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.
  • Seventeen Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a racist attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied...

    Armed with stones, clubs and "other objects", the assailants wounded one Palestinian and vandalized shops, vehicles and property in the village of Hawara.

    Human rights groups say that West Bank Palestinians face frequent attacks by Jewish Israelis and that perpetrators often go unpunished.

  • While not verified, the claims by Russia provided some much-needed relief for investors, who had grown increasingly fearful of a...

    While not verified, the claims by Russia provided some much-needed relief for investors, who had grown increasingly fearful of a conflict in Eastern Europe

    Separately, the defense minister received Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Sibi George. The two addressed issues of common interest

  • Last year, the Tunisian president sacked the government, suspended parliament, and seized a range of powers.

    France's Foreign Minister expressed concern over Tunisian President Kais Saied giving himself sweeping powers over the judiciary

    Thousands of Tunisian took to the street on Sunday demanding democracy and an independent judiciary

  • During a meeting in Damascus, Shoigu "informed the Syrian president about the exercises of the Russian navy in the eastern...

    During in a meeting in Damascus, Shoigu "informed the Syrian president about the exercises of the Russian navy in the eastern Mediterranean"

    Moscow has been a key ally of the Assad regime throughout the Syrian conflict that erupted in 2011 with the repression of anti-government protests

  • It was the latest diplomatic breakthrough since several Arab states under the 2020 Abraham Accords ended their isolation of Israel.

    Naftali Bennett discussed ‘deepening cooperation’ in meetings with the defense and other ministers

    He also praised Bahrain's ‘moderate’ leaders who are looking out for ‘the prosperity of their own people’

  • The Taliban on Tuesday declared February 15 a national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan...

    Forty years of conflict has left Afghanistan one of the world's most impoverished nations, and the Taliban's return on August 15 plunged the country deeper into a crisis

    Thousands marched through Afghan cities on Tuesday to protest against President Joe Biden's decision last week to seize almost half the country's overseas assets -- about $3.5bn

  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog is preparing to visit Turkey, his office said Tuesday, in a rare trip following years of...

    A presidency statement said that a senior Turkish delegation, including a top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was due in Israel this week

    Herzog's office had declined to comment on the prospective visit until Tuesday's statement, which gave no indication of a possible date

  • Europe's poorest country Ukraine's corruption-plagued economy has suffered from increased tensions over the possibility of an invasion by Russia.

    US could offer $1 billion in credit guarantees to support Ukraine, says White House official

    US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan repeated on Sunday that Russia could attack Ukraine "any day now"

  • The signing of cooperation agreements and MoUs ‘mark the beginning of a new era in relations’ between the two countries...

    Erdogan visits UAE for first time in nearly a decade to revive relations that were long strained by regional disputes

    The two countries vow 'to confront a number of common challenges" through dialogue and diplomatic resolve

  • The visit is the latest such initiative following the US-brokered 2020 Abraham Accords.

    Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates became only the third and fourth Arab states to establish ties with Israel

    Following Egypt and Jordan, they signed on to the pacts negotiated under former US president Donald Trump

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