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.
  • Calling for an end to "Israeli occupation" and the "liberation" of the Palestinian territories, protesters took up multiple blocks in...

    In Brooklyn, dozens of protesters were arrested on Friday night as they held a sit-in blocking traffic after demonstrating in front of the home of Chuck Schumer, a Democrat

    Called by the organization Jewish Voice for Peace, which has urged elected officials to stop genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the protest drew a mass of protesters

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has reportedly decided to suspend peace talks with Israel and the United States, Bloomberg...

    Although the talks have not been terminated, they are temporarily frozen until the violence in the region subsides, reports said

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, also engaged in a conversation with Iran's president this week

  • The Russian leader's strategic dependence on China has only grown since his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine thrust his country into...

    Beijing is hosting representatives of 130 countries on October 17-18 to mark a decade of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

    But all eyes will be on Putin, who last month told Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Saint Petersburg he had "gladly accepted" Xi's invitation

  • With Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip showing no sign of any let up, and death toll touching 1,900 people,...

    Russian ambassador said there were positive responses to the draft resolution among some member states.

    Chinese ambassador said that there was an "emerging consensus" on the humanitarian concerns

  • Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Israel risked waging an "unacceptable" siege in Gaza comparable to...

    The measures taken against Gaza Strip by Israel is comparable to the siege of Leningrad during World War II, Putin told journalists.

    "We understand what that entails. In my opinion, this is unacceptable. More than two million people live there," he added.

  • At least nine Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank during rallies in solidarity with war-battered...

    Over 1,300 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas fighters from the blockaded Gaza Strip launched the onslaught a week ago.

    In Gaza, at least 1,799 people have died in Israeli reprisal strikes over the same period.

  • Tehran, Iran-- Iran said the United States "can not renege" on an agreement to transfer $6 billion in frozen funds through...

    Tehran has come under intense scrutiny since Hamas stormed across Israel's border.

    Iran has insisted it was not involved, but celebrated the Hamas attack as a "success".

  • "Our Palestinian people reject the threat of the occupation (Israeli) leaders and its call for them to leave their homes...

    "We are steadfast on our land and in our homes and our cities. There will be no displacement," Hamas said.

    The United Nations said an order by Israel to flee within 24 hours risked a "calamitous situation".

  • "No to the occupation! No to America!" chanted demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad after Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr called for...

    In the Gulf state of Bahrain, hundreds of worshippers chanted "Death to Israel!" and "Death to America!" ahead of Friday prayers at Diraz mosque

    A few hundred people also gathered in the Afghan cities of Kabul and Jalalabad for pro-Palestinian rallies organized by Taliban authorities

  • In 1948 more than 760,000 Palestinians either fled or were forced off land claimed by the new state as the...

    The Israeli army went on to expel Palestinians from the areas newly under its control, notably the central towns of Lod and Ramle, and Galilee in the north.

    According to the UN there are now 5.9 million Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.