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Dutch police probe arson attack on Rotterdam synagogue

Amsterdam — Police in Rotterdam opened an investigation on Friday after an overnight fire attack at a synagogue in the

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New Zealand banks push back on central bank cash access proposal

Wellington, — Banks in New Zealand have voiced opposition to a proposal by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand requiring

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ByteDance taps Nvidia’s top AI chips in $2.5 bln overseas compute push

Beijing — ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is building large-scale computing capacity using advanced chips from Nvidia outside

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India proposes $6.2 bln stabilisation fund to cushion economic shocks

New Delhi— Nirmala Sitharaman, finance minister of India, on Friday proposed the creation of a 573-billion-rupee ($6.20 billion) economic stabilisation

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Vietnam tops U.S. trade surplus rankings as exports surge

Hanoi — Vietnam recorded the largest trade surplus with the United States in January, surpassing Mexico and China, according to

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Kazakhstan votes on constitutional overhaul amid debate over Tokayev’s future

Almaty — Voters in Kazakhstan will go to the polls on Sunday to decide on a new constitution that President

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Larijani appears at Tehran Quds Day rally, condemns U.S.-Israeli strikes

Tehran— Ali Larijani, Iran’s national security chief, attended a mass demonstration in Tehran on Friday marking Quds Day and dismissed

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Kremlin backs U.S. waiver on Russian oil as energy markets reel

Dubai — Russia welcomed a temporary U.S. sanctions waiver allowing purchases of Russian oil currently at sea, with Kremlin spokesman

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Pakistan strikes Kabul and border provinces as clashes with Afghanistan intensify

Kabul— Pakistan carried out overnight strikes on Kabul and several Afghan border provinces, Afghan authorities said on Friday, reporting that

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Israel strikes Lebanon bridge, warns infrastructure at risk in Hezbollah campaign

Tel Aviv— Israel warned Lebanon on Friday that its infrastructure would face escalating damage until the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia is

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