US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back

Election Commission on 'damage control' : What do nine new decisions mean?

UK police arrest several under explosives act near air base used by US forces

‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape

LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening

OpenAI AI Agents hacked 4 websites before Hugging Face, researchers reveal

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines

New Friday OTT releases (September 25, 2026): Don’t Be Shy, Hunkkaar: The Roar, Mango Pachcha- 6 movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video and more

Asian Games 2026: India face Afghanistan in quarterfinal on Sep 28; Pakistan clash with Hong Kong

‘Attack on Mecca a red line for Pakistan’: Shehbaz Sharif warns Houthis at UN

WATCH | Delhi minister Parvesh Verma slaps man during road inspection – Here’s what happened

'Countries far from conflict are penalised': Jaishankar calls for Gulf peace, seafarer safety at UN

Bigg Boss 20: Salman Khan schools Rhiti Tiwari over Qazi Touqeer clash, compares her to Dolly Bindra

Gunmen kill 27 in two separate mass shootings in South Africa

Humanoid robots to virtual worlds! Korean sci-fi dramas to watch: Are You Human Too?, Memories of the Alhambra and more

IND vs WI 1st ODI: Naman Dhir debuts as India bowl first in Trivandrum; check playing XIs

Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia

Two men die of suspected chemical exposure inside public toilet in Mumbai

Trump-Xi summit wrap: Big pageantry, Iran talks, few major developments and more meetings planned

‘Could kill billions...’: Bill Gates backs calls to slow AI development amid fears of catastrophe

Bollywood x K-pop crossover! LE SSERAFIM’s Kazuha charms fans with Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Chammak Challo’ steps

US-Iran war: Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz proposal, reports suggest talks expected next week

Jaishankar at UNGA: Goodwill and friendship can't coexist with terrorism

Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India

'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey

UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid

WATCH | As Shehbaz Sharif claims Pakistan’s ‘victory’ during 2025 conflict, Indian diplomat R Srinivas laughs at UN

Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge

Ramayana: Yash’s Ravana gets first official poster from Nitesh Tiwari’s epic

'A terrorist country is asking me that question?': Jaishankar hits back at Pakistani journalist at UN; flags attacks on commercial shipping

Russia will achieve Ukraine war aims; Europe doing everything to block peace talks: Lavrov at UN

Saudi Arabia conjures up visuals of vast deserts and immense oil wealth. But it is also an emerging tourist hub. Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its economy, reducing its dependence on oil. Moreover, it is increasingly turning towards sustainable forms of energy.

Tourism in Saudi Arabia's future plans, country aims to diversify & reduce dependance on oil

To strengthen his ailing conservative party before the election, Jeremy Hunt must provide eye-catching tax cuts in his yearly budget next week. That even as the UK public finances are fragile. A Bloomberg report quoting sources showed that on March 6, the chancellor of the exchequer will announce personal tax cuts of at least 1 percentage point off either the basic rate of income tax or national insurance.

UK's Jeremy Hunt trapped between tax cuts & fragile finances

Saudi Arabia to invest $800 Bn over next decade to develop tourism

The election fever has gripped political parties, even before the first votes are cast. But we take a step back and look at how the economy performs around India's elections. We break down whether good economics is good politics. This is our special segment: Poll-nomics.

Decoding India's political economy

In this exclusive interview, WION speaks to His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He discusses the role of tourism in Saudi’s Vision 2030 plan. Join us on this insightful journey as we unlock the secrets of Saudi Arabia's tourism transformation and the Kingdom’s plans to entice Indian travelers. Watch to know more!

WION Exclusive: Saudi Arabia's Tourism Minister Speaks to WION

Wall Street stocks finished the week with a flourish after continued momentum for equities tied to artificial intelligence, especially Nvidia, which finished with a valuation above $2 trillion for the first time.

Traders' diary: Events to watch this week

Will artificial intelligence soon think like humans? At least, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang thinks that could be a reality in five years. Huang, who heads the world's leading maker of artificial intelligence chips, was responding to a question at a Stanford University event.

Will AI match humans?

Technical snags have forced auto giants General Motors and Toyota to recall a significant number of vehicles off US roads.

