elections on Saturday, the first since ousted president Omar al-Bashir dissolved independent unions after rising to...

Morocco bus crash leaves 23 dead, scores injured

An average of 3,500 deaths and 12,000 injuries have been recorded annually in Morocco, according to the National Road Safety...

Tunisia train accident leaves nearly 100 passengers injured

A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday morning in the south of the Tunisian capital,...

Iranian jet fighter crashes, three killed, reports state TV

Jet fighter crashed in a residential area of the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Venezuelan parliament swears in interim president after Maduro’s ouster

Venezuela's parliament swore in Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, two days after US forces seized her predecessor Nicolas...

Oil prices gain, as equities extend record run higher

Oil prices have experienced choppy trading since the surprise US raid Saturday on Caracas that saw Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro...

US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN

"States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman...
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Netanyahu says Israel won’t let Iran restore ballistic missile programme

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would not allow arch-foe Iran to restore its ballistic missile programme, just...
  • "We will not allow Iran to restore its ballistic missile industry, and certainly we will not allow it renew the nuclear programme that we significantly damaged," Netanyahu said
  • Netanyahu's threat comes days after Trump threatened to "eradicate" Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programme, after the two leaders met in Washington last week

Volatility grips oil market as nervous investors assess Venezuela

Having spiked in an initial reaction to the military operation to apprehend Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, oil prices quickly dropped...
  • But then oil recovered again as investors realized that Venezuela is in no position to make a meaningful impact on oil supply in the short run.
  • Trump's promise to rebuild Venezuela's crude production capacity with the help of American companies meanwhile sent stocks in oil majors soaring.

‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auction

Tokyo, Japan -- A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an...
  • The 510.3 million yen price at the new year's auction was the highest since comparable data started being collected in 1999.
  • The previous high was 333.6 million yen for a 278-kilogram bluefin in 2019, after the fish market moved from its traditional Tsukiji area in central Tokyo to a more modern facility