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Hamas agrees to free US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on March 2 as a standoff over the truce escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene

Electronics giant Foxconn forecasts strong Q1 revenue after profit miss

Foxconn, which also makes iPhones for Apple, booked an October-December net profit of T$46.33 billion ($1.41 billion), missing the T$54.4 billion average of 15 analyst estimates compiled by LSEG

UN's food agency WFP to cut aid for about one million people in Myanmar

The agency said the cuts would affect communities across Myanmar, including around 100,000 internally displaced people comprising the minority Muslim Rohingya communities and others

Gold discounts in India hit 8-month high as record prices dampen demand

Indian dealers this week offered a discount of up to $39 an ounce over official domestic prices, including 6 per cent import and 3 per cent sales levies, up from a discount of $10 to $21 last week

Russia leans on cryptocurrencies for oil trade to evade western sanctions

Russia's move comes after Venezuela accelerated its use of digital currency in crude and fuel exports after Washington reimposed sanctions

'I think that will happen': Trump confident that US will annex Greenland

Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which wants a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday's parliamentary election

US producer inflation steady, labour market stable amid tariff risks

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI climbing 0.3 per cent after a previously reported 0.4 per cent gain in January

Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan has a history as a successful underdog

Tan, named Intel CEO on Wednesday, faces an enormous challenge in turning around the operations of a company that put the "silicon" in Silicon Valley

Whether US is heading for recession or just 'detox', downturns are costly

US markets have been roiled over Trump's unpredictable trade policies, including on tariffs, as investors grapple with uncertainty and escalating conflicts with trading partners

BP seeks to sell 50% of solar unit to strategic partner, bids due in June

London-listed BP is planning asset sales and partnerships as part of a broader plan to address investor concerns. The energy group wants to cut costs and improve its return on investments

Canada initiates WTO dispute complaint on US steel, aluminium duties

The request was circulated to World Trade Organization members on Thursday

Putin supports US ceasefire plan for Ukraine, says need to sort out details

Russian forces have been advancing since mid-2024 and control nearly a fifth of Ukraine's territory, three years into a war that US President Donald Trump has said he will halt

Indian govt asks Ahmedabad court to serve US SEC summons to Gautam Adani

The summons would require Gautam Adani or his legal counsel to appear in the case in the United States

G7 seeks unity as Trump's tariffs, Ukraine policy strain alliances

On Monday, Rubio cautioned that Washington did not want language that could harm efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table

US judge orders DOGE, Musk to produce records about cost-cutting ops

Wednesday night's decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, D.C., came in a lawsuit by 14 Democratic state attorneys general against Musk, DOGE and Republican President Donald Trump

US jobless claims dip as labour market stays stable despite risks

Unions representing some of the civil servants have challenged the layoffs, resulting in reinstatements. Agencies have a Thursday deadline to submit plans for large-scale layoffs

White House withdraws Dave Weldon as pick for CDC director: Report

Vaccine critic Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was set to appear in front of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tariff

This comes a day after Trump pledged more tariffs after his government's 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports invited retaliatory action from the European Union and Canada

Apollo Hospitals expands AI to reduce doctor, nurse workload in India

The Chennai-based hospital chain is also working on an AI tool that will help clinicians prescribe the most effective antibiotic suitable to treat the illness

Jio Finance taps debt market with debut CP issue before bond sale

The non-banking finance company has issued three-month CPs at a yield of 7.80 per cent and accepted bids worth ₹1,000 crore ($114.95 million)