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ECB doubles down as G7's hawk with second rate hike likely this week

In a move set to reaffirm the ECB as the most hawkish central bank among the Group of Seven, a quarter-point increase on Thursday has been widely signaled

Traders turn to bullish Chinese stock bets as AI trades crowd Korea, Japan

Trading desks from Barclays Plc to UBS Group AG are seeing rising client demand for bullish options and swap contracts tied to China's CSI indexes in recent weeks

Flights at Jakarta airport cancelled due to Anak Krakatau volcano eruption

Volcanic ash spread across parts of the capital Jakarta and Lampung province on the southern tip of Sumatra island, Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said

US strikes Iranian oil carriers after IRGC fires missiles at Navy ships

The exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week that threatens to deepen a conflict that has continued since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February

Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys useful but no breakthrough seen

In televised ‌remarks at the start of the talks, Putin praised Trump's efforts to end the war

Trump's first major midterm money move: A $10 million Texas Senate ad blitz

Republicans in battleground states have been clamouring for the president to open his wallet and spend some of the enormous war chest he has amassed

Putin meets Witkoff, Kushner in Moscow to revive stalled Ukraine talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow as Washington seeks to revive stalled efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

UK govt condemns masked anti-immigration protesters blocking Dover port

Video posted on social media showed several dozen men in black, their faces covered, standing across a major road near the port

Putin pauses strikes on Kyiv for 72 hours as US envoys visit Russia

Washington's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as US attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran

Iran accuses US of striking oil tanker near key Kharg Island terminal

Kharg Island is Iran's main oil export terminal and a strategically important hub for the country's crude shipments

Brics Chief Justices' Forum modern fabric woven with tradition: CJI Kant

CJI Kant highlighted that the delegates' role, as representatives of the justice-delivery system, is much like that of a load-bearing wall within a building

Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow to revive stalled Ukraine peace push

Washington's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as US attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran

JLR plans 4,000 job cuts over two years amid sales slump, US tariffs

Jaguar Land Rover plans a voluntary redundancy programme as it targets 1.7 billion euros in savings over two years and seeks to lower its break-even point

Iranian tanker targeted by 4 US missiles near Kharg Island oil export hub

Explosions were heard near Iran's key Gulf oil terminal, while unconfirmed reports said a tanker may have been targeted by a US missile

Localised ceasefire in effect for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant repairs: IAEA

The Russian-controlled nuclear plant in Ukraine has relied on emergency diesel generators since August 20, with fuel reserves running low and a possible blackout looming

US, China may discuss AI safety in September ahead of Trump-Xi summit

The planned dialogue would be the first official US-China discussions focused exclusively on AI since Donald Trump returned to the White House

Anthropic may begin IPO marketing in October, eyeing November listing

The AI company is now expected to make its IPO prospectus public in late September, potentially paving the way for one of the largest-ever public listings

Africa now bigger on world map: 164 nations back UN resolution, US opposes

The UN General Assembly adopted an African Union-backed resolution with 164 countries voting in favour, calling for more accurate and equitable cartographic representation

Nepal floods: Death toll rises to 1,344 as rescue, relief ops continue

Nepal's flood-hit areas face growing concerns over contaminated drinking water and disease outbreaks, with authorities considering cholera and measles vaccination drives

Trump calls Venezuela oil deal 'greatest ever', but US firms raise concerns

President Donald Trump has hailed the US-Venezuela oil accord as a major opportunity, but American oil executives fear the arrangement could sideline them from lucrative projects