AstraZeneca, BP, HSBC, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Schroders and Standard Chartered, are among the British firms set to join a revamped "UK-China CEO Council," said the sources.
India is recalibrating its approach to the United States under Donald Trump’s second term, as his personality-driven, transactional style forces New Delhi to navigate unpredictability, safeguard interests, and build alternative partnerships.
The regional governor approved the resumption last month, although public opinion remains sharply divided.
The US State Department has placed a $10 million reward on Saeed under its Rewards for Justice programme, identifying him as the head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a known LeT front.
China, the largest market for semiconductors, is looking to build up its homegrown chip industry and decrease reliance on US products.
The ChatGPT maker will work with communities where it’s developing the projects to ensure they don’t raise electricity costs.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warns Europe must act faster on defence and growth as a permanent global shift towards “raw power” strains alliances and deepens tensions with the US.
Speaking in Davos, Shehbaz Sharif stressed the need for “teamwork” between Pakistan’s political and military leadership to deal with the country’s worsening economic challenges.
Spain’s king and queen visited the crash site on Tuesday and met survivors of the accident, which left more than 120 people injured.
Of the 286 accused, 259, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are still at large and are tried in absentia
Trump's plan has so far drawn cautious reactions from Western allies, as diplomats say it could undermine the work of the United Nations.
Schools are often shut for millions of children and hospitals fill up when the smog is at its worst, caused by a dangerous combination of poor-quality diesel, agricultural burning and winter weather
Bessent’s assertion that India has “stopped” buying Russian oil does not stand up to scrutiny. At most, the data shows short-term fluctuations driven by shipping, pricing and refinery schedules.
Indian intelligence warns Lashkar-e-Taiba is pursuing a hybrid revival, mixing political outreach and youth mobilisation to rebuild local networks and sleeper forces, echoing its pre-2008 operational model under renewed strategy.
Alibaba this week established a 250 million yuan ($35.9 million) joint venture with China National Nuclear Power Co. and several other partners, according to data on corporate database Tianyancha
A secret CIA role in Venezuela points to a sharper, risk-heavy turn in US intelligence strategy, and a renewed focus on Latin America under President Trump’s second term.
After years of shrugging off Trump-era trolling, Ottawa is treating Arctic pressure as a real strategic threat, and reshaping its defence, diplomacy, and alliances accordingly.
For years, France’s president relied on personal rapport to steady Donald Trump. With tariffs threatened and Greenland in play, that approach is starting to look exhausted.
A century-old deal often cited in today’s Greenland debate shows how much the rules of power, territory, and consent have changed since 1917.
Nearly two days after one of Spain’s deadliest rail disasters in over a decade, a heavy piece of train debris found far from the tracks has opened a new line of questioning for investigators still struggling to understand what went wrong.
US stocks, Treasuries and the dollar fall as Trump threatens tariffs on Europe over Greenland, reviving the ‘Sell America’ trade and unsettling global markets.
An unscripted, meandering appearance in the White House briefing room offered a clear preview of a second year shaped less by institutions and restraint, and more by a president convinced he answers only to himself.
According to Zakaria, Pakistan’s current charm offensive is not rooted in long-term policy alignment or regional stability but in reading Trump’s personality and feeding his preferences.
As Donald Trump heads to Davos amid the Greenland row, tariff threats and alliance strain, European leaders are bracing for a speech that could redefine the future of the US-led global order.
A set of wedding photographs sparked viral speculation and ridicule online, reigniting a familiar debate about how women politicians are judged less for their work and more for how they look.
Investigators say material recovered from the suspect’s mobile device is now part of a wider effort to reconstruct motive, mental state, and the events leading up to the killings.
A quirky scientific finding explains how gut bacteria in Asian elephants change coffee beans long before they are roasted.
New research suggests microplastics are no longer just on land and in oceans but are now shaping the air above some of China’s biggest urban centres.
US President Donald Trump returns to Davos after six years, meet top Indian CEOs and other global leaders, as trade tensions, visa curbs and geopolitical disputes cast a shadow over the World Economic Forum 2026.
Defence minister Khawaja Asif backed calls for stronger local governments, saying it was “humanly impossible” to run Karachi under the existing administrative setup
Macron was addressing global leaders at Davos when attention shifted from his remarks to his eyewear. The mirrored sunglasses stood out in a formal indoor setting and sparked a wave of online chatter.
The organisers of USA House issued a public warning on their website, urging visitors to avoid purchasing VIP access packages from unauthorised sellers.
The last time both benchmarks fell below their 200-day moving averages was on May 9, 2025. At 11.40 am, the Sensex was down 1 percent, or 747 points, at 81,537, while the Nifty declined 0.77 percent, or 190 points, to 25,042.
An internal probe is examining allegations that US Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer misused official travel, drank on duty and took staff to a strip club during a taxpayer-funded trip, claims she has denied.
While other European leaders have tried to keep a measured tone to prevent the trans-Atlantic dispute from escalating, Macron came out swinging.
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court barred Trump from immediately removing Cook, allowing her to remain in her post until it could hear the case contesting her dismissal.
President Donald Trump’s Air Force One turned back to Washington shortly after takeoff due to a minor electrical issue, with the White House saying he will continue to Davos on another aircraft.
Donald Trump held a 100-minute White House news conference touting his first year back in office as NATO tensions, protests and election risks mount.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif faced ridicule after inaugurating a Pizza Hut outlet in Sialkot that was later declared unauthorised by the company.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urges middle powers to act with honesty and strength, saying “the old order is not coming back” and calling for a new, cooperative global approach.
Donald Trump says the US would 'wipe out' Iran if it tried to assassinate him, as protests, executions and military movements raise US-Iran tensions.
Before Greenland, Trump has previously threatened to annex Canada and early on Tuesday shared an AI image of a map showing Canada and Greenland as part of the United States.
Williams ranks sixth among Americans for the longest single spaceflight, tied with astronaut Butch Wilmore, after both spent 286 days in orbit during missions involving Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX Crew-9.
At Davos, Canada PM Mark Carney says the rules-based order is broken and urges middle powers to build strength, diversify ties and act together.
JD and Usha Vance shared that both mother and baby are doing well, with the new addition due in late July.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned at Davos that the US-led rules-based world order is breaking down and urged middle powers to act collectively in the new global reality.
This comes amid rising violent incidents spanning multiple districts in Bangladesh against minorities.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said India “has stopped buying Russian oil” following a 25% tariff imposed by President Donald Trump, as Washington considers far steeper sanctions on other buyers, especially China.
Harsh V Pant says Donald Trump’s second term is accelerating a global rebalancing, with countries across regions reassessing security, trade and diplomacy to hedge against an increasingly unreliable United States.