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War could wipe out all 2025 growth of Arab countries: UN

United Nations/Amman, April 2 -- A month of war in West Asia could wipe out all the economic growth that Arab countries achieved last year, and will likely spark a "sharp economic contraction" in Iran... Read More


Trump threatens Nato exit, widening transatlantic rift

PARIS/LONDON, April 2 -- Tensions between the United States and Nato allies flared up as President Donald Trump said he was considering pulling the US out of the military alliance due to its European ... Read More


OpenAI valued at $852 billion after completing $122 billion funding round

San Francisco, April 2 -- OpenAI on Tuesday said that the startup was valued at $852 billion in a freshly closed funding round that raised $122 billion. The eye-watering level of funding came in highe... Read More


3rd U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads to west asia as War Continues

New York, April 2 -- A third US aircraft carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East as military operations against Iran continue, according to a United States official familiar with the matter... Read More


UAE to help US reopen Hormuz by force

Mexico City/WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The United Arab Emirates is preparing to help the United States and other allies open the key Strait of Hormuz waterway by force, the Wall Street Journal said on Tue... Read More


USCIS completes H-1B cap selection process for FY 2027

Washington, April 2 -- The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has met the annual quota of 85,000 H-1B cap beneficiaries for FY-2027 and completed the regular and advanced-degree selection... Read More


Indian carriers get ATF price advantage vs peers

New Delhi, April 2 -- Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines were raised by a calibrated 8.5% on Wednesday, instead of more than doubling as warranted by a war-driven surge in global... Read More


New captains in a turbulent sector

India, April 2 -- Indian aviation's two most consequential appointments in years arrived within hours of each other this week. William Walsh, formerly of British Airways, IAG and currently at the powe... Read More


Where can one invest in 2026-27?

India, April 2 -- The madness of the 2020s just does not end. Each crisis looks worse than the previous one. The Trumpian bullying on trade has morphed into physical abuse of global infrastructure, pu... Read More


Making the code on minimum wage work on the ground

India, April 2 -- India's new labour codes mark the most significant restructuring of labour regulation since Independence. At the heart of this reform is the Code on Wages, which seeks to rationalise... Read More