3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (205+ words) BERLIN: German companies increased investment in China by a third in the first half ​of 2026 while sharply reducing investment in the ‌United States, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW) seen by Reuters on Sunday. German firms…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (103+ words) Trump says US-Canada trade deal likely ‘fairly soon’ Business Recorder DUBLIN: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”, while repeating…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (236+ words) Indonesian rescuers are searching for 140 missing passengers after a ship carrying 243 lost contact in the Java Sea, with 103 evacuated and one fatality. JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people ​from a passenger ship that was earlier reported ⁠missing…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (123+ words) SEOUL: South ​Korea won ‌a final ​ruling ​in a 264-billion-won ($197- ⁠million) ​investor-state ​dispute after a settlement ​panel ​rejected Chinese investor ‌Min ⁠Fengzhen’s challenge of ​a ​2024 ⁠claim dismissal, ​domestic ​media ⁠said on ⁠Sunday. South Korea to extend curbs amid Omicron surge,…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (809+ words) New attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and on a Saudi oil pipeline escalate Middle East tensions, threatening global energy supplies and driving up oil prices. ADEN/DUBAI: Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (194+ words) DUBLIN: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Canada was keen to reach a trade deal with the United States and that an agreement could come “fairly soon”, while repeating complaints that Canada had treated US farmers unfairly and should…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (815+ words) ADEN/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher. The world’s largest crude oil exporter said it…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (247+ words) KINSHASA: More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures from the Congolese authorities. Thought to have been spreading under the radar for weeks, the DRC…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (449+ words) TORONTO: Scottish actor James McAvoy reflected on spirituality ahead of the world premiere of his supernatural drama “Faith” on the second day of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday. The film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (235+ words) SOFIA: An explosion caused a fire at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, local media and officials said on Saturday, the second blaze at a munitions facility in the past few weeks. No one was reported injured in…...