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US trade deficit widens to $105.6 billion in August
The US trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August, with the bilateral gap with India at $6.2 billion.
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India, Canada open 5th round of CEPA talks in Ottawa
India and Canada have opened the fifth round of talks for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Ottawa. The round runs…
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UN chief urges permanent Gaza ceasefire on Oct 7 anniversary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023…
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Ex-German spy chief August Hanning arrested on treason charges
Former BND chief August Hanning, 80, was arrested on treason and espionage charges, accused of buying 2,000 classified documents and serving a…
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Oil prices rise as Gulf storm and Houthi strikes threaten supply
Brent rose to $101.51 as a Gulf storm threatened US oil facilities and Houthi attacks on Saudi airports raised supply fears. US…
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Trump: ‘Nobody knows who is running Iran’ as war enters eighth month
Trump said Iran's leaders are gone and no one knows who is running the country, as the US-Israeli war enters its eighth…
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Pacific leaders watch Tuvalu fight the sea with sand ahead of COP31
Representatives of 30 nations watched Tuvalu reclaim land from the ocean on Tuesday, part of $50 million in donor-funded work ahead of…
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Israel on high alert ahead of October 7 anniversary
Defence Minister Israel Katz put Israel's military on high alert through October 7, citing intelligence of planned Hamas attacks on the third…
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Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, medics say
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, health officials said, a day before the third anniversary of the…
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Sudan army captures Mazroub in North Kordofan
Sudan's army says it captured al-Mazroub in North Kordofan, tightening its grip on the state after taking Sodari town last week.