British bank Barclays on Thursday announced plans to cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly five percent of its global workforce, as it leans on artificial intelligence to become more efficient. The announcement came alongside an earnings update that showed Barclays’…
Poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan rose 330 per cent in 2026 despite a Taliban ban on narcotics, marking the first significant increase since the ban was imposed in 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said…
Top officials from China’s ruling Communist Party adopted measures to tighten discipline within their ranks at a key meeting in Beijing that concluded on Thursday, state media said. The fifth plenum of the Central Committee, led by president Xi Jinping,…
Bangladesh’s economic growth may slow this fiscal year, while inflation is likely to rise, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) October 2026 forecast. The IMF projects that Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth could fall to 3.2 per cent…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Co-convener Ashutosh Ranka speaks to the media while leaving the Parliament Street police station after meeting the police representatives, in New Delhi on 12 October 2026. CJP Co-convener Saurav Das and others also present.Neeraj kohli/ANI Two…
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Panama’s southern coast has sparked fears of extensive damage. Homes and buildings in various areas have been affected. Power supply has been cut off in six provinces of the country. Flight operations have also…
