UN: Global FDI rebounds to $1.6 trillion amid uneven recovery (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 6 per cent to $1.6 trillion in 2025, ending a two-year decline, but the rebound remains fragile and uneven, with inflows to developed economies rising 11 per cent, while developing economies saw only a 2 per cent growth, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

UN: FDI in developing Asia hits $644 billion as regional patterns shift (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Developing Asia attracted $644 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, remaining the world's largest developing-region recipient, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Rights: Afghanistan's barbers under Taliban rule (PRIV)
(IPS, Kabul)
Kabul barber Ahmed (name changed) used to keep a collection of pictures of different hairstyles on his phone.