‘It’s been an expensive year’: Meituan counts cost of China’s delivery wars
Competition from Alibaba and JD.com for fast-growing instant retail market has hit the Beijing-based group...
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Competition from Alibaba and JD.com for fast-growing instant retail market has hit the Beijing-based group...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Russia has escalated attacks on the Odesa region of Ukraine. ✓ President Volodymyr Zelensky warned about the intent behin...
📋 Key Facts ✓ A Japanese official warned about the yen's sudden weakness. ✓ Traders perceive higher potential for government interv...
📋 Key Facts ✓ At least 70,669 Palestinians killed since October 2023 ✓ 171,165 Palestinians wounded in the same period ...
Matchday One of AFCON 2025 wrapped up last night in Morocco, with all 24 teams having now played their opening game....
Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Gaza wa...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Srebrenica genocide took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ✓ It is associated with profound horrors during the Bosnian...
These are the key developments from day 1,400 of Russia’s war on Ukraine....
From Ukraine to Palestine to Sudan, millions were exposed to conflict in 2025...
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense. Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images NATO militaries are seeking air defense tools that are more affordable than expensi...
'Main reason for optimism' is a belief that war in Ukraine will end in 2026 with Moscow's 'objectives' achieved....
Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions on the war and the economy during his annual televised phone-in event. Contributor/Getty Images Most Russians expect the war with Ukraine to end in 2026...
Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro used a hospital stay for surgery to formally endorse his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Imralı is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. ✓ The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
Danish police at Copenhagen Airport on September 22. STEVEN KNAP/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Several European airports have been temporarily shut down due to nearby drone sightings. Analysts a...
Experienced Ukrainian troops showed their Western trainers that, particularly in urban environments, they wanted to move slowly. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images A British trainer who worked with ...
Khartoum proposes plan to end the conflict, but the UN warns violence is worsening....
Istanbul police raided 124 locations on Thursday, seizing weapons and documents as authorities warn of planned attacks during the festive period....
Australian police are investigating a “suspicious fire” after a car carrying a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set ablaze on Thursday in Melbourne. The empty car, which had a “Hap...
📋 Key Facts ✓ iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 14 and will be acquired by Picea Robotics. ✓ Founded in 1990 by Colin ...