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Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani seated opposite Lebanese President Joseph Aoun beside the Lebanese flag at Baabda Palace

Qatar Offers to Fund Lebanon’s Power Plant, but Gives No Price or Date

Qatar's prime minister visited Beirut on Friday, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Qatar will finance and operate an electricity project at no upfront cost to the Treasury. A solar plant with

October 16, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Liquid-cooled server board with CPU and DCU chips submerged in coolant at the World AI Conference in Shanghai

China Orders AI Export Registration, Spares Chatbot Access

Chinese firms must now register AI technology exports with the Commerce Ministry, including deals already under way. Chatbot access, APIs and open-source releases fall outside the draft rule, but its thresholds are

October 16, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Singapore Orders Seven Indonesian Firms to Douse Fires as Haze Worsens

Singapore served preventive notices on seven Indonesian companies on Friday, as its air index ran as high as 222. The demands repeat NEA's 2015 notices word for word, and a 2021 ministerial

October 16, 2026

Climate·Government and Politics·News

Zeine Zeidane, director of the IMF African Department, speaking at a microphone behind a name card at the October 2026 Annual Meetings briefing in Bangkok

IMF: Africa Rode Out the Oil Shock, but Aid Cuts Leave No Cushion

The IMF's Africa chief says sub-Saharan growth will hold at 4.5% in 2026 and 2027, but resilience is not immunity. Interest already takes a median 12% of government revenue, bilateral aid is

October 16, 2026

Business·News

Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung speaking at the Government's regular meeting in Hanoi

A Week After a Rating Upgrade, Vietnam Raises Its Foreign Debt Cap to 50%

Vietnam signed a revised public debt strategy on Thursday that raises the external debt ceiling from 45 to 50 percent of GDP through 2030, a week after R&I rated it investment grade.

October 16, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

A speaker at a podium during the grand opening ceremony of Lenovo's regional headquarters in Riyadh, with an audience in Saudi headdress in the foreground

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

Saudi Arabia drew SR159.1 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, a third more than a year earlier, but outflows nearly doubled and net flows rose only 1.7 percent. GASTAT's annual bulletin

October 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

A rescuer in a yellow helmet stands with a shovel in a classroom with the roof torn open after a school roof collapse in Peshawar

Peshawar School Roof Collapse Kills 31, and Nobody Says Who Cleared It

At least 31 people died when the roof of Al-Khair Education Centre fell on a classroom in Peshawar, and counts of the dead still differ. The school was registered in March, and

October 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A supermarket worker arranging goods on a shelf in Canberra as a shopper passes

Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

Australia lost 39,300 jobs in September and unemployment rose to 4.7 percent, just 16 days after the Reserve Bank's fourth rate rise this year. The ABS itself warns the monthly figure is

October 16, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Close-up of the Bank of England emblem, showing the bank's name around the figure of Britannia

UK Economy Beats Forecasts in August, but Pubs and Leisure Venues Shrank

UK GDP rose 0.1% in August against forecasts of a contraction, but restaurants, pubs and leisure businesses cut output. The split reaches the Bank of England three weeks before its November 5

October 16, 2026

Economy·News

Snow-covered summit of Avachinsky volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula rising through a ring of cloud, seen from orbit

Japan Warned of a Magnitude 9.9 Quake. The Real One Was a 6.9 in Kamchatka

Japan's weather agency issued an early warning for a magnitude 9.9 earthquake that did not exist, then withdrew it about eight minutes later. The real quake was a magnitude 6.9 near Kamchatka,

October 16, 2026

News·Science

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Qatar Offers to Fund Lebanon’s Power Plant, but Gives No Price or Date

China Orders AI Export Registration, Spares Chatbot Access

Singapore Orders Seven Indonesian Firms to Douse Fires as Haze Worsens

IMF: Africa Rode Out the Oil Shock, but Aid Cuts Leave No Cushion

A Week After a Rating Upgrade, Vietnam Raises Its Foreign Debt Cap to 50%

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

Peshawar School Roof Collapse Kills 31, and Nobody Says Who Cleared It

Australia Sheds 39,300 Jobs 16 Days After the RBA’s Fourth Rate Rise

UK Economy Beats Forecasts in August, but Pubs and Leisure Venues Shrank

Japan Warned of a Magnitude 9.9 Quake. The Real One Was a 6.9 in Kamchatka

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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