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US, EU call for probe after reports of Georgia election violations

On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States joined calls from observers for a full probe

Ruling LDP loses lower house majority exacerbating challenges for new PM

Support from smaller parties, such as the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) or the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), who won 28 and 38 seats respectively, could now be key for the LDP

Olympus CEO resigns after allegations of illegal drug purchase, shares fall

Olympus' 6 per cent tumble put the company's shares on track for their biggest one-day fall in nearly three months

Asset managers roll out new ETFs to tap in to artificial intelligence buzz

Venture capital firms also are directing as much as $79.2 billion in funding to AI startups by the end of the year, 27 per cent above 2023 levels

Global economy chiefs fret over Trump's return as US election nears

Financial markets are seeing a return of "Trump trades" in assets from stocks to bitcoin to the Mexican peso that bet in favor of a Trump victory as his poll numbers have improved

Rupee holds steady as exporters delay dollar hedging amid volatility

Most exporters reckon that the risks that rupee will depreciate from here are much higher than it will appreciate, a forex salesperson at a mid-sized private

Ukrainian drones target ethanol plants in Russia's Voronezh region

The Russian defence ministry said only one Ukrainian drone was destroyed over the Voronezh region

Swiss firms set sights on India as $100 bn pact shows more opportunities

Under the deal, EFTA, whose other members are Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, will invest $100 billion in India and will benefit from easier and cheaper access to the Indian market of 1.4 bn people

China launches new lending tool to inject liquidity, support credit flow

In a separate statement announcing the new facility, the PBOC said it would use it to trade with primary dealers in OMO on a monthly basis

LGES offers measured 2025 outlook after slow EV demand drags down Q3 profit

LGES said it would have booked an 18 billion won operating loss in the quarter without a tax credit received under the US

'Ukraine plus Northern Europe' co-operation format gaining speed: Zelenskyy

Sweden and Finland joined the alliance earlier this year, with Stockholm saying that Russia is the main international security threat to Sweden

UK PM asks for judgement on tackling 'unprecedented' challenges in budget

Starmer, whose Labour Party won a landslide election victory in July, has said generating growth is his number one priority, but he said that the situation was different to previous scenarios

Yen dips as Japan's election outcome casts doubt on BOJ's rate hike plans

On the dollar, the yen hit its weakest since late July at 153.3 in early-morning trade

TSMC suspended shipments to China firm after chip found on Huawei processor

Sophgo had ordered chips from TSMC that matched the one found on Huawei's Ascend 910B, the people said. Huawei is restricted from buying the technology to protect U.S. national security

Netanyahu says Israel hit Iran hard; Khamenei says don't overstate damage

With warfare raging in Gaza and Lebanon, direct confrontation between Israel and Iran risks spiralling into a regional conflagration

Oil prices likely to fall after Israel shows restraint in strikes on Iran

Iran on Saturday played down Israel's overnight air attack against Iranian military targets, saying it caused only limited damage

Swiggy cuts IPO valuation again, to $11.3 bn, BlackRock and CPPIB to invest

Swiggy does not want a bad IPO, a source said. Its last funding round, led by Invesco, valued it at $10.7 billion in 2022

Yes Bank's Q2 result: Profit doubles to Rs 553 cr on strong lending income

Yes Bank's loans grew 12.4 per centon year, while deposits rose 18.3 per cent

E. coli crisis: Why vegetable contamination is harder problem than beef

Onions are likely the culprit in the McDonald's E. coli outbreak across the Midwest and some Western states that has sickened and killed one. McDonald's at one-fifth of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants

Exclude farming from EU-India trade deal, says German minister Habeck

India's trade ministry earlier said a free trade deal cannot be agreed upon if there is an insistence on getting access to the Asian country's dairy sector