Chinese tech giants race to create the ‘everything app’ of the future

Chinese tech giants race to create the ‘everything app’ of the future

NANJING, CHINA – NOVEMBER 25: Aerial view of Alibaba Jiangsu Headquarters at night on November 25, 2025 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s technology giants are entering a new phase of the artificial intelligence race called ‘agentic commerce,’ as…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, Trump speech in Davos

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, Trump speech in Davos

This photograph taken on January 20, 2026 shows a general view of the town of Davos at nightfall during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. The World Economic Forum takes place in Davos from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23, 2026. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened…

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Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50

Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50

Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold jumped to a record high as Asia-Pacific markets slid Wednesday, with investors seeking safe havens after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs on countries resisting the transfer…

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Iranian soldier is sentenced to death for refusing orders to shoot protesters

Iranian soldier is sentenced to death for refusing orders to shoot protesters

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A young soldier who refused to obey orders to shoot protesters during one of Iran’s most intense waves of nationwide unrest has been sentenced to death, a human rights group reported Tuesday. The Iran Human Rights Society (IHRS) identified the soldier as Javid Khales, who was arrested…

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Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain

Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain

That still represents less than a quarter of the 4.7 million Syrian refugees who in August this year were still living in Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt after being driven from the country by years of brutal conflict, according to a UNHCR report from earlier this month. While the country has seen one million…

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Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns

Women’s leadership role in peace and security issues ‘going in reverse’, UN chief warns

Members met for their annual open debate on the women, peace and security agenda just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Council’s landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on the issue. As the Secretary-General noted, the resolution “gave voice to a simple truth: women’s leadership is central to just and lasting peace”, in addition to inspiring…

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From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

From crisis to classroom: How the UN supports education in conflict zones

Of the 234 million school-age children affected by conflict globally, 85 million children are completely out of school.   The figures are “unprecedented,” Helena Murseli, who leads the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) Global Education in Emergencies team, told UN News.  UNICEF’s Helena Murseli (centre) meets children in a classroom in the DR Congo. “These are…

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Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos

Rising hunger and displacement pose growing economic risk, UN tells Davos

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that an estimated 318 million people worldwide now face crisis levels of hunger or worse, with hundreds of thousands already experiencing famine-like conditions. It cautioned that deep funding shortfalls are forcing it to cut rations and scale back assistance at a time of surging needs. Current forecasts…

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UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January

UN ‘high seas’ treaty clears ratification threshold, to enter into force in January

Morocco and Sierra Leone joined the list of States ratifying on Friday, becoming the 60th and 61st parties to the pact. The treaty, formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ…

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Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid

Volker Türk said he was outraged by renewed overnight attacks that knocked out power and heating in major cities – including Kyiv and Odesa – as temperatures plunged well below zero and civilians bear the brunt of what he described as unlawful assaults on civilian infrastructure. He said the Russian strikes “can only be described…

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