Syria grants immediate citizenship to Kurds in wake of gains against SDF
Interior Minister Anas Khattab’s order includes all listed as stateless and sets February 5 as deadline for its rollout.
Day: January 29, 2026
China sends team to help catch man who poured hot coffee on Australian baby
Itinerant worker reportedly fled to China after dousing 9-month-old with hot coffee in 2024
Marinakis and Heidmar rip up container ship sale deal
Contract agreed last July would have seen Pankaj Khanna’s management operation move into shipowning
European markets open higher as earnings ‘super Thursday’ unfolds
European stocks opened higher on Thursday, with traders focused on a raft of earnings reports from some of Europe’s biggest companies.
China Vows To Develop Space Tourism, Explore Deep Space As It Races US
China’s main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as Beijing revs up its commercial spaceflight and deep space exploration ambitions amid a technology race with the US.
James Fisher positive on profit as tankers kept busy in strong markets
UK owner says conditions remain supportive this year, despite softness in oil and gas
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: EU edges out U.S. in getting India to slash auto tariffs, but can European carmakers win big?
India has shed import duties on European cars, opening its long-protected auto industry from global competition.
China bans 73 persons from soccer for life in latest anti-corruption controversy
China banned 73 persons from soccer for life on Thursday and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign over alleged match-fixing.
Keir Starmer meets Xi Jinping in Beijing to strengthen UK-China relations
The first UK prime minister to visit in eight years, Starmer has sought business deals and a “strategic partnership” to reset ties strained by decades of tensions.
Watch: Wheel falls off British Airways flight from LA, video goes viral as plane completes 5,000 miles to land safely in London
A British Airways flight from Las Vegas to London makes headlines as a landing gear wheel detached during take-off. The Airbus A350-1000 continued its journey for nine hours. The aircraft landed safely at Heathrow Airport. No injuries were reported. Av…