India-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, whose group Fairfax won the bid to buy 60. 7% in IDBI Bank, is upbeat about India and its prospects. He discusses the way forward for the bank and synergies...
10.16.2026 Indiatimes.comRishi Sunak, former UK prime minister, urged so-called middle powers to become a “poisonous shrimp” to carve out strategic economic leverage in a more turbulent global environment. Sunak drew from a m...
10.15.2026 Bloomberg.com and 1 sitesSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox President Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a ceremonial welcome at the Royal Palace on Oct 19, during his five-day state visit to Sweden. STOCK...
10.19.2026 straitstimes.com , yahoo.com
LIKE a villager urging neighbours to confront a prowling predator together, Mark Carney sought to rally the world’s middle powers. In a speech in January to the World Economic Forum at Davos, Canada’s...
10.16.2026 Hindustantimes.com
It is likely the Malaysian wedding of the year, perhaps even the decade. On Oct 10, 2026, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Bella Astillah (Dayang Nabellah Awang Astillah in full) solemnised their marriage on the 118th floor of the Merdeka 118 tower (now called Menara Merdeka Maybank). Wedding guests included top-ranking politicians and celebrities from the entertainment world. And if you couldn’t attend, you could have caught a live broadcast of the ceremony as part of an eight-episode televisi...
10.18.2026 Thestar.com.myEric Miller is p resident of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute On Oct. 19, Albertans will vote on whether they wish to pursue separation from Canada. If...
10.15.2026 Theglobeandmail.comAnalysis - Winston Peters has spent three decades perfecting the art of being kingmaker. But last night, there were signs of a changing of the guard - with Opportunity's Qiulae Wong making a compellin...
10.13.2026 Rnz.co.nz and 1 sites
Technology capital is increasing sharply. Vietnam is facing a crucial shift in attracting foreign investment, moving from a focus on increasing capital scale to selecting investment flows capable of g...
10.15.2026 Vietnamplus.vn and 1 sitesRenowned Professor of Political Economy, Prof. Pat Utomi has criticised Nigerians who defend the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they are defending those who make their lives miserable....
10.17.2026 Naijanews.com and 1 sites
In some political quarters in Kenya, the word Singapore is the flagmast of our developmental aspirations. President William Ruto, his political allies and members of his administration frequently use the analogy of Singapore to paint a picture of the...
10.15.2026 Citizen.digital