Dutch technology giant ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to make semiconductor chips, said Wednesday that the huge demand for AI had powered record sales and strong profits, and vowed to scale up production. ASML, Europe’s biggest tech firm by market value, said net profit came in at 5.0 billion euros ($5.6 billion) in the third […]
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Top Indian ‘cockroach’ leaders sent to jail after protest
Two leaders of India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as police racheted up efforts to clamp down on anti-election commission protests. CJP activists and opposition parties have defied a security crackdown to demand the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, accusing the poll body of manipulating […]
Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island’s position for US and European security. Washington signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen’s strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force. Greenland, […]
Ukraine ex-military officer to stand trial over Nord Stream sabotage
A former Ukrainian military officer is set to become the first person to stand trial over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline bombings when proceedings begin in a German court Wednesday. In September that year, seven months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a series of blasts under the Baltic Sea damaged three of the four […]
China heads for record trade surplus as exports surge
China’s exports soared in September, official data showed Wednesday, putting it on course for a record annual trade surplus — and likely more friction with the European Union and the United States. The world’s second-largest economy recorded a $133.5-billion trade surplus in September, the most since January 2025, driven by exports surging 36.3 percent year-on-year, according […]
Japan urges ‘impartial treatment’ of journalist arrested in Russia
Tokyo said Wednesday it had urged Moscow to ensure “fair and impartial treatment” of a Japanese journalist who was arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage. Russia has arrested several citizens of what it calls “unfriendly” countries in recent years, accusing them of working for Western intelligence services. Russia’s foreign ministry identified the reporter Tuesday […]
IMF chief says Saudi attacks could have negative spillover ‘everywhere’
International Monetary Fund head Kristalina Georgieva said Wednesday that recent attacks on Saudi Arabia could impact people “everywhere”, as conflict in the energy-rich region adds to wide-ranging economic concerns. A violent battle between a Saudi-led coalition and Yemen’s Houthis has erupted in recent days, with missile strikes on airports and energy facilities across the kingdom. […]
Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood riverside communities to spare the capital. Inside the home of Kamonchanok Sathaphonamonwut, raised more than three metres (10 feet) above the ground in Ayutthaya province, her family of three sleeps on makeshift platforms and cannot […]
Seeing pivotal election, Israelis fly from around world to vote
Liran Naaman said he spent 800 euros (nearly $900) to fly from Amsterdam, where he has lived for the past 11 years, to his native Israel, all to vote in the October 27 election. He has returned to vote in every election except during the Covid-19 pandemic, and believes this time his participation matters more […]