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Blinken to travel to Mideast amid US concern over Israel-Palestine violence

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year, amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence

Russia's path to 2024 Olympics takes shape, Ukraine objects amid war

Russia's path to sending a team to the Paris Olympics next year became clearer on Thursday amid fierce objections from Ukraine

Russia launches wave of missile, drone attacks: Ukrainian officials

Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country

US Treasury Secy Janet Yellen discusses energy transition in South Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is discussing South Africa's transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country's finance minister Thursday

Japan launches intel satellite to watch North Korea, improve response

Japan successfully launched a rocket on Thursday carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve disaster response

Toyota Motor Corp's CEO Akio Toyoda to step aside, become chairman

Toyota announced the leadership reshuffle without any forewarning, but it had a lively promotional video prepared to highlight Toyoda and Sato's love for electric vehicles and fast cars

Israel's tech industry speaking out in criticism against govt policies

Israel's new government pushes ahead with its far-right agenda, the industry is flexing its muscle and speaking out in unprecedented criticism against policies

Snowstorm sweeps through South Korean capital Seoul, nearby regions

Traffic on the country's major roads was normal, although 110 hiking trails across three national parks remained closed

Tesla says it will invest $3.6 bn in Nevada truck factory expansion

The company confirmed it plans to produce high volumes of semi-trucks and make enough cell batteries for 2 million light-duty vehicles annually in Nevada

Top UN woman urges Muslim nations to move Taliban back to 21st century

She said the officials sought to stress things that they say they have done and not gotten recognition for and what they called their effort to create an environment that protects women

IOC seeks to let Russians compete at Paris Olympics as neutral athletes

athletes who have been actively supporting the war in Ukraine face being excluded from the Paris Olympics that open in 18 months' time, the IOC said

Tesla says its 4Q profit rose 59% to $3.69 bn, expects strong margins

Revenue for the quarter was $24.32 billion, which fell short of the $24.67 billion that analysts expected.

Elon Musk's 'impulsive' use of Twitter seizes spotlight in Tesla trial

Musk, who now owns the Twitter service that's central to the trial about his management of Tesla, raised the prospect of a buyout in an Aug. 7, 2018 tweet stating he had the funding secured for deal

Ex-US Prez Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban

Donald Trump was suspended on Jan. 7, a day after the deadly 2021 insurrection

Investment bank Goldman Sachs to partially retreat from consumer banking

Last week, the bank disclosed that it had accumulated $3 billion in losses in its consumer banking franchise since 2020

Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught, says official

Ukrainian forces have conducted an organised retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said on Wednesday, in what is a rare but modest battlefield triumph for the Kremlin

Amazon warehouse workers hold first UK strike, adding to labour turmoil

Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a dispute over pay and working conditions, adding to a wave of industrial labour action

Boeing loses $663 mn in Q4 despite higher revenue amid supply chain problem

Boeing said on Wednesday it lost USD 663 million in the fourth quarter as rising production costs and supply-chain problems offset rising revenue.

Germany's Scholz to unveil Ukraine tank plan to parliament

Chancellor Olaf Scholz was expected to announce on Wednesday that his government will approve supplying German-made battle tanks to Ukraine

South Korea, Japan grapple with heavy snow; Chaos, delay at airports

About 140 homes in capital Seoul and nearby regions reported busted water pressure pumps or pipes as temperatures dipped to around minus 15 to minus 20 degrees Celsius across the mainland