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Employees work on photovoltaic cell modules, used in solar panels, at a factory which produces the modules for export to the US and Europe, in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on September 26, 2025. Afp | Getty ImagesChina’s industrial profits soared in August as Beijing pressed ahead with efforts to rein in excess supply and curtail cut-throat price wars, with analysts saying that rationalizing production will spill into the country’s next five-year plan.Industrial profits rose 20.4% in August from a year earlier, reversing three months of consecutive declines, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on…

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan reported two new polio cases in the southern province of Sindh, health officials said Monday, a blow to efforts aimed at eradicating the crippling disease among children. This brings the total to 29 cases across the country since January, despite several immunization drives. The virus was detected in two young girls in the cities of Badin and Thatta, according to a statement from the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program. Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where transmission of the wild poliovirus has never been stopped, according to the World Health Organization. Some parents…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The United States will grant $675,000 for crucial demining programs in Cambodia, the U.S. Embassy said Monday, after a freeze on foreign assistance raised doubts about the future support for mine clearance in the Southeast Asian nation.An estimated 4 million to 6 million land mines and other unexploded munitions littered Cambodia’s countryside during decades of conflict that began in 1970 and ended in 1998. Since the end of the fighting, nearly 20,000 people have been killed and about 45,000 injured by leftover war explosives, even though Cambodia has a worldwide reputation for an effective demining…

Sep 29, 2025, 03:28 AM ETStruggling Manchester United could be set for a change of manager, with Xavi, Gareth Southgate, Oliver Glasner, Fabian Hurzeler and Andoni Iraola all linked to replace Ruben Amorim, while Saudi Pro League clubs are once again targeting Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Amorim “not concerned” over Man United future- Sources: Man City close to agreeing to new deal for Savinho- Sergio Busquets announces he’ll retire after MLS seasonKarim Benzema has been…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez leaves after giving a press conference during the United Nations 4th International Conference on Financing and Development in Seville, on July 1, 2025.Cristina Quicler | Afp | Getty ImagesSpain’s government has received yet another boost from credit rating agencies, with Fitch and Moody’s joining S&P to raise their respective assessments of the country.The hat trick of rating upgrades comes as Spain’s economy continues to outpace its European peers, with the country’s government and central bank recently upgrading their 2025 growth forecasts.Fitch on Friday upwardly revised Spain’s long-term rating to “A,” from “A-,” citing Spain’s favorable…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here he is, depicted at six months in office, chiseled and brawny, as mighty as the very nation. Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing our galaxy from the forces of evil. Here he is taking over Gaza, transforming the strip into a luxury resort complete with a golden effigy of himself.You can be anything, perhaps you were told growing up. Doctor. Astronaut. Maybe, one day, the president. But even the chief executive of the United States, the free world’s leader, frames himself as something more epic — as someone not…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive. “Always a bad idea,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A potential “disaster,” Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said of the shutdown the country narrowly avoided when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open in March.“I don’t think shutdowns benefit anybody, least of all the American people,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said last week. Yet Congress often finds itself at the brink of one as the two major political parties’ differences grow…

07 July 2025, USA, New York: A street sign reading “Wall Street” hangs on a post in front of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan’s financial district. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images September has been far from an ideal month for U.S. stocks for the past several years, with the S&P 500 dropping during the month in four of the past five years. This time, though, things seem to be better, supported by a flurry of upbeat economic data — including a 3.8% second-quarter GDP growth and…

Stocks listed in Europe were higher on Monday, as investors monitored the impact of a potential U.S. government shutdown later in the week.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up about 0.14% by 3:25 p.m. in London (10:25 a.m. Eastern time), with most sectors in positive territory.The FTSE 100 traded 0.17% higher, although the DAX gave back morning gains and was flat by midday as the CAC 40 climbed 0.3%.Lufthansa rose 1.3% after it said its free cash flow would generate over 2.5 billion euros ($2.93 billion) a year. It set earnings targets of 8%-10% over the next two years at its…

Key PointsNicolas Dufourcq, the head of France’s state investment bank Bpifrance, warned that Europe is becoming “doubly colonized” by Chinese industry and U.S. tech.”It’s not in the future; the consequences are now,” he warned an audience at private capital conference IPEM.Bpifrance manages assets worth around 100 billion euros ($117 billion).The head of France’s state investment bank Bpifrance has painted a grim picture of Europe, saying the continent is caught between the world’s two largest economies and is unable to fund its own future-critical industries. Nicolas Dufourcq warned that Europe is being overcome by Chinese industry and U.S. technology and is…