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India-US trade deal: 'Big items done', both sides close to pact, says Gor

US envoy Sergio Gor expresses confidence in finalising the India-US trade deal, saying key issues have been resolved

First tranche of India-US deal close to conclusion, says Piyush Goyal

India and the US are finalising the legal text of the first tranche of their trade deal, with New Delhi seeking a competitive tariff advantage before operationalising the agreement

EU-GCC summit in Saudi Arabia postponed amid Houthi missile attacks

The EU and Gulf Cooperation Council have postponed their October 24 summit in Riyadh amid Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, with a new date yet to be announced.

Zelenskyy defies Trump's energy ceasefire call, orders Russia strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ordered strikes on Russian oil refineries to resume amid tensions with Donald Trump over an energy ceasefire and restrictions on US intelligence support.

FM holds bilateral talks with UK, Swiss, Japanese counterparts in Bangkok

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral meetings with her counterparts from the UK, Switzerland and Japan in Bangkok to discuss strengthening financial and economic cooperation

Marco Rubio to meet Mukesh Ambani in Jamnagar, says US envoy Sergio Gor

The visit is Rubio's second to India this year after a trip to New Delhi in May

India condemns alleged mass shooting plot targeting Hindu temple in US

India has called for action against hate-motivated violence after US authorities arrested a 19-year-old over an alleged plot targeting a Hindu temple in Illinois

30 killed, over 40 injured as school roof collapses in Pakistan's Peshawar

The roof of a private school in Peshawar's Dir Colony collapsed with 30 students present on the upper floor; police have arrested the school owner over poor construction

Israel bars Pakistani pilots, cabin crew from flights entering its airspace

The restrictions follow a September 30 incident in which an Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar and tried to seize control of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv

Why does food cost more when the world has near-record grain supplies?

World Food Day 2026: Global grain supplies remain relatively high, but a combination of factors threatens to make food less affordable now and may impact production in 2027

Germany slams US move to bring Russia back to global stage, backs Ukraine

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said talks with Moscow must not come at Ukraine's expense or bypass President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, amid Donald Trump's efforts to ease sanctions on Russia

Starlink restrictions in Ukraine disrupt military operations: What we know

Ukraine's military operations were disrupted by sudden Starlink restrictions, raising concerns over foreign control of satellite connectivity and national security risks

US teen arrested in Illinois for plotting attack on Hindu place of worship

Investigators said a manifesto attributed to 19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis contained white supremacist ideology and references to violence against people of Indian descent

Asian stocks slide as US inflation stokes rate fears; Kospi plunges 8%

South Korea's Kospi led losses across Asia, while the Nikkei fell 4.8%, as hotter-than-expected US inflation weighed on rate-cut hopes and renewed pressure on technology and AI-linked stocks

US proposes unfreezing Russian assets to revive Ukraine peace talks: Report

European delegates, however, rebuffed the proposal, which was pitched by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner

North Korea tests submarine-launched missiles amid Trump-Kim meeting plans

The test comes as Donald Trump signals interest in meeting Kim Jong Un during his upcoming Asia trip, while Pyongyang steps up missile launches and seeks to strengthen its military capabilities

Anthropic's revenue rises 45% to $16.8 billion in Q3 ahead of IPO

The company is preparing for a potential November listing, seeking to convince investors that its rapid revenue growth and improving efficiency can sustain heavy spending on computing and research

Trump on wrong side of history: Zelenskyy criticises US-Russia diesel deal

The Ukrainian president said US risked losing a strong partner by agreeing to a Russian diesel supply deal, as Trump defended the arrangement as a way to boost global supplies and ease energy prices

Albania's capital sees 8-hour riots as students join anti-govt protests

Riot police used tear gas and water cannon as demonstrators damaged ministry buildings and businesses in Tirana, with 29 people injured and 35 detained amid student-led protests

ICE rejects suggestion for automatic body camera activation, cites privacy

A Government Accountability Office report called for consistent body camera use by immigration officers after shootings and arrests, but ICE rejected the automatic activation over privacy concerns