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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Summit, saying ties between China and the US have stabilized and taking swipes at the growing tensions between the US and other NATO members. (Source: Bloomberg)

Pentagon chief still presses allies to boost defence spending to counter ‘military build-up’ by Beijing

While AI is helping coders produce code faster, it may not be producing better code, researchers warn. And that could cause problems down the road for them.

SBM Offshore awarded multibillion-dollar FPSO contracts for Petrobras project

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival lacked major Hollywood studio premieres, but the Croisette was still buzzing with news of acquisitions, awards contenders and AI chatter.

The goodbye emails started arriving on a Monday. By Friday, Sheila’s inbox told the story of an organisation coming apart at the seams, one farewell at a time. Sheila* had spent nearly a decade helping run US-funded development projects in the Philippines. She had watched them grow, hire staff and t

The US president met his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.

China's GAC lost $1,200 per vehicle in 2025 as Honda tie-up deadline nears

Milan prosecutors investigate two Iranians over threats to dissidents Reuters

The US government bond market notched a weekly advance, recouping some of its losses since the start of the war on Iran, as oil prices declined in anticipation of an agreement to end the conflict.