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Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 bn aircraft purchase from Boeing

Turkish Airlines may also make a record-shattering purchase of 355 aircraft from Airbus, including 250 A321neo aircraft, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency

Tea and nickel on agenda as Biden hosts Indonesian President Widodo

They will also talk about ways to expand the trade of critical minerals like nickel, which can be used to produce electric vehicle batteries. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of nickel

EU nations condemn Hamas for use of hospitals, civilians as 'human shields'

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she understood the impetus for a cease-fire

Joe Biden sees hopeful signs for his reelection in Democrats' 2023 wins

Just 38 per cent of adults approve of Biden's job performance, according to a November Associated Press-NORC poll

Trump Jr. returning to stand as defence looks to undercut fraud claims

Trump's oldest son, a Trump Organization executive vice president, originally testified on November 1 and 2

International students return to US colleges, fuelled by surge from India

American colleges enrolled nearly 269,000 students from India, more than ever and second only to China. Most came for graduate programmes, often in science, technology and business

Haley will launch $10 mn ad campaign to try to overtake DeSantis in GOP

Haley's planned investment, as of now, is more than five times larger than DeSantis' current advertising reserves for the same time period, according to the media tracking firm AdImpact

US Republican candidate Tim Scott drops out of 2024 GOP presidential race

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff caucuses

Over 180,000 people in France march against anti-semitism amid Israel war

France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, anti-semitic acts today open old scars

Biden and Xi look for clarity in an increasingly difficult relationship

Both Biden and Xi are looking to bring a greater measure of stability to a relationship that is being defined by differences over export controls, tensions over Taiwan, the wars in the Middle East

2 arrested, many evacuated from apartment fire possibly caused by fireworks

Seventeen people were treated for smoke inhalation as a result of the blaze at the Reserve at LaVista Walk apartments

US conducts airstrikes in Syria in retaliation for attacks on its troops

The US military conducted airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, hitting a training location and a weapons facility, according to the Pentagon and US officials

Worried Chinese shoppers' restraint dims singles' day shopping extravaganza

Given prevailing jitters about jobs and a weak property market, it's unclear how this year's festival will fare

Trump's plans if he returns to White House include raids, tariffs, firings

Trump has pledged to immediately stop the invasion of our southern border and end illegal immigration

Fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as PM dismisses calls for cease-fire

A cease-fire would be possible only if all 239 hostages held by militants in Gaza are released, Netanyahu said in a televised address

Global economy at stake as US, China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit

Since 2020, it has suffered one crisis after another the Covid-19 pandemic, soaring inflation, surging interest rates, violent conflicts in Ukraine and now Gaza

Introducing new weapons in ongoing wars with Israeli troops: Hezbollah

Hezbollah officials say that by attacking Israeli posts along the border, the Iran-backed group is keeping three Israeli army divisions busy at a time when Israeli troops are pushing into Gaza Strip

Sri Lanka sports minister says ICC suspension of cricket board illegal

Ranasinghe said the ICC's suspension was against its own rules and that the organization should have first sought the approval of the other members

Talks with Chinese finance chief laid groundwork for Biden-Xi meet: Yellen

She added that she plans to return to China next year after making her first trip there as treasury secretary in July

Moody's lowers US credit outlook to 'negative' on rising interest rate

A lower rating on US debt could cost taxpayers if it leads borrowers to demand higher interest rates on Treasury bills and notes