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US envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Russia-Ukraine war peace push

Kushner and Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday but did not appear to secure a breakthrough in the conflict

ECB doubles down as G7's hawk with second rate hike likely this week

In a move set to reaffirm the ECB as the most hawkish central bank among the Group of Seven, a quarter-point increase on Thursday has been widely signaled

China to pump $47 bn into state banks, insurers in capital-boosting push

China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country's ‌largest life insurer, will receive 35 ​billion yuan, while ​China Taiping Insurance Group will get 7 billion yuan, the ​two groups said

Nepal's request for flood payout tests UN's new climate-aid system

Nepal is seeking compensation for climate change-related damages from a United Nations fund set up to help developing nations deal with the worst impacts of global warming

Oman sees 11% rise in Indian tourists, with 694,000 visiting in 2025

The growing numbers reflect a deepening tourism relationship between Oman and India rooted in centuries of trade, cultural exchange and people-to-people ties and tourism

Nepal floods: Death toll rises to 1,344, nearly 5,000 people remain missing

Of the bodies recovered in Nepal, at least 85 were children, while around 500 were recovered with body parts missing, according to officials

Nepal issues media safety protocol for journalists covering flood-hit areas

The protocol, issued for immediate implementation, requires journalists to carry valid press identification, follow safety instructions issued by security and rescue personnel

Nepal woman rescued from debris 10 days after devastating floods

A rescue from a mostly buried house gave new hope to a town devastated by floods in Nepal. Earlier Saturday, another survivor had been pulled from a tunnel

Flights at Jakarta airport cancelled due to Anak Krakatau volcano eruption

Volcanic ash spread across parts of the capital Jakarta and Lampung province on the southern tip of Sumatra island, Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said

Kenyans did college students' homework for years. Then AI arrived

Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With AI, the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline

Traders turn to bullish Chinese stock bets as AI trades crowd Korea, Japan

Trading desks from Barclays Plc to UBS Group AG are seeing rising client demand for bullish options and swap contracts tied to China's CSI indexes in recent weeks

US strikes Iranian oil carriers after IRGC fires missiles at Navy ships

The exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week that threatens to deepen a conflict that has continued since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February

Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys useful but no breakthrough seen

In televised ‌remarks at the start of the talks, Putin praised Trump's efforts to end the war

Trump's first major midterm money move: A $10 million Texas Senate ad blitz

Republicans in battleground states have been clamouring for the president to open his wallet and spend some of the enormous war chest he has amassed

Putin meets Witkoff, Kushner in Moscow to revive stalled Ukraine talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow as Washington seeks to revive stalled efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

UK govt condemns masked anti-immigration protesters blocking Dover port

Video posted on social media showed several dozen men in black, their faces covered, standing across a major road near the port

Putin pauses strikes on Kyiv for 72 hours as US envoys visit Russia

Washington's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as US attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran

Iran accuses US of striking oil tanker near key Kharg Island terminal

Kharg Island is Iran's main oil export terminal and a strategically important hub for the country's crude shipments

Brics Chief Justices' Forum modern fabric woven with tradition: CJI Kant

CJI Kant highlighted that the delegates' role, as representatives of the justice-delivery system, is much like that of a load-bearing wall within a building

Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow to revive stalled Ukraine peace push

Washington's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as US attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran