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Bangladesh dockers strike over foreign takeover of key port
Bangladesh's dock workers escalated a strike on Saturday at the country's biggest port, Chattogram, protesting plans by the interim government to lease operating licences to a foreign company.
Arsenal saddened by death of two legends on the same day
Arsenal Football Club have been struck with double agony following the passing of two club legends, Colin Addison and Willie Young, on the same day.
China's Xi to meet South Korean leader, capping APEC summit
Xi Jinping will sit down with South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung on Saturday, after taking centre stage at an Asian summit in the wake of a US leader Donald Trump's departure. Trump chose to return to the United States following those talks, leaving the Chinese leader to take centre stage at a summit in which he has framed Beijing as a counterweight to an American-led international order.
Panama wins canal expansion arbitration against Spanish company
Panama's government won a lawsuit against Spanish company Sacyr, officials said Friday, after the firm claimed it was owed around $2.3 billion for its work expanding the Panama Canal.
China to exempt some Nexperia orders from export ban
China said Saturday it will exempt some Nexperia chips from an export ban that has alarmed European businesses, days after trade talks between the leaders of the world's two largest economies.
Food stamps, the bulwark against hunger for over 40 mn Americans
The ongoing budget deadlock in the United States is threatening food security of around 42 million Americans who receive food stamps at the start of each month to help get by. Today, around one-in-eight Americans receive SNAP benefits each month based on income, according to the Department of Agriculture.
US Fed official backed rate pause because inflation 'too high'
A senior member of the US Federal Reserve on Friday said he voted against cutting interest rates this week because inflation was "too high" for comfort. Among the 10-2 majority voting for a quarter-point cut this week was Fed governor Christopher Waller, a Trump nominee who is on the five-person shortlist to take over from Powell when he steps down as Fed chair next May.
Arsenal legend dies at 85: English football reacts with touching tributes
Colin Addison, the former Arsenal icon who masterminded one of the biggest FA Cup upsets, has passed away at 85. English football mourns his loss.
Swiss central bank profits boosted by gold price surge
Switzerland's central bank on Friday reported a profit of 12.6 billion Swiss francs ($15.7 billion) for the first nine months of 2025, boosted by soaring gold prices and rising stock markets. To diversify its reserves, the Swiss central bank's equity portfolio uses a passive strategy that reflects stock market indices rather than picking stocks out to generate profits.
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