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12 killed, over 300 injured in latest attack on Saudi's Riyadh airport

A missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the Iran war began

West Asia war, debt woes top agenda of IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Finance officials gather amid an energy supply shock, rising rates and mounting debt, as World Bank chief Ajay Banga warns of compounding diesel, fertiliser and El Niño risks

Trust in science falls as Covid-era confidence fades, finds global survey

Across countries surveyed before, during and after the pandemic, 72% of people expressed at least some trust in science in 2025, down from 80% in 2020 and 77% in 2018

Trump says Russia and Ukraine reach 'energy ceasefire' but gives no details

Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire but provides no details, while neither country has confirmed the agreement.

Pak president declares emergency in KPK, provincial govt ceases to exist

An emergency allows Pakistan's federal government to assume key executive and legislative powers in a province during a security crisis or breakdown of constitutional governance

Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia's tech infra, damages third data centre

The attack on Yandex's Vladimir data centre disrupted services across Russia and neighbouring countries, following strikes on the company's facilities in the Ryazan and Kaluga regions

INWIT shareholders explore financing for potential take-private deal

French private equity firm Ardian and investment ‌vehicle Oak Holdings 1, the latter ​backed by co-investors GIP, Vodafone and ​KKR, are exploring a bid to buy out minority shareholders in ​INWIT

Indian-Americans back favourable candidates in US midterms elections

Indian-American Congresspersons Ro Khanna (California-17), Pramila Jayapal (Washington-7), Ami Bera (California-3) and Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia-10) are up for re-election

Nepal flash flood sweeps away dozens of houses, leaves at least 10 missing

At least 10 people remain missing but there were no immediate reports of casualties

China's securities watchdog seeks investor ideas as stock selloff deepens

China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Wu Qing met with listed companies and experts from brokerage and fund management to ‌hear suggestions on improving China's capital ​markets

Once-hot AI trade leaves South Korean stocks struggling to attract buyers

Turnover has collapsed 70% from its peak in late May, foreigners are retreating at the fastest pace in Asia and local retail investors are also pulling back

DOJ probes whether White House TV pool coverage halt violated antitrust law

The announcement came after the television pool of five broadcasters last month ceased presidential coverage after the administration barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

Terrafab plant will 'make chips better than anyone', says Elon Musk

Musk is preparing to build a Terrafab factory in Grimes, Texas, via a joint venture between his companies Tesla and SpaceX alongside Intel Corp., with an initial investment of more than $15 billion

AI issuers upend debt market safety valve as borrowing costs rise

Big tech companies known as hyperscalers are willing to pay higher yields, because they're borrowing to fund artificial intelligence investments like data centers and AI chips

Nvidia in talks to deepen investment in or acquire AI startup Reflection

Talks are at an early stage ‌and deal could ​take several forms, including ​so-called acqui-hire arrangement where Nvidia would hire staff and ​license technology rather than pursue a full acquisition

Hurricane Isaias kills 4 in US, about 670,000 without power after landfall

About 420,000 customers in Florida, 190,000 in Alabama, 43,000 in Georgia and 17,000 in Mississippi had no power as of midday Saturday

US military disables cargo ship attempting to breach Iran blockade

CENTCOM said the cargo vessel had attempted ‌to transit regional waters after leaving an Iranian port

Republican lawmakers to bring Bill to block Trump's Russian diesel deal

Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick and outgoing lawmaker Don Bacon plan to introduce legislation to block Russian oil purchases, challenging Trump's move to lift sanctions after talks with Vladi

Mystery surrounds death of young worker in Russia studying deadly diseases

WHO, in its first full Disease Outbreak News since the case emerged earlier this month, called for a continued investigation

Missile strikes passenger terminal at Riyadh airport, many wounded

King Khalid International Airport has been targeted multiple times this week, with three Saudi civilians including a pilot killed on Thursday