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German Doner Kebab to enter India in 2025, targets $1.3 bn in global sales

The kebab chain, backed by private equity firm True, aims to grow its network to nearly 900 outlets from more than 170 across the UK, Europe, North America, and the Middle East

Sri Lanka shuts offices, schools as 56 killed due to floods and landslides

Another 21 people were missing and 14 were injured in the Badulla and Nuwara Eliya areas, according to the government's disaster management centre

Alibaba's cloud growth highlights China's two-speed economy, tech ambitions

The concerns are well founded in the context of larger general questions about the lack of killer AI apps and solid ways to achieve profitability

US orders green card review for 19 nations after DC National Guard attack

US President Donald Trump ordered a full review of green cards from 19 countries after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, prompting stricter vetting checks

Asian shares steady in tough November as hopes of US rate cut lift markets

November this year proved to be unusually choppy for global equities as concerns about tech stocks' sky-high valuations shook markets while a US government shutdown ended only after a record 43 days

China's EV profit distress fuels market anxiety over challenging 2026

The sector was riding high - with Xpeng Inc.'s year-to-date gain exceeding 130 per cent earlier this month. But signs of pressure at even established firms like BYD Co. have raised new questions

Hong Kong high-rise fire puts spotlight on bamboo scaffolding safety

Officials are investigating why the scaffolding and other construction materials used in renovations to the outsides of the buildings caught fire

Beijing urges France to back one-China policy during feud with Japan

China has tried to rally diplomatic support during its dispute with Japan by sending a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last week accusing Takaichi of violating international law

One of the National Guard members shot near White House has died: Trump

Federal authorities have identified the suspected shooter as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who previously worked with US forces and the CIA in Afghanistan before arriving in US in 2021

Afghan immigrant drove across US to ambush Guard troops near White House

Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to provide a motive for Wednesday afternoon's brazen act of violence

Magnitude 6.0 quake rocks Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state in the US and one of the most seismically active regions in the world, according to the USGS

Alibaba Group Holding releases AI glasses in rare consumer gadget foray

It marks an extension of Alibaba's ambitious reorganization into an AI-first business

China warns of bubble risk in booming humanoid robotics industry

The authorities will speed up efforts to build mechanisms for market entry and exit to create an environment of fair competition, Li said at the briefing

US-Ukraine draft plan could form basis for future peace deal, says Putin

US and Ukrainian negotiators held talks on the latest US-backed peace plan in Geneva on Sunday

UAE said to halt visas for Pakistani tourists; envoy highlights reforms

Pakistan's Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told the Senate that both Saudi Arabia and the UAE had "stopped short of imposing a ban on the Pakistani passport"

World off track on climate action amid fossil fuel crisis: Expert

The United Nations climate talks in Brazil reached a subdued agreement recently that pledged more funding for countries to adapt to the wrath of extreme weather

Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 yrs prison sentence in corruption cases

The judge pronounced the judgment in absence of the convict as she is yet to be arrested and was tried in absentia

31 dead as torrential rains trigger floods and landslides in Sri Lanka

In a terrifying incident, a passenger bus got trapped in rising floodwaters in Kumbukkana. Emergency teams managed to rescue twenty-three passengers successfully, Daily Mirror Online reported

Explained: How Operation Allies Welcome brought Afghans into the US in 2021

Two West Virginia Guard members were shot near the White House, and the suspect, an Afghan national, had entered the US in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome

Macron to unveil French voluntary military service amid Russia threat

Macron will stress the need to prepare the nation for growing threats, the president's office said ahead of his visit to the Varces military base, in the French Alps