More Georgia’s college and technical students may soon be eligible for grant money to help them complete their degree after a mathematical oversight made it impossible for many to qualify. A House ...
Chinese banks again block payments to Russia following tougher US sanctions
The tightening of US financial sanctions, which at the end of 2024 affected Gazprombank, one of the few major Russian lenders, and in 2025 affected dozens of intermediary companies that supplied goods ...
Kuwait Sets Out Path For Potential $65 Billion of Bond Sales
Kuwait may soon be able to sell debt for the first time in eight years, with the Council of Ministers expected to approve a new law that could enable 20 billion dinars ($65 billion) to be raised over ...
Google’s Gemini is helping hackers work faster but hasn’t unlocked new attacks—yet
Google's own cybersecurity teams found evidence of nation-state hackers using Gemini to help with some aspects of cyberattacks.
VietNam Holding Ltd seeks block listing for 1.2 million shares
LONDON - VietNam Holding Limited, an investment company, has applied for a block listing of 1,216,545 ordinary shares, targeting the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the London ...
Analysis-Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to ‘normal’ central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely bring the central bank's thinking ...
Afghanistan’s exiled female cricketers are finding a way back into the international game
Afghanistan's female cricketers, who escaped to Australia after the Taliban retook control in 2021, are finding a way back into the international game. | ITV National News
Germany’s lessons from Afghanistan: Bundestag takes stock
The German parliament wanted to know why the 20-year Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan was a failure and what lessons could be learned for other foreign missions. Apparently there are many.
Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
South Korea’s webtoon comics have readers hooked
South Korea is seeing a boom in webtoons – short episodic comics that are designed to be read on smartphones. They are hugely popular in the country, where some 35 million people read at least one