News
UN Security Council urged Libyan stakeholders to engage with envoy Hanna Tetteh’s political roadmap, calling for unified institutions, budget and judiciary.
An offshore magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Simeulue off Sumatra, shaking Aceh. Officials reported no tsunami warning and no confirmed casualties.
Business
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed met Germany’s Johann Wadephul in Berlin to review ties and discuss regional security and diplomacy.
China official manufacturing PMI fell to 49.0 in February, a second month in contraction, as Spring Festival disruptions and weaker orders hit factories.
China’s official factory PMI fell to 49.0 in February as a nine-day Lunar New Year holiday disrupted output and orders across industry.
Saudi Arabia’s SFDA has temporarily banned imports of poultry meat and table eggs from Indonesia, effective March 1, citing health certification standards.
Japan’s January unemployment rate rose to 2.7% as job availability slipped to 1.18, with employment at 68.17 million and 1.91 million unemployed.
India and Canada agreed to advance trade talks, expand energy ties and boost security cooperation, including a Cameco uranium supply deal for India.
Technology
The new MacBook Air with M5 doubles starting storage to 512GB, adds faster SSD options up to 4TB, and brings Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
The updated MacBook Pro pairs an 18-core CPU with up to 40-core graphics, higher unified memory limits, Thunderbolt 5 ports, and new wireless.
Samsung India opened Galaxy S26 series pre-orders Feb. 25, set India prices and offered a ₹20,000 storage upgrade while highlighting new Galaxy AI.
OpenAI will take 100MW of AI data center capacity in India from Tata’s TCS HyperVault, scalable to 1GW, under its OpenAI for India initiative.
