India is set to see above-average temperatures in February after a warmer than normal January, the weather office said on Friday, posing a risk to key winter-sown crops such as wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas. Maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts of the country will be above-average in the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the […]
Read MoreJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold talks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday, the Japanese government said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle (ORCL.N), opens new tab will form a joint venture and invest up […]
Read MoreHamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process in anger at the swarming crowds at one of the hostage handover points. Arbel Yehoud, 29, abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, looked fearful […]
Read MoreIsrael said on Friday that its army’s withdrawal would last beyond the 60-day period stipulated in the ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese group, saying the terms of the deal had not been fully enforced by the Lebanese state. Lebanese Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that the group would not accept any justifications to […]
Read MoreThe formation of a new political party by students is a possibility and they are campaigning, Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus told the Financial Times. Speaking on a podcast during his visit to Davos, Switzerland, the chief adviser said, “This is a good time because always I’m protecting the unity of the […]
Read MoreIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may seek to shore up faltering economic growth, placate a middle class squeezed by high prices and low wage growth, and prepare for an uncertain year of global trade in the nation’s budget this week. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget for the next fiscal year on Feb. […]
Read MoreTaiwan’s government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to put tariffs on semiconductors, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Wednesday. Home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) (2330.TW), opens new tab, the island is a key link in […]
Read MoreNew US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdellatif, where they discussed the latest situation in Gaza. During this time, he told Egypt that a joint US-Egyptian effort is needed to block Hamas’s return to rule in Gaza. The Times of Israel reported this in a report on […]
Read MoreHealthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), which funds the clinics with U.S. support, told the facilities to shut […]
Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. His trip highlighting the country’s growing nuclear arsenal came as Pyongyang has been ramping up its show of force around U.S. President […]
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