9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (515+ words) AT the annual gathering of French business leaders in Paris on 27 August, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pitched the Savings and Investments Union to unlock €470bn from Europe’s “lazy” €10tn private savings for companies. The language was bound to provoke…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (348+ words) DOONBEG, IRELAND: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his support for Northern Ireland breaking from the United Kingdom to unify with the Republic of Ireland, but said he would not talk about Scotland becoming independent "yet". Trump surprised officials in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1184+ words) BEIJING: At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles. Two days after the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (811+ words) MOSCOW: Yuri decided to stick shatter-resistant film onto the windows of his Moscow home in August after a drone blast blew shards of glass into his friend's apartment, causing minor injuries to those inside. "These are unsettled times for us…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (809+ words) KYIV: Ukraine is bracing for months of fierce fighting over key strongholds in the eastern Donetsk region that are at the heart of Russia's war aims, in the first major test for Kyiv's incoming top general Mykhailo Drapatyi and his…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (620+ words) KATHMANDU: Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for financial help this week, arguing they should contribute to the US$5 billion needed for initial rebuilding as the disaster shows how climate change has hit poor countries that did…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (147+ words) Awani International China, US holding consultations on 30-bln-USD reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement - commerce ministry The Chinese and U.S. economic and trade teams are holding consultations on a framework arrangement for reciprocal tariff reductions covering US$30 billion, a Chinese Ministry spokesperson said…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (187+ words) BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he remained sceptical that proceedings to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would succeed, arguing that political parties should instead seek to win back its voters. "I am, and remain,…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (252+ words) THE South Korean government is preparing to announce a major energy investment project in the United States worth more than US$100 billion aimed at boosting artificial intelligence build-out, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The deal would see South…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (882+ words) DALLAS: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pay every American adult a US$5,000 "Trump dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November's midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party. Trump made the…...