‘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...
Protesters take to the streets on Sunday as regime blames ‘rioters’ and the US and Israel for unrest...
Cloudflare data shows a near-total blackout as demonstrations calling for regime change spread and authorities tighten control....
Thousands displaced in Aleppo as clashes between Syrian forces and the SDF intensify for the third consecutive day....
Profits available to be shared by partners fell by a fifth to £61mn for year to March 2025...
Country’s output could drop by a third in next month, threatening Trump’s hopes of windfall for energy sector...
From Sudan to Gaza, impunity for violence against women is fuelling conflict worldwide, the UN’s deputy chief warns....
In his Christmas Eve address, President Zelenskyy voiced Ukrainians' wish for Putin's demise and condemned Russia's ongoing attacks....
The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE forces ...
Protests around Iran over its economy have continued on January 6, with demonstrators holding a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, later dispersed by security forces. It all comes down to a currency in ...
France is becoming a European hotspot for crypto wrench attacks, with over 14 crypto-related attacks documented last year....
'Main reason for optimism' is a belief that war in Ukraine will end in 2026 with Moscow's 'objectives' achieved....
Chatham House director Bronwen Maddox lays out the obstacles blocking progress on Trump’s plan for a ‘new Middle East’....
Move comes nearly two decades after it entered the EU as hope for stability clashes with fear of rising prices....
Beirut is cracking down on traffickers who enjoyed impunity for decades. But the roots of their illicit empires run deep...
A lone goal by the Manchester United forward is enough for Ivory Coast to successfully begin their AFCON title defence....
China’s consumer prices stayed unchanged from the previous year in 2025 while factory-gate prices fell by 2.6 per cent, suggesting lingering deflationary pressures and underscoring the need for furthe...
On the heels of the US attack on Venezuela, leaders from major European powers and Canada are rallying behind Greenland amid threats of a US takeover. Nick Morgan, Director of the Centre for Latin Ame...
Washington and Bogotá have enjoyed security cooperation for decades but ties have deteriorated since Trump began his second term last January....
Craig was one of the last remaining elephants identified as super tuskers in Africa, but also became a symbol for conservation....