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.
  • Gaza City, Palestinian Territories— The Israeli air force said it had carried out overnight air strikes against sites of the Islamist...

    The army said a few hours later it had targeted a Hamas military post in response to fire from the Gaza Strip against Israeli warplanes

    A surge in bloodshed in the occupied West Bank has sparked international criticism of the Israeli army for its use of lethal force against Palestinian civilians

  • With talks suspended over a nuclear deal between Iran and the Western countries, Islamic Republic has begun the construction of...

    Under a landmark deal struck in 2015, Iran agreed to mothball its Fordo nuclear plant and limit its enrichment of uranium to 3.67 percent

    But the deal crumbled in 2018 when then US president Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the agreement and reimposed crippling economic sanctions

  • The $60 oil price cap will come into effect on Monday or soon after, alongside an EU embargo on maritime...

    The $60 oil price cap will come into effect on Monday or soon after, alongside an EU embargo on maritime deliveries of Russian crude oil.

    The embargo will prevent seaborne shipments of Russian crude to the European Union, which account for two thirds of the bloc's oil imports.

  • The Union of Islamic Iran People Party, formed by relatives of former reformist president Mohammad Khatami, on Saturday demanded the...

    The hijab headscarf became obligatory for all women in Iran in April 1983, four years after the Islamic Revolution that overthrew the US-backed monarchy.

    Protests have swept Iran since the Sept. 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian of Kurdish origin arrested by the morality police for allegedly flouting the dress code.

  • ROME, ITALY - The world's ability to nourish its burgeoning population is under threat and without broader socioeconomic and environmental...

    The report identifies the issues at stake and the threats and problems that have an impact on future food consumption and agrifood production.

    The report urges decision makers to think beyond short term needs.

  • Two affiliates of ABB pleaded guilty to bribery charges.

    Two affiliates of ABB each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

    In October eight people, including former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko, were arrested on corruption charges linked to the ABB work.

  • Ukraine welcomed a US$60 price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, saying it would "destroy"...

    Poland had refused to back the price cap plan over concerns the ceiling was too high.

    The embargo will prevent shipments of Russian crude by tanker vessel to the EU, which account for two thirds of imports.

  • PALMDALE, UNITED STATES - The United States on Friday unveiled the B-21 Raider, a high-tech stealth bomber that can carry...

    Many specifics of the aircraft are being kept under wraps.

    The plane will offer significant advances over existing bombers in the US fleet.

  • Brussels needs to find new energy suppliers and we recognize the important role of the UAE on that front, Belgian...

    Brussels needs to find new energy suppliers and we recognize the important role of the UAE on that front, Belgian ambassador to the UAE Antoine Delcourt tells TRENDS

    More than 100 Belgian companies are operating in the UAE. People-to-people contacts are flourishing also in arts, culture and sports, says the Belgian ambassador

  • While acknowledging Ankara's security concerns in northeast Syria, the US has warned Turkey not to create impediments in its operations...

    White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that while "Turkey does have a right to defend itself," the operations carry a heavy risk

    He noted that the "strategic level" of cooperation with SDF forces was not in danger