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Bangladesh holds state funeral of Osman Hadi amid tight security

Police and paramilitary forces were deployed across the capital for Saturday's funeral but there were no reports of any renewed violence

Google warns staff with US visa to avoid int'l travel amid embassy delays

Some US embassies and consulates face visa appointment delays of up to 12 months, the memo said, warning that international travel will 'risk an extended stay outside the US'

Russian President offers no compromise on Ukraine, says EU 'robbery' failed

Putin set out the Kremlin's stance on the war in the opening moments of his annual end-of-year press conference, a marathon event that typically runs for some four hours

Trump keeps war option open with Venezuela, orders oil tanker seizures

Trump also said there would be additional seizures of oil tankers near Venezuelan waters, according to the interview. The US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week

PUBG maker Krafton leads South Korean trio in $666 million India tech bet

Cumulative foreign direct investment from ​South Korea reached roughly $6.8 billion by mid-2025 in India

Asian markets rebound as tech lifts Wall Street, investors eye BOJ hike

Markets imply around a 90 per cent chance the BOJ will raise its rate a quarter point to 0.75 per cent later Friday, with much resting on the outlook for further tightening ahead

Japan's Sumitomo Realty puts India bet on Mumbai and serviced apartments

Sumitomo has previously called Mumbai its 'second growth engine' after Tokyo, where it manages 240 buildings

OpenAI, Google, Perplexity roll out freebies in India in race for AI users

To lure price-conscious users, Google in November started giving its $400 Gemini AI Pro subscription for free for 18 months to 500 million customers of Reliance Jio, India's biggest telecom player

US weekly jobless claims fall as labour market remains stable in December

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 13,000 to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 for the week ended December 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday

OpenAI talks funding at $750 bn valuation, could raise up to $100 bn

The ChatGPT maker could raise as much as $100 billion, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the discussions

China launches $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island

Foreign direct investment into China fell 10.4 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025, official data shows

ECB keeps interest rates steady, raises growth and inflation forecasts

The ECB now sees inflation at 1.9% in 2026, above its previous projection for 1.7% while 2027 inflation is projected at 1.8%, below the 1.9% seen in September

Bharti Airtel appoints Soumen Ray as group chief financial officer

Ray was most recently the finance chief for Bharti Airtel India, a role he held for the last four years

Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of online censorship

For many young Russians, Roblox was a window onto a vast world of games and potential friends around the globe

Japan's JAPEX buys US tight oil and gas assets in $1.3 billion deal

JAPEX will buy VRIH, which holds assets in Colorado and Wyoming, from Verdad Resources Feeder LLC using a mix of its own funds and debt. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Feb 2026

AM Green, Mitsui explore potential investment, offtake for green aluminium

The partnership will explore an equity investment in AM Green's clean metals value chain by Mitsui, as well as an offtake agreement for low-carbon aluminium

Sebi to revamp M&A rules to protect retail investors, expedite deals

The reforms aim to level the playing field for smaller and retail investors and expedite deals

Next Fed chair will believe in lower interest rates 'by a lot', says Trump

Trump made the comments during a national address touting his economic and national security accomplishments in the first year of his second term in office

Ford cancels EV battery deal worth $6.5 billion with LG Energy Solution

The South Korean battery maker said in a regulatory filing that the termination followed a notice from Ford after the automaker decided to halt production of some EV models due to policy changes

EU to expand carbon levy on high-emission imports, tighten loopholes

The EU also wants to clamp down on foreign companies if there is evidence they are under-reporting their emissions to dodge the levy