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Israel-Gaza war should end now, Israel must not occupy Gaza: Prez Biden

Biden in late May detailed a proposal of three phases aimed at achieving a ceasefire

Nato summit showcases significant defence deals for RTX, Boeing, and others

Norway's Nammo and RTX's Raytheon business unit agreed to partner to build rocket motors

Global electric vehicle sales up 13% in June, decline 7% in Europe

China accounted for over 60 per cent of the total, as rising availability of electric vehicles and strong sales by BYD contributed to an increase

Joe Biden mistakenly refers to Zelenskyy as Putin before correcting himself

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a press conference of his own, repeatedly avoided answering the question as to whether Biden was fit enough to run for the US presidency

Joe Biden mixes up Harris, Trump names as calls to end his campaign grow

So far, 13 of the 213 Democrats in the House and one of the Senate's 51 Democrats have appealed publicly to the president to withdraw from the race

US June budget deficit shrinks to $66 billion after calendar shifts

The Treasury said that the $66 billion June deficit nominally fell 71 per cent from the $228 billion deficit recorded in June 2023

Ukraine urges Nato to allow usage of long-range missiles targeting Russia

Nato members issued a declaration in support of Ukraine at a summit in Washington on Wednesday, promising additional aid and pledging to back its "irreversible path" to Nato membership

Apple to open its tap-and-go payment tech to mobile wallet providers in EU

Apple will now allow developers to access its near field communication (NFC) technology to pre-build payment apps for rival mobile wallet providers

Bain Capital to buy financial software vendor Envestnet in $4.5 bn deal

Bain Capital is offering $63.15 per share in cash

Volkswagen partners with US startup QuantumScape for solid-state batteries

Under an agreement announced on Thursday, Volkswagen's battery unit PowerCo will receive the licence to mass-produce battery cells based on QuantumScape technology

Biden administration to award $1.1 bn to Stellantis, GM for EV production

Donald Trump has harshly criticised Biden's EV policies and vowed to reverse them if he takes office

India's state refiners in talks for long-term oil import deal with Russia

Nayara Energy and Reliance Industries have already signed term deals for Russian oil imports

Foreign currency account usage widens at GIFT City, boosts biz prospects

Latest changes, announced by RBI in a circular late allow Indian investors to use GIFT City as a route for more overseas spending and investments

Why has China's central bank introduced a new cash management tool?

The central bank has sounded warnings and introduced a flurry of measures, including plans to sell treasury bonds, to cool a long-running bond rally

What explains Japanese government's non intervention to support yen?

Massive interest rate differentials between the U.S. and Japan have been weighing the yen down, putting monetary policy at the centre of the currency's woes

Govt bond yields flat, traders eye crucial US inflation data for cues

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he was not yet ready to declare victory over inflation but felt that the economy is on a stable path to steady prices

Donald Trump to address Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on July 27

Trump presented himself during a San Francisco fundraiser in June as a champion for cryptocurrencies and slammed Democrats' attempts to regulate the sector

European carbon removal specialists to support new projects in India

Indian projects are expected to focus on biochar - charcoal produced from burning organic matter - as well as "enhanced weathering", where materials like basalt are spread across land to absorb CO2

China coal generation share at record low in May as renewables hit highs

Increased renewable generation led carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector, which make up some 40 per cent of China's overall emissions, to fall by 3.6 per cent in May

Nato summit: US to deploy potent missiles in Germany, bolster Ukraine

The move would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed by the US and the Soviet Union in 1987 but that collapsed in 2019