The House is expected to vote on a funding bill to open the government on Wednesday
Where does the world’s second-largest gold hub, Dubai, get its gold from?
Dubai has become the world’s second-largest gold trading hub, sourcing gold from Africa, Russia, Turkey, and Switzerland. With no domestic mines, the emirate leverages strategic trade links, world-class logistics, and geopolitical shifts to dominate th…
CDS addresses Delhi Defence Dialogue in New Delhi
Operation Sindoor is a compelling example of modern warfare; Precision strike capabilities, network-centric ops, digitised intelligence & multi-domain tactics were effectively deployed within a compressed time-frame: CDS “Technological superiority …
South Korea’s KT Corp. launches a sovereign cloud for Korean enterprises built on Azure, with encrypted in-memory computing and strict local data governance (Jie Ye-eun/The Korea Herald)
Jie Ye-eun / The Korea Herald:
South Korea’s KT Corp. launches a sovereign cloud for Korean enterprises built on Azure, with encrypted in-memory computing and strict local data governance — KT Corp. on Wednesday announced the launch…
Guests reportedly left stranded mid-stay following collapse of Marriott-linked hotel chain
The sudden announcement that the hotel operator was no longer working with Sonder caused some guests to spend thousands to find new rooms on short-notice
15th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue held in Hanoi
New Delhi. The 15th edition of India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD), co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sr Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Chien, was held in Hanoi on November 10, 2025. Both sides expres…
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil’s leader Lula says COP30 participants should be ‘inspired’ by Indigenous peoples.
Sources: the Chinese government is intervening in how SMIC allocates its chip output, prioritizing Huawei amid US export restrictions on advanced chips (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the Chinese government is intervening in how SMIC allocates its chip output, prioritizing Huawei amid US export restrictions on advanced chips — Shortages of advanced AI chips are so acute that Beijing …
UK sentences Chinese scammer after record-breaking Bitcoin seizure
Police seized 61,000 Bitcoin from Zhimin Qian, 47, as part of a years-long money laundering investigation.
Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?
Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo, but as the country’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to present a trophy later this monthAnticipation is building among sumo fans in Japan as they wait to discover if the country’s first fema…