INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

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.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Shipping giant Maersk said on Sunday it was suspending the passage of vessels through a key Red Sea...

    The Maersk Hangzhou, a Singapore-flagged, Denmark-owned container vessel reported being struck by a missile while transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

    It appeared to be undamaged in that attack and "was able to continue its transit north", said Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping companies.

  • Youssef Salama, the 68-year-old former minister of religious affairs in the Palestinian Authority, was killed in a strike on the...

    "We pulled (out) nine martyrs, who were members of a very peaceful family. Two adjacent houses were targeted," said the area's civil defense director, Rami al-Aidi.

    10 Houthi rebels were feared dead or missing after US Navy helicopters fired at them while attempting to board a cargo ship off Yemen.

  • The prime minister of Israel told a news conference that the war will continue for many months "until Hamas is...

    He said that Israel was depriving Hamas of their capabilities in a gradual manner

    Hamas is still holding 129 hostages in Gaza, according to the Israeli military

  • "The task of launching three additional reconnaissance satellites in 2024 was declared" as one of the key policy decisions for...

    Pyongyang successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit last month and has since claimed it was providing images of major US and South Korean military sites

    Inter-Korean relations are in poor state as Seoul and Washington ramped up defense cooperation this year after record-breaking series of weapons tests by Pyongyang

  • Friday night's Turkish Super Cup between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce had been due to be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But...

    Turkish President Erdogan said turning sports into a political issue "is wrong"

    Both teams wanted to warm up in shirts featuring the image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

  • The Belgorod attack came a day after Ukraine said a barrage of Russian missile strikes on several cities killed at...

    The authorities in Russia said the death toll included at least three children

    The attack came a day after Ukraine said Russian missile strikes killed at least 40 people

  • The US Central Command said the missiles were fired from the area controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, describing it...

    The Houthi attacks are endangering a transit route that carries up to 12% of global trade

    US forces in Iraq and Syria have also repeatedly come under fire from drone and rocket attacks

  • In 2023, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait collectively advanced in technology and sustainable development, achieving global integration.

    In 2023, the region including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, collectively advanced in technology and sustainable development, achieving global integration.

    From Saudi Arabia's ambitious Al-Diriyah project to the UAE's leadership role in hosting COP28, each nation contributed uniquely to the region's dynamic presence on world stage.

  • Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - The Strip's Hamas rulers on Saturday condemned the US approval of a $147.5 million sale of...

    The United States announced the sale of the 155mm artillery munitions on Friday under an emergency provision.

    Hamas said the sale was "clear evidence of the American administration's full sponsorship of this criminal war".

  • The Hamas-run health ministry here said that at least 21,672 people have been killed in the territory since the war...

    Israeli forces have rounded up thousands of Gazans during their ground offensive, with 99 healthcare workers still among the detainees according to the ministry.

    The fighting has put 23 hospitals and 53 health centers out of service, while 104 ambulances have been destroyed, the ministry said.