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Strong growth, fewer layoffs—but a divided economy: What the latest US data shows

Robust GDP growth and falling jobless claims point to resilience in the US economy, even as unemployment touches a two-year high. Read More

Bangladesh police announce reward after Hindu homes torched amid spreading mob violence

Bangladesh police announced a reward for information on attackers who set on fire a Hinduowned house near the southeastern port city of Chattogram, as mob violence emerged as a major crisis in the changed political landscape. Read More

Israeli authorities arrest man on suspicion of spying for Iran

Israeli authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of an Israeli man on suspicion of committing security offences under the direction of Iranian intelligence agents. Read More

‘I have a plan’: Back in Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman casts self in Martin Luther King Jr’s mould

Arriving in Bangladesh after 17 years of exile, Tarique Rahman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has sought to cast himself in the mould of Martin Luther King Jr and promised the country he has a plan. Read More

2025: A year China struggled on all fronts—economy, politics and regional pushback

2025 is likely to be remembered as a year when China’s long-projected momentum collided with hard limits at home and abroad. Read More

Algeria fuels feud with France, approves law to declares colonisation ‘a crime’

Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130year rule, among other demands seeking to redress historical wron Read More

Nvidia backs away from direct cloud fight with Amazon, Google and Microsoft

Nvidia is quietly rethinking its cloud ambitions, pulling back from a direct fight with Amazon, Google and Microsoft as technical hurdles and business risks mount. Read More

Oil ‘quarantine’ Venezuela for at least two months: Trump’s new order to US military

US is ramping up pressure on Venezuela, ordering military forces to enforce a two-month ‘quarantine’ on Venezuelan oil exports, tightening sanctions on Maduro’s government while stopping short of a formal blockade, as Washington bets economic squeeze Read More