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Turkish Energy Minister Highlights Qatar as Key Partner for Regional and Global Energy Security

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has designated Qatar as a pivotal partner in securing regional and global energy stability, emphasizing that energy cooperation forms a strategic pillar of bilateral relations. Speaking to the Qatar News Agency, Bayraktar outlined how Turkey’s infrastructure complements Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity to diversify supply chains and mitigate geopolitical risks.

British buyers pay substantial premiums for period-home appearance

Estate agents say demand for Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian homes is pushing some buyers to pay far more for exterior character even when newer properties provide greater space.

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Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push

Rising from verdant ridgelines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam's surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources.

Trump says US looking 'closely' at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot

President Donald Trump voiced on Saturday his support for the "brilliant" head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report he was targeted by a Chinese spy plot.

FBI says North Korea behind $6 billion crypto theft from Binance

The FBI on Saturday accused North Korea of stealing more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in what is thought to be the biggest-ever crypto heist.

UK PM 'open' to slavery apology but not reparations

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was "open" to the UK issuing a formal apology for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, but ruled out financial reparations.

British king reflects on colonial atrocities in Guyana

Britain's King Charles paid homage to fallen soldiers and reflected on colonial atrocities in Guyana during a whistle-stop tour of the former colony on Friday.

Complaints upheld against Swiss TV commentary on Israeli bobsleigher

Switzerland's broadcasting complaints authority announced Friday that a TV commentary questioning the legitimacy of an Israeli bobsleigher competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics had breached discrimination rules.

Monaco taken off global money-laundering 'grey list'

Global anti-money laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday it had removed Monaco and three other countries from its "grey list", two years after it put the principality among its territories requiring increased monitoring.

Canada, EU launch new alliance with deals on Ukraine, minerals, AI

The EU and Canada announced an alliance Friday aimed at cementing their own relations in the face of President Donald Trump's moves to tear up US ties with its old partners.

'Life in the old dog': German economy grows more than expected

Germany's quarterly growth beat forecasts and inflation slowed sharply as energy price pressures fuelled by the Iran war eased, boosting hopes Friday of a sustained recovery for Europe's biggest economy.

Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead

Distraught relatives of the 69 victims of Spain's second high-speed train collision this year endured growing anguish on Friday as the authorities worked to identify the bodies.

Italy inflation surges to 5.4% as economy stalls

Italian inflation rose 5.4 percent in October from a year earlier as the economy stalled in the third quarter, Italy's statistics agency Istat said Friday.

Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly received earnings from US titans fanned deepening concerns about the AI investment boom.

US oil giants report profit surge again on Iran war

US oil giants reported Friday another quarter of soaring profits reflecting higher oil prices and refining margins due to the US-Iran war.

Tech sell-off deepens as earnings fan AI fears

Technology firms retreated further Friday after more poorly-received earnings from US titans fanned deepening concerns about the AI investment boom.

Carmaker Audi cuts outlook again on China, US woes

Premium German carmaker Audi on Friday cut its profit outlook for the second time this year, complicating turnaround efforts at its parent company Volkswagen.

BP net profit quadruples as Mideast war lifts oil prices

British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.

German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected

Germany's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, defying headwinds ranging from the Iran war energy shock to low water levels on major rivers.

Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan

British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced Friday a 23-percent jump in net profit for the third quarter and a new programme aiming for annual savings of $1.5 billion.

China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.

French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.

BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices

British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.

Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.

Tech firms take fresh hit as earnings misses fan AI fears

Tech firms were again on the back foot Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans fanned already deep concerns about the AI investment boom.

Dodging fuel price hikes, Damascus drivers turn to electric cars

Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run.

Nvidia's web of AI bets: smart strategy or bubble risk?

Nvidia's $3 billion investment in Meta's share sale, announced Tuesday, is the latest addition to a portfolio of stakes, loans and guarantees that has made the chip giant what some analysts describe as the central bank of the artificial intelligence boom.

DoorDash shares rise as Instacart slips following $17 billion takeover plan

Doordash Inc. stock price at the US stock market jumped nearly three% on Thursday whereas Instacart share price at the Wall Street fell.

Inkle buys Finally bookkeeping unit and expands India-based workforce

San Francisco-based accounting firm Inkle, which has its technology operations in Bengaluru, acquired the bookkeeping division of financial operations platform Finally, bringing approximately 100 employees into its workforce and expanding its presence across the US, India and three other countries.

PI Industries plans Indian launch of Pioxaniliprole insecticide this rabi season

Indian maize farmers will have another pesticide next month to fight the menace of Fall Armyworm (FAW), a major pest that damage the crop from inside. Agrochemical company PI Industries on Thursday unveiled Pioxaniliprole, a new molecule, and announced its commercial sales in current rabi season from next month.

Asian equities diverge after mixed technology earnings and Fed rate decision

HONG KONG: Asian tech stocks diverged on Thursday as mixed results from some of the artificial intelligence sector’s biggest companies tempered recent optimism, against a backdrop of growing anxiety about corporate investment and debt.

Canada buying stake in AI firm Cohere to bolster tech sovereignty

Canada is investing CAN$1.6 billion ($1 billion) in the AI firm Cohere, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, a move aimed at strengthening sovereign alternatives to counter US and Chinese AI dominance.

Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi

Prosecutors in the western US state of Utah have filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, accusing the company of running an illegal online gambling operation, court documents show.

Grieving Spain demands answers for latest rail disaster

Spain began demanding answers on Thursday after its second high-speed train collision this year killed 69 people and injured scores, with distraught relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.

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