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UK PM Starmer hosts group of Indian investors, CEOs at Downing Street

The visit follows Starmer's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 where they committed to take forward an ambitious UK-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Government funding plan collapses as Donald Trump makes new demands

Trump's sudden decision to make new demands sent Congress spiralling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays

US Senate passes bill to raise troop pay, aims to counter China's power

The bill passed comfortably 85-14, sending it to President Joe Biden. Eleven senators who caucus with Democrats, as well as three Republicans, voted against the legislation

US Supreme court to hear appeal by TikTok's Chinese parent firm against ban

The dispute comes at a time of growing trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after President Joe Biden's administration placed new restrictions on the Chinese chip industry

France's apex court upholds former Prez Sarkozy's conviction in bribe case

Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet as is the case for any sentence of two years or less

Sri Lanka to focus on $1 bn Adani projects, unconcerned about global issues

Sri Lanka decided to review two projects worth about $1 billion linked to the Adani Group after US authorities last month accused Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven others

India, China reach six-point consensus to promote peace and stable ties

Both sides agreed to continue to take measures to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border area and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations

Families of hostages face uncertainty despite hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Zangauker and Gritzewsky were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where they lived together, and then held separately in Gaza. Just before her release from a tunnel under Gaza, Gritzewsky heard from other

India to follow 'wait and see' approach to Trump tariff threat: DGF Sarangi

In 2019, Trump repeatedly claimed that India is a "tariff king" and imposes "tremendously high" tariffs on American products

Canada to end immigration points for job offers to combat LMIA fraud

Currently, a job offer can raise an applicant's Express Entry score by at least 50 points. This has greatly improved an applicant's chances of qualification for permanent residency

SL secures tax relief deal with IMF, imports to resume in 2025: Dissanayake

We have been able to raise the tax threshold of pay as you earn (PAYE tax) so that those who have bigger incomes pay more while those who earn pay less, Dissanayake said

London's Heathrow to invest nearly $3 bn to upgrade airport over 2 years

The capital will be used to improve all terminals, including baggage delivery and projects to support punctual departures and arrivals,

Nestle rolls out protein shots for US weight-loss drug users to curb hunger

The weekly weight-loss injections mimic an intestinal hormone called GLP-1 and curb people's appetite, promoting a feeling of fullness

As bitcoin soars, luxury brands consider accepting crypto payments

Until recently, only a handful of luxury brands including LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer as well as Kering-owned fashion brands Gucci and Balenciaga have experimented with crypto payment offer

Nasa pushes back Sunita Williams' return, mission now set for Spring 2025

The US space agency has delayed the return of astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore from the ISS again. Due to spacecraft issues, their stay has been extended until Spring 2025

Senator Warren writes to Trump for conflict-of-interest rules for Elon Musk

Musk has time and again advocated for Donald Trump and advised him on government formation and taking a lead role in a new effort to cut federal spending

Russia says it detains suspect over the murder of top general in Moscow

The statement said he had described how he had placed the device on an electric scooter which he had parked outside the entrance of the apartment block where Kirillov lived

US lawmakers propose bills targeting China's role in fentanyl crisis

According to the American authorities, China is the primary source of chemical precursors used by Mexican cartels to manufacture fentanyl

9-hour spacewalk: Chinese astronauts top US record, making space history

Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong broke the 23-year-old record for the longest spacewalk, completing a historic 9-hour extravehicular activity aboard the Tiangong space station

Elon Musk, Trump are viewed roughly same by Americans: AP-NORC poll

Experts are split on whether that overlap in public opinion is a good or bad thing for Musk's businesses or for Trump's politics