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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.

Netanyahu, US envoys discuss opening Rafah crossing: Israeli media

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and...

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Putin invited to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving conflicts globally: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts...

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Trump peace plan: Washington, Kyiv say a peace deal must ‘fully uphold’ Ukraine sovereignty

US President Donald Trump had given Ukraine until November 27 to approve his plan to end the nearly four-year conflict,...
  • US President Donald Trump had given Ukraine until November 27 to approve his plan to end the nearly four-year conflict, which began after Russia launched a full-scale invasion
  • Kyiv was seeking changes to the draft that accepted a range of Russia's hardline demands, with the 28-point plan requiring the invaded country to cede territory, and cut its army
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Trump pushes Ukraine to accept his plan for ending the war ahead of Nov 27 deadline

"He'll have to like it, and if he doesn't like it, then you know, they should just keep fighting," Trump...
  • "He'll have to like it, and if he doesn't like it, then you know, they should just keep fighting," Trump told reporters who asked about Zelensky's less-than-enthusiastic response
  • "At some point he's going to have to accept something," Trump added during the Oval Office meeting with New York City's future mayor Zohran Mamdani
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Iran says no access to bombed nuclear sites without IAEA deal

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the UN's nuclear watchdog would not be given access to Iranian nuclear sites...
  • The interview with the Khabar Online news agency was conducted before the International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution Thursday demanding access to the sites
  • In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that the US briefly joined with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
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Qatar fears collapse of Israel-Hamas ceasefire after new Gaza strikes leave five Palestinians dead

The new strikes came the morning after one of the deadliest days in the Gaza Strip since the truce began...
  • Qatar, a key mediator in the Hamas-Israel war, condemned the latest air strikes as "a dangerous escalation that threatens to undermine the ceasefire agreement,"
  • Israel has carried out repeated strikes against what it says are Hamas targets during the ceasefire, resulting in the death of over 312 Palestinians, Gaza health ministry said
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Israeli strikes kill 27 in Gaza in spite of fragile truce, follows attacks targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon

The strikes were among the deadliest in Gaza since the truce entered into force last month, and came as Israel...
  • Fourteen people were killed Wednesday in Gaza City in the north and 13 in the Khan Yunis area in the south, according to the territory's civil defence agency
  • The highest daily toll registered since the truce took effect was on October 29, when more than 100 people were killed in Israeli strikes, according to civil defence figures
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Riyadh, Washington seal major defense agreement amid Saudi push for two-state roadmap before Israel normalization

Saudi Crown Prince said that his kingdom wanted to normalize relations with Israel through US President Donald Trump's Abraham Accords,...
  • The agreement comes within the framework of the long-standing strategic partnership and the deep-rooted ties that have united the two countries for more than ninety years
  • It affirms that Saudi Arabia and the United States are capable security partners, able to work together to confront regional and international challenges and threats.
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UN Security Council votes for international force for Gaza, path to a future Palestinian state

Trump posted on social media that the vote "acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by...
  • There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which US President Trump claimed would lead to "further Peace all over the World," with only Russia and China abstaining -- but no vetoes
  • But Hamas, which is excluded by the resolution from any governance role in Gaza, said the resolution did not meet Palestinians' "political and humanitarian demands and rights."
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UN Security Council set to vote on Trump’s Gaza plan, deployment of international force

The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the plan, which allowed for...
  • The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the plan, which allowed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to take hold
  • The latest version of the text authorizes the creation of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police
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Israel says Gazans who landed in S. Africa unexpectedly had third-country approval

Israeli authorities said on Saturday that 153 Palestinians who turned up unexpectedly in South Africa, triggering questions from its president,...
  • After landing in Johannesburg on Thursday, the Gazans were kept aboard their plane for 12 hours because they did not have departure stamps from Israel in their passports
  • The home affairs ministry finally allowed the passengers to disembark when an NGO said it would provide them with accommodation
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Saudi prince, eyeing defense pledge, to meet Trump after long US absence

Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to normalization with Israel at this stage, with Prince Mohammed's priority set for firmer...
  • A US-Saudi investment forum spotlighting energy and artificial intelligence will take place in Washington during the prince's visit, the event's website says.
  • As Riyadh embarks on ambitious tourist and entertainment projects to diversify its oil-reliant economy, it has sought to de-escalate regional tensions -- including with Iran.

Netanyahu, US envoys discuss opening Rafah crossing: Israeli media

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and...
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At least 80 Yemeni separatists killed in fighting, strikes since Friday

At least 152 members of the UAE-backed STC forces were wounded and 130 were taken captive, a military official from...
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Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela

The US president's announcement followed a lightning pre-dawn attack in which commandos grabbed Maduro and his wife while air strikes...
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Bondi shooting responders honoured at Sydney Ashes Test

Sydney, Australia -- England and Australia's cricket teams honoured at the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney on Sunday emergency service...
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Yemen separatists announce two-year transition towards independence in south

Yemen's UAE-backed separatists on Friday announced the start of a two-year transitional period towards declaring an independent state after their...
  • The Southern Transitional Council (STC), whose forces came under fire from deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Friday, said the process would include dialogue and a referendum
  • SCT forces seized large swathes of Yemen's south, run by a fractious government with competing agendas, in a lightning and largely unopposed offensive last month
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Seven killed as Saudi coalition strikes UAE-backed forces in Yemen

Following the strikes, a military spokesman for the STC said it was in a "decisive and existential" war with Saudi-backed...
  • Saudi Arabia and the UAE have for years supported rival factions in Yemen's government-run territories, but the STC's offensive has angered Riyadh and left them at loggerheads.
  • The air raids came shortly after pro-Saudi forces launched a campaign to "peacefully" take control of military sites in Hadramawt.
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Somaliland denies it will host Palestinians, Israeli base

The breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday denied allegations by the Somali president that it would take resettled Palestinians or...
  • Israel last week became the first country to recognise Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state", triggering protests across Somalia
  • Somaliland unilaterally declared independence in 1991 and has enjoyed far more peace than the rest of conflict-hit Somalia, establishing its own elections, currency and army