US House committee moves to advance bill to end partial government shutdown

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Markets rebound as stocks, metals and oil recover after Asia-wide sell-off

Trump unveils trade deal with India to cut tariffs

Asia

China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

World

Australia’s central bank raises interest rates for 1st time since 2023

World

Winter storm grounds more than 1,200 flights across the US

Asia

India halves development aid to Bangladesh amid strained relations

World

Rising euro adds pressure on ECB as rate cut debate grows

Asia

How Bangladesh economy stands to gain as dollar hits four-year low

Aerospace & Defence

SpaceX seeks approval to deploy up to one million AI-powered satellites

Asia

South Korea posts record January exports on AI chip boom

Spotlight

Green funds must prioritise SMEs

At a time when the government urges industries to go green and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs willing to invest in renewable energy are being trapped in endless delays, paperwork, and silence from banks.

Powering our digital transformation locally

There is no questioning the importance of embracing digital technology; while this is true for every nation on the planet, digitization holds particular promise for a developing nation such as ours.

US leads NATO defense spending as European allies follow behind

The United States remains by far the largest military spender among NATO countries, according to recent data highlighting defense budgets across key member states.

Billionaire wealth soars to record $18.3 trillion

Global billionaire fortunes surged 16% in 2025 to $18.3 trillion, marking the highest level ever and widening economic and political divides, anti-poverty group Oxfam reported Monday.

Climate justice cannot be an afterthought

While we continue to speak of the numerous issues that our country currently faces, we must remember that climate change remains our single biggest existential threat.

Opinion

Green funds must prioritise SMEs

Powering our digital transformation locally

Climate justice cannot be an afterthought

The US is already at war with Venezuela

‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption?

Creating space for renewables

Cloudflare, AWS outages expose hidden weaknesses in the Internet

How to really deal with climate change?

Asian Biz

China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns

China will ban hidden car door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first nation to restrict the design over safety risks linked to accidents and emergency access.

India halves development aid to Bangladesh amid strained relations

India has slashed its development assistance to Bangladesh by 50 percent in the Union Budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, reflecting a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties following the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

India will buy oil from Venezuela, not Iran: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India will begin buying crude oil from Venezuela rather than purchasing it from Iran, describing the arrangement as already agreed in concept. Trump made the comments to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travelled from Washington to Florida.

How Bangladesh economy stands to gain as dollar hits four-year low

The weakening dollar, which hit a four-year low last week against major global currencies amid rising tensions between the US and Europe over Greenland, is expected to help Bangladesh contain inflation and ease its debt servicing burden, giving the central bank more flexibility in monetary policy.

World Biz

US House committee moves to advance bill to end partial government shutdown

The US House Rules Committee on Monday advanced legislation aimed at ending a partial government shutdown, clearing the way for a full vote in the lower chamber.

Australia’s central bank raises interest rates for 1st time since 2023

Markets rebound as stocks, metals and oil recover after Asia-wide sell-off

Trump unveils trade deal with India to cut tariffs

Tech

Bitcoin falls to lowest level since 2025 tariff shock

OpenAI in talks to secure up to $40bn from major tech partners

Tesla scraps Model S and Model X to build robots

NASA releases striking new image of dying star’s Helix Nebula

Aerospace & Defence

Iran says nuclear talks with US possible if trust is restored

Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that the door remains open to meaningful nuclear negotiations with the United States if trust can be rebuilt, while cautioning that any military conflict would spread across the wider Middle East.

SpaceX seeks approval to deploy up to one million AI-powered satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has applied for permission to launch up to one million satellites into low-Earth orbit, proposing a vast new network of “orbital data centres” designed to support the growing demands of artificial intelligence.

US leads NATO defense spending as European allies follow behind

The United States remains by far the largest military spender among NATO countries, according to recent data highlighting defense budgets across key member states.

Denmark and Greenland float NATO arctic mission amid US pressure

Denmark and Greenland have proposed a NATO mission in the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday, as concerns grow over US statements suggesting a possible takeover of the autonomous Danish territory.