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Zelenskyy to meet Burnham in London as Kyiv seeks more help against Russia

Burnham's first foreign trip after becoming leader in July was to Kyiv, where he offered to share technology for making long-range missiles

Space startups secure record $20.8 bn funding as infrastructure bets surge

The report, released on Wednesday, also showed a record 216 deals were completed during the quarter, up from 140 in the second quarter

Getty Images plans to file for bankruptcy to reduce debt, go private

Getty Images plans to initiate an expedited prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the coming weeks and expects to complete the restructuring by the end of 2026

Massive oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland: Trump

However, Trump did not share details about the ‌exploration plans in Greenland

Immature: Sheikh Hasina slams Bangladesh PM for skipping Brics summit

Hasina said Bangladesh's participation at the summit of the influential grouping could have opened up new opportunities for the country's economic and social development, but that chance was lost

China's exports surge 36.3% in Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade

The exports data, which was better than what economists had expected, accelerated from the 25% growth in August

India urges UN human rights mechanisms to avoid politicisation, selectivity

India's remarks came days after it termed the Office of the High Commissioner's remarks on protests in Delhi 'unwarranted' and 'unacceptable interference' in the country's internal affairs

Judge extends order blocking Trump from barring reporters in White House

US District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday ruled that CNN, MS NOW and Politico are likely to succeed on their constitutional free speech and due process claims

Houthis hit Saudi Aramco headquarters with missiles as conflict escalates

The strike on an office complex in Dhahran caused a limited fire and no injuries, according to Saudi Arabia's energy ministry

Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter

The Health Ministry reported 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths, with the death toll approaching half the number of confirmed cases

US cuts refugees' deadline to contest status termination, raising fears

The new policy, which goes into effect Wednesday, reduces from 30 to 10 the number of days refugees have to challenge the revocation of their status

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen's Sanaa as Houthi conflict escalates

The strikes marked a fresh escalation in the widening Middle East crisis and came shortly after a coalition spokesman urged residents to evacuate the area for their safety

US govt hits BofA with $1.2 billion fine over money laundering violations

The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history

Russian diesel not for us, but for world markets: Trump amid criticism

Republicans and Democrats hit out at the deal, which Trump announced 3 weeks after the US Congress authorised him to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia and slapped tariffs on its key trading partners

OpenAI employee arrested for planting hidden recording device in office

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was arrested after allegedly hiding a recording device in an OpenAI executive conference room to capture sensitive discussions

Pope diagnosed with lung cancer, part of right lung removed, says Vatican

Tests during surgery confirmed lung cancer in Pope Leo XIV, who underwent removal of the lower lobe of his right lung after doctors detected a suspicious nodule

Nobel@125: Women account for only 7% of laureates, rarely win in science

Women remain underrepresented among Nobel laureates, accounting for just 7% of awards since 1901, with the sciences seeing the widest gender gap

Orbital data centres risk military attacks as AI drives computing demand

Tech companies are pursuing orbital data centres to power AI, but experts warn that military attacks could create debris that renders crucial areas of space unusable

UAE arrests two Maldivian pilots over alleged flyDubai hijack plot: Report

Reports say two Maldivian flydubai pilots were detained as UAE authorities widened their probe into an alleged hijack attempt in which Indian captain Smit Machchhar was injured

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia are helping Iran at all

Trump says Moscow and Beijing have too much to lose by helping Tehran, amid reports of possible Russian targeting support and Chinese assistance during the Iran war