Amazon could be biggest fin winner in Anthropic’s potential IPO
Amazon could emerge as the biggest financial beneficiary of Anthropic’s potential initial public offering (IPO), with its investment in the…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign is creating challenges for the country’s leadership succession, with a…
Read MoreIsrael election no clear winner, Netanyahu faces strong challenge
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a significant electoral setback, but remains in contention to lead the next government…
Read MoreWhen protest becomes the only way to be heard
Editorial By Shamorita Barua For 71 years, Maricarmen Abascal lived in the same Madrid flat. On 23 September, at the fourth attempt, police…
Read MoreXi Jinping’s party discipline drive deepens
China’s fifth plenum places political discipline and institutional control at the centre of the Communist Party’s agenda, as sweeping…
Read MoreSaudi-Pakistani-Turkish defence pact opens a new channel with Iran
The first four-country security meeting in Tehran highlights a dual-track regional strategy: strengthening collective defence while seeking…
Read MoreFrance pledges university admissions overhaul
France’s government has pledged to replace its national university admissions platform by 2028 and expand education funding after weeks of…
Read MoreEgypt backs Saudi Arabia, and Iran hosts regional talks
The Middle East is entering another period of strategic uncertainty as military operations against Yemen’s Houthi movement intensify, Egypt…
Read MoreIsraeli diaspora returns to vote, election tests Netanyahu’s future
Israel’s parliamentary election has prompted tens of thousands of citizens living overseas to return home to cast their ballots, adding an…
Read MoreUK minimum wage set for 3.9% rise as govt weighs youth employment risks
The proposed increase would lift the hourly rate for workers aged 21 and over to about £13.20 from April 2027, while a similar rise for…
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