Two senior Indian ministers have, in an uncommon intervention, urged Tata Group's charity arm to resolve internal boardroom disputes to ensure stability at the sprawling $180-billion business empire it controls, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

The United States said on Wednesday it was adding 15 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list for facilitating the purchase of American electronic components found in drones operated by Iranian proxies including Houthi and Hamas militants.

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Nigeria has commissioned its first wholly owned Floating Storage and Offloading vessel near its Bonny export terminal, one of the companies which developed it said, as Africa's biggest oil producer seeks to improve its crude export infrastructure.

Germany's cabinet passed plans on Wednesday to restrict the online sale of cannabis to tackle a surge in imports of the drug since the legalisation of its recreational use last year, the government said.

With COP30 fast approaching in Brazil, governments and businesses must recognise that food systems belong at the top of the agenda. Production, processing, transport and waste across the food chain already account for nearly 30% of global emissions. And even if fossil fuels were phased out tomorrow, the way we grow, trade and consume food would still push the planet beyond the 1.5 degrees Celsius Paris target. This is not only an environmental crisis – it is an economic and social challenge that directly affects markets, supply chains and human wellbeing.

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Italy's ruling Brothers of Italy party put forward legislation on Wednesday to ban the burqa and niqab in public spaces, part of a broader bill aimed at combating what it called "cultural separatism" linked to Islam.

UBS said on Wednesday it was examining the impact of the bankruptcy of First Brands on several of its investment funds, with the Swiss bank exposed to the tune of more than $500 million to the collapsed U.S. auto parts supplier.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, insisting the decision was based on legal constraints, not political motives.

The U.S. government shutdown hasn't significantly disrupted domestic commercial flights nor has it stopped the recruitment of new air traffic controllers, Willie Walsh, director general of airline lobby group IATA said on Wednesday.

Germany's cartel office has initiated proceedings into Temu to examine whether the Chinese discount e-commerce platform is influencing merchants' pricing, it said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to be jailed, accusing the two Democrats of failing to protect federal immigration officers without offering any evidence.

NextDecade said on Wednesday CFO Brent Wahl will step down on October 20 to join a digital infrastructure company and will be replaced by the U.S. liquefied natural gas producer's senior vice president, Mike Mott, on an interim basis.

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International has yet to find a buyer for its Russian business that would be acceptable to all parties, but is continuing to work through a list of interested candidates, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Brussels committed 1 bln euros to boost artificial intelligence. It won’t bridge the investment gap with the US or make up for the lack of a leading EU chip designer. But focusing on industrial applications makes sense. The next step is attracting talent and cutting energy costs.

No guarantee has been made, following talks with caretaker Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, that the suspension to France's pension reform will go ahead, said Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure on Wednesday.

Telehealth company HealthTap said on Wednesday it is joining Eli Lilly's digital healthcare platform, LillyDirect, to offer virtual diabetes management services.

Two brothers from a notorious Italian soccer hooligan group, Lazio's "Irriducibili", have been arrested after trying to illegally obtain public works contracts for next year's Winter Olympics, Italian prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Global financial markets could tumble if investors' mood sours on the prospects for artificial intelligence or the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England warned on Wednesday.

Recruiters for directors at top U.S. companies are going back to basics, new data shows, as boards seek experienced hands to tackle challenges like artificial intelligence and President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Indonesia's special task force on radioactive contamination has found traces of Caesium 137 at 22 production facilities in an industrial zone near Jakarta, officials said on Wednesday.

Three new Bollywood films will be made in Britain from next year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced during a trip to India on Wednesday.

European Union countries' ambassadors on Wednesday agreed to move ahead with the bloc's plan to end Russian oil and gas imports by 2028, EU diplomats said, clearing the law's first political hurdle before governments vote on it later this month.