INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

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.
  • The US proposes an $8 billion arms deal with Israel, plans intensified strikes on Yemen's Houthis, while Israel considers cutting...

    According to sources cited by Axios, the arms deal requires formal approval from both the House and Senate committees

    A US official emphasized that the arms sale aligns with the administration’s commitment to Israel's security

  • The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Qatar-based Al Jazeera across the Palestinian territories, accusing the...

    Militant group Hamas condemned the decision to ban the network

    Tensions between the two sides followed recent coverage of clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in Jenin

  • New Orleans, United States - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and...

    A deadly truck attack on New Year's crowds in New Orleans' French Quarter left at least 15 dead, shaking the heart of the city's famed Bourbon Street

    Residents and visitors mourn the tragedy, calling for stricter security as New Orleans faces major upcoming events like Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl

  • Last week, in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television, Sharaa said Saudi Arabia "will certainly have a large role...

    Syrian state media said the top delegation had come to the kingdom "at the invitation of the Saudi foreign minister", quoting a foreign ministry source.

    Saudi Arabia severed ties with Assad's government in 2012 and backed Syrian rebels seeking to overthrow him early in the country's civil war

  • The UN's 23-page report, "Attacks on Hospitals During the Escalation of Hostilities in Gaza," documented 136 strikes on 27 hospitals...

    The world body's 23-page report, entitled "Attacks on hospitals during the escalation of hostilities in Gaza", looked at the period from October 7, 2023 to June 30, 2024

    The report said attacks on hospitals typically involved missile strikes on hospital buildings, the destruction of facilities, shooting of civilians, and sieges.

  • Yoon is under investigation for his martial law declaration and faces criminal charges of insurrection, which could result in life...

    Investigators sought an arrest warrant against Yoon which a court issued on Tuesday.

    If arrested, Yoon would become the first S.Korean president detained before impeachment procedures

  • The experts called for urgent, independent and thorough investigations into alleged serious violations of international law, saying Israel's continued impunity...

    Israel's retaliatory military campaign has killed more than 45,500 people in Gaza, a majority of them civilians

    The experts highlighted alleged crimes against humanity committed by Israel "including murder, torture, sexual violence.'

  • Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia -- the same small town...

    Carter died "peacefully" at his home in Plains, "surrounded by his family," the Carter Center said in a statement

    Carter was the longest-lived US president -- an outcome that seemed unlikely back in 2015 when the Southern Democrat revealed he had brain cancer

  • Mount Qasyun, once closed due to war, reopens as a vibrant community space where Damascus residents gather to reclaim joy,...

    Through the long years of Syria's civil war, which began in 2011 with a government crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, people were not allowed access to the mountain

    When night falls, long queues of vehicles slowly make their way up a twisting road to a brightly lit corniche at the summit

  • Israeli air strikes pummeled Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, with Huthi rebel media reporting six...

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel's strikes would "continue until the job is done"

    Iran's foreign ministry condemned the strikes as a "violation" of peace and security