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.
  • The EU chief said Wednesday in her keynote annual address to the European Parliament that she would propose those steps...

    The European Parliament said it had voted a non-binding resolution that "endorses the Commission president's decision to suspend EU bilateral support to Israel.

    It said it also "calls for sanctions" on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

  • UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog for a contentious meeting Wednesday, with the visiting head of...

    Herzog's visit comes after Starmer's government has in recent months toughened its criticism of how Israel is waging its war in Gaza, triggering pushback from Israeli leaders

    The pair shook hands in front of photographers and TV cameras in Downing Street, with few smiles on display, as the meeting got underway Wednesday afternoon

  • The intrusion of Russian drones into Poland -- whether deliberate, as Ukraine's European allies contend, or accidental -- is a...

    The overflights came as Russia unleashed a barrage of strikes across Ukraine overnight, including in the western city of Lviv, around 50 miles (80 kilometres) from Polish border

    Poland's airspace was violated 19 times, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday, and at least three drones were shot down after Warsaw and its allies scrambled jets

  • It also cast serious doubt on Qatar-mediated Gaza ceasefire talks and undermined security reassurances to the Gulf from key ally...

    The attacks, which killed six people, occurred while Hamas officials were meeting to discuss a new U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

    Despite hosting a major U.S. airbase, Qatar's security assurances were breached, leading Gulf nations to question the reliability of Washington's protection.

  • The Hague, Netherlands -- A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic...

    Hardt Hyperloop said its vehicle had reached 85 kph at the 420 meter European Hyperloop Center test track in the Netherlands and had carried out a complex lane switching test.

    It said the lane switching maneuver -- essential for networked routes -- showed there were no technical barriers to operating at aircraft-like speeds.

  • The agreement was signed in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi,...

    The agreement was signed in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi

    It was Iran's first high-level meeting with the IAEA since it suspended cooperation with the agency following the 12-day war with Israel

  • Doha, a key US ally that hosts the largest American base in the region, has hosted Hamas' political bureau since...

    Six people died, including top Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya's son and a Qatari security officer, in an unprecedented airstrike that threatened to derail mediation efforts

    Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Qatar reserved "the right to respond to this blatant attack", calling the strike a "pivotal moment" for the region

  • The main Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza expressed "deep concern" following an Israeli attack...

    "The chance of bringing them back now faces greater uncertainty than ever before, with one thing of absolute certainty -- their time is running out," the statement said.

    Hamas and Israel have held multiple rounds of indirect ceasefire negotiations brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States throughout the nearly two-year Gaza war

  • Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the...

    Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the homes of several members of Hamas's political bureau

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes in response to a Monday shooting in Jerusalem that killed six people and was later claimed by Hamas

  • Guba, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a...

    Towering 170 meters (550 feet) and stretching nearly two kilometers (1.2 miles) across the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border, construction on the dam began in 2011.

    The $4-billion megastructure is designed to hold 74 billion cubic meters of water and generate 5,150 megawatts of electricity -- more than double Ethiopia's current capacity.