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25% of S Asian Americans who backed Trump plan to back Democrats: Survey

The survey lists cost of living (65 per cent), healthcare (53 per cent), jobs and wages (33 per cent) and education (28 per cent) as key issues for the midterm polls

Israel election tests Netanyahu as war, ethnic tensions shape campaign

Netanyahu is seeking to retain power after three years of war and mounting demands for accountability over the October 7, 2023, attack

New UNSC permanent members without veto would be 'second-class': India

China, France, Russia, the UK and the US are the five permanent members of the 15-nation Security Council and enjoy veto powers

Anthropic relies on rival Google, Amazon, Microsoft for 48% of revenue

Amazon, Google and Microsoft customers can buy access to Anthropic's AI models through their existing cloud accounts. The cloud providers bill the customer, keep a fee and pass the rest to Anthropic

Trump approval rises from record low to 32% ahead of midterm election: Poll

The five-day nationwide ​poll also showed that registered voters broadly favored Democrats ​over Republicans by 47% to 36% when asked which party they would pick for Congress

US judge rejects Novo Nordisk bid to halt Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug ads

Weight-loss drugs have become major businesses ‌for large pharmaceutical companies. The US is among a handful of countries that allow direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines

Who are the key investors backing AI startup Anthropic ahead of IPO?

Amazon, Google and leading investment firms have poured billions into the Claude maker, whose public listing will test investor appetite for AI companies beyond Silicon Valley

Lula mobilised millions to win Brazil's election as Bolsonaro contests loss

Lula, who convinced an extra 10.4 million voters to support him in the runoff, is expected to take office on Jan. 5, 2027, for his fourth non-consecutive term

India, US fine-tuning trade pact after concluding most discussions: Goyal

His remarks come days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that only a few issues remained to be resolved, expressing hope that the agreement would be concluded shortly

'Looked so corrupt, terrible': Trump questions Brazil election integrity

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won re-election after defeating far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in a closely contested presidential run-off

White House completes review of proposal to modernise PERM programme

The Department of Labour proposal seeks to revise the labour market test and other aspects of the PERM programme which were last modified in 2004

Meta eyes record $95 billion equity raise to fund AI infrastructure push

Meta plans $35 billion in stock offerings and a further $60 billion share sale programme to finance AI expansion, as heavy infrastructure spending strains its free cash flow

Serbia's Vucic loses election after 14 years amid student-led protests

The right-wing leader's 14-year hold on power ends as a diverse student-led opposition movement triumphs after two years of protests against his government

Israel heads to poll as Netanyahu's future, coalition math remain uncertain

Opinion polls indicate neither bloc is assured of the parliamentary majority needed to form a government

Musk says SpaceX raised $40 bn in debt deal, predicts neocloud shakeout

Musk, in a post on X, attributed the successful debt raise to the company's investment-grade status and revenue from its Starlink satellite internet and launch businesses

Lula wins record fourth term in Brazil, defeats Bolsonaro in runoff vote

The electoral court declared Lula the winner with 51.76% of the vote to Flávio Bolsonaro's 48.24% on Sunday, after a messy election day marked by allegations of voter suppression

Top defence officials of Mecca pact countries hold talks in Tehran

Saudi Defence Min Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan army chief and the head of Turkiye's intelligence service were to meet with Iran's top officials to push for a deal between Tehran and Washington

Dubai South home sales hit record in 8M 2026 as smaller units gain share

Residential transactions reached 12,428 in January-August, already above full-year 2025 volumes, while studios and one-bedroom homes accounted for about 76 per cent of sales

Chinese carmakers overtake Japanese rivals in Europe for first time

Registrations of Chinese-branded cars roughly doubled from a year earlier in September to make up 12.7% of total sales across the region, led by hybrids, according to market researcher Dataforce

Sri Lanka repatriates 40 Iranian sailors after providing medical care

The Embassy of Iran had funded the logistical arrangements for the departure