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UK inflation rises by 2.3% in October, again more than BOE's expectation

The increase was the biggest month-to-month rise in the annual CPI rate since October 2022

Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in property purchases in Thailand

From January to September, over 1,000 units worth 5.46 billion baht ($158 million) were sold to Myanmar nationals, REIC data showed

Ukraine builds clean energy making it harder for Russia to destroy

Russian strikes are part of a campaign to target energy infrastructure to reduce power in Ukraine as winter looms

US embassy in Ukraine's Kyiv shuts down over anticipated air attack

Russia had been warning the West for months that if Washington allowed Ukraine to fire US, British and French missiles, it would consider those Nato members to be directly involved in the war

US commission recommends arms sales upgrade for Taiwan amid China tensions

While President Lai Ching-te's administration plans to address China's military threat with asymmetric defense strategies, the report states that China's gray zone military activities near Taiwan have

North Korea supplied more conventional weapons to Russia: South Korea

US officials said Biden's decision was triggered almost entirely by North Korea's entry into the war

Why did US change its mind on Ukraine firing missiles into Russia? Impact

This has been a source of huge frustration to Ukraine, particularly as it could not use them against bases inside Russia that have launched ceaseless missile and drone assaults on Ukrainian cities

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon latest addition to Trump cabinet: Check list

A professional wrestling magnate, Linda McMahon is the former CEO of the professional wrestling franchise WWE and has been a strong supporter of Donald Trump since almost a decade

COP29: Climate talks in Baku enter final stretch; what happens next

The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at 1400 GMT, but COP summits have a history of running long

Donald Trump to interview Kevin Warsh, Marc Rowan for Treasury job today

Trump's search for a Treasury Secretary was widening after it was stalled over the weekend

China's Prez Xi visits Brasilia to cap tour flexing diplomatic clout

Xi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are expected to sign agreements boosting trade

Putin, ascendant in Ukraine, eyes contours of a Donald Trump peace deal

US President-elect Trump, who has vowed to swiftly end the conflict, is returning to the White House at a time of Russian ascendancy

India looks forward to engaging with Trump, his administration: Amb Harish

Harish said that India has had a very close cooperation and relationship when President Trump was there in his first tenure. We look forward to closely engaging with the President and his new admin

HSBC relaunches 'Premier' brand in UK in pursuit of wealthy customers

HSBC aims to double assets under management in its British wealth business to 100 billion pounds

In high-wage Germany, Volkswagen's labour costs outstrip the competition

Management will start the next round of negotiations with unions representing roughly 120,000 German workers on Thursday. Unions are demanding a 7 per cent pay rise

Pakistan to launch comprehensive operation against militants in Balochistan

It was decided during a meeting headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and attended by senior civil and military officials, including Army Chief General Asim Munir

China's Alibaba Group raises $5 billion in dual currency bond deal

The deal is the first time the company has tapped the dollar bond market since 2021, according to data compiled by LSEG, and also the largest corporate bond in Asia Pacific this year

Africans worry Trump will reimpose abortion 'gag rule' governing US aid

As he did in his first term, US President-elect Donald Trump is likely in January to invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that bars US foreign aid from being used to perform abortions

Here's what Trump's calls for dismantling education department means

The Education Department manages approximately USD 1.5 trillion in student loan debt for over 40 million borrowers. It also oversees the Pell Grant, which provides aid to students below a certain

Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not being used currently: Kremlin

A so-called hotline between Moscow and Washington was established in 1963 to reduce the misperceptions that stoked the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962