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AI Index plunges 15% in a single trading session, marking its steepest decline since its inception.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa starts trials between Malawi and Zambia

Hong Kong-based lender’s shares leap 26% after parent says it will buy out minorities

In other world headlines China tightens export controls on more rare earths, Zelensky says strikes cut Russian petrol supplies 20%, CAA warns OpenAI’s Sora poses risks to artists, and more

Both Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the plan, which will facilitate the release of all hostages

From PepsiCo to Saudi Aramco, today’s global corporate news spans executive hires, trade ructions, a market correction warning and more

NOBEL-PRIZE/LITERATURE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS):UPDATE 1-Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

News of the deal prompts celebrations in Israel, Gaza and beyond

Federal open market committee split over the number of reductions still likely this year

Sébastien Lecornu strikes hopeful tone on securing 2026 budget deal amid deep political crisis

Militant group submits hostage-swap lists and voices optimism as talks in Egypt focus on ending war

Trio recognised for creating metal-organic frameworks that trap carbon, harvest water and store gases

From ExxonMobil’s return to Iraq to Verisure’s stellar Stockholm debut, today’s global corporate news spans energy, tech, automotive, construction, and biotech

New Apply AI strategy aims to cut reliance on US and Chinese tech and ease compliance burdens for start-ups

Antonio Filosa, who took the helm in June, is fast-tracking efforts to reverse two years of falling sales, shrinking profits and stagnant models