General motors recalls 820,000 pickup trucks

In the world of consumer products, trends change every few years. While Apple has enjoyed a dominant market share in China, it is now losing ground in the world's second-largest economy. But demand is picking up in India where the middle class is growing in affluence and aspirations. So, what does the sales of Apple's flagship product say about the state of these two Asian heavyweights and their economies? That's what this next report explores.

What Apple sales say about state of economies

Social media platform Reddit is eyeing a valuation of up to $6.5 billion in its initial public offering or IPO. But this figure is far less than the $10 billion valuation in 2021.

Social media platform seeks valuation of $6.5 billion via IPO

Embattled ed-tech firm Byju's troubles are far from over. In the latest, it is unable to pay staff because it can't access recently raised funds due to a legal dispute with some of its investors.

Byju's unable to pay salaries as it can't access funds: CEO

A day after removing several Indian apps from its Play Store, tech giant Google has agreed to restore them. Reports suggest that the decision was taken after Google officials met India's information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Google restores Indian apps: Reports

"Official data now confirms that India has eliminated extreme poverty, as commonly defined in international comparisons. This is an encouraging development with positive implications for global poverty headcount rates," the Brookings report stated.

India officially eliminates 'extreme poverty': Reports

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. Musk argues that the company has abandoned its original mission to develop artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.

Musk: OpenAI has abandoned its mission of AI for humanity

Paytm payments bank is in deep trouble. India's financial intelligence unit has imposed a penalty of $662,565 on Paytm's payments bank for alleged money laundering, India's finance ministry said.

Paytm payments bank fined for money laundering

In the world of tech, there's been a buzz around the growing number of multinational companies setting up offices in India. They see this as an opportunity to drive new revenue streams. Global companies opened over 118 new 'global capability centers' in India in the past two years, bringing the total to over 1,620. Some worry this might hurt Indian tech firms, but industry leaders have a different outlook.

118 new global capability centres boost insourcing in India

India's rich & ultra-rich have increased their spending on social causes. A new report by a strategic philanthropic organisation shows that philanthropy by rich families is changing the way people are giving back to society.

Donations from ultra-rich reach $835 million in 2022-23: Report

A major rift has opened between Meta and the Australian government. The social media giant is ending payments to Australian news publishers for content shared on Facebook. Meta claims news represents only 3% of what users globally see on their feeds and has discontinued its dedicated news tab in Australia.

Meta to stop paying Australian news publishers for content

Decoding Philanthropy trends in India

Airlines are seeing a strong rebound in travel, as the industry recovers from the covid-19 pandemic..... I-a-g, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, reported a six-fold increase in net profit to 2.9 billion dollars in 2023. Air France-Klm, another major airline group, also reported positive results in 2023, despite facing challenges at the end of the year. The group achieved record revenue of 32.4 billion dollars and a profit of 1 billion dollars.

Airlines see strong travel demand recovery

Brazil takes the lead in proposing a solution to combat tax evasion. With trillions of dollars at stake, the g20 summit sees nations rallying behind the idea of taxing the super-rich.

Brazil proposes tax on super-rich to tackle $4.8 TN tax evasion

The US S-E-C is investigating OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, over concerns that CEO Sam Altman might have misled investors.

Concerns over transparency lead to inquiry

China's manufacturing sector has contracted for a fifth consecutive month, raising concerns about the country's economic recovery. The official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 49.1, signalling ongoing weakness in factory activity.

China's manufacturing contracts for fifth consecutive month

A seismic shift in the financial world as billionaire CEOs, founders, and heirs make headlines with unprecedented stock sell-offs. Amid soaring market highs, these high-profile figures are cashing in billions, raising questions about insider trading, strategic diversification, and the broader implications for both their companies and the market at large.

Billionaire CEOs sell off billions in company stock amid record highs

India's space sector is making significant strides. The country's first crewed mission is set for 2025, and the government is actively supporting the private sector's involvement. These new space regulations aim to simplify the approval process and attract foreign investment, with the goal of narrowing the gap with China.

PM Modi's government approves sweeping Space sector reforms

How did the global stock indices and commodity prices perform in the month of February? What is the economic outlook for the world? All this and much more in the monthly economic health check.

How the global economy performed in February