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Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces secure control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Houthis make advances in Taiz; UN says war has displaced 184,000

AkzoNobel to sell Southeast Asia business to Nippon Paint for $1.35 billion

The Dulux paintmaker ​earlier divested its decorative paints operations in India and Pakistan for $1.6 billion and 50 million euros, respectively

India, Switzerland to set up special group to review trade pact progress

The group will examine constraints hindering trade and investment flows under TEPA as India seeks greater market access for its agricultural and marine exports

Aramco CEO says less than 10% of world oil inventory is available

Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned that global oil stocks are 'scarily thin' and said rebuilding inventories after the crisis could take up to two years

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel win Nobel 2026 in medicine

Nobel Prize 2026: Three scientists win the Medicine Nobel for pioneering optogenetics, which has transformed how researchers study the living brain.

Flydubai co-pilot planned crash before airline job, say Israeli officials

A third source briefed on the UAE probe said the co-pilot, an Omani national, had planned to crash last Wednesday's flight into Ben-Gurion airport near ‌Tel Aviv

Houthis seize another town in Yemen as they advance toward key city Taiz

The fall of the town of Turbah came on Sunday, shortly before the internationally recognised government announced a major military operation against the Houthis

Denmark data breach exposes personal details of 8.8 million people

The breach occurred after unidentified individuals misused a private Danish company's legitimate access to search the Central Person Register, known as CPR

Nobel Prizes 2026 kick off today with medicine award in Stockholm

Monday's medicine prize is followed by the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday

What's CFIUS, the US national security panel that can derail foreign deals?

Hindalco and AluChem jointly ended their acquisition deal last week, citing extended delays in closing the transaction that were 'beyond the control of either party'

What will next leader of UN need to get job done in more complex world?

Once a major player in solving conflicts and crises around the world, the 81-year-old institution has been sidelined from the top table in trying to end the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza

FlyDubai co-pilot failed to complete university studies in Australia

Hamam al-Hammami, the 29-year-old Omani co-pilot who allegedly attacked his captain mid-flight, had been enrolled at RMIT University in Melbourne but failed to finish an engineering qualification

Trump confuses Brazil with India on prez election, says 125 million voted

In his Truth Social post, Trump praises the speed of Brazil's vote count but attributes the election to India, which does not directly elect its president

Why are thousands of French students protesting across the country?

Thousands of French students are protesting over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and poor school conditions, with the movement spreading nationwide

FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend Alexis Wilkins

Wilkins, 27, posted a black-and-white photo of herself standing with Patel, 46, flashing her hand in front of them to show off her ring

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon to testify at NYC hearing on AI

Coxon will appear at request of Council Speaker Julie Menin, who has urged AI whistleblowers to testify as city lawmakers weigh a package of bills aimed at establishing safeguards around technology

Flavio Bolsonaro pushes Lula to brink of defeat ahead of Brazil runoff

With conservative allies dominating across Brazil in Sunday's voting, Bolsonaro capped the day by taking about 47% of the vote to the leftist Lula's roughly 45% with counting nearly complete

Asian economies on front line of economic risk if AI boom turns to bust

The region is 'particularly exposed' because it's at the center of global AI supply chains and 'increasingly integrated into AI-related financial markets', the report said

Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarized presidential election

Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro lead a crowded field as economic worries, corruption and crime dominate the campaign

Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cuts November oil prices for Asia to 6-year low

The largest West Asian crude exporter set the November Arab ‌Light crude oil official selling price ​to Asia at $5 a barrel below ​the average of Oman and Dubai prices, down $3 from the previous month