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Netanyahu ratchets up challenge to Iran with Hassan Nasrallah death

After a week of appeals from world leaders at UN to avoid all-out war in Middle East, Israel seems to be doing just the opposite, its planes demolishing what Iran and Hezbollah set as red lines

Sharjah emerges as alternative to the sky-high rents in neighbouring Dubai

It's the latest sign that Dubai is struggling to keep up with the soaring demand for housing after bankers, lawyers and other white-collar workers flocked to the emirate in recent years

As CERN turns 70, it searches for ways to finance the next big thing

CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti is looking at new ways to fund research that spans the invisible dark matter

Israel targets Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut airstrike

Israel has been bombarding southern Lebanon all week, after saying it was switching the focus of its military operations

Moody's downgrades Israel again as economic costs of full-fledged war mount

This month, the Israeli finance ministry cut its 2024 economic growth projection to 1.1 per cent from 1.9 per cent, estimate for next year was lowered to 4.4 per cent from 4.6 per cent

Adani's proposal to run Kenya's main airport sparks protests, lawsuits

A court has already frozen Adani's unsolicited bid to expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Google defends ad tech as safe, says it's competitive with Meta, Amazon

In a federal antitrust trial, enforcers allege that Google has monopolised the technology used to buy and sell website ads

NASA prepares to launch rescue mission for stuck Boeing astronauts

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are slated to take off inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon

Brazil court says Elon Musk must pay $1.9 million to lift ban on X

The penalty was ordered by top court Justice Alexandre de Moraes as punishment for X having become accessible after the ban order

Israeli govt rejects cease-fire talks and keeps up attacks on Lebanon

Opposition leader Yair Lapid, meanwhile, said a pause should last no more than seven days to prevent Hezbollah from regaining its military footing

Economic firepower is fine, but let's give the 'bazooka' a break

The package rolled out Tuesday was noteworthy in content and delivery. Markets were enthusiastic, at least for a day

OpenAI discusses giving CEO Sam Altman 7% stake in for-profit shift

OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit research organization with the goal of building artificial intelligence that would be safe and beneficial to humanity

Arm Holdings rebuffed by Intel after inquiring about buying product unit

Intel, once the world's largest chipmaker, has become the target of takeover speculation since a rapid deterioration of its business this year

Bangladesh economic growth threatened by rapidly depleting water resources

Groundwater in the climate-vulnerable country is depleting faster than ever before, according to new research from WaterAid

India keeps markets guessing ahead of three key RBI MPC appointments

The contracts of three external members of RBI's monetary policy committee will expire on Oct 4, just days before the MPC is expected to meet and make its rate decision on Oct 9

Tokyo Electron readies for India foray as PM Modi woos chipmakers

Japan's biggest chip equipment maker plans to hire and train local engineers in or around 2026, with their first task to provide technical services to Tata Electronics

Faulty parts in some Boeing 737s may jam rudder control system, warns NTSB

Boeing said it's working with its supplier to develop additional guidance to address the potential condition with the rudder system

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, says US

The Chinese submarine sank at pier-side, according to a Pentagon spokesperson, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The person offered no other detail about the incident

Palm oil loses position as world's cheapest edible oil as output shrinks

Key users such as cookie makers, restaurants and hotels in India are unlikely to look for substitutes immediately, even as some household consumption of palm oil may shift to its rivals

China considers injecting $142 bn into major banks to support its economy

China's mega banks have been under growing pressure from regulators to shore up the struggling economy by offering cheaper loans to risky borrowers