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PM Modi meets Ukrainian President; backs 'peaceful' resolution of conflict

Modi, who is in New York on the last leg of his three-day visit to the US, met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN's landmark Summit of the Future on Monday

EAM S Jaishankar meets foreign ministers of G4 nations in New York

The G4 nations support each other's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

China plans to add capital at big banks for first time in a decade

The plan included a broad-based cut to existing mortgage rates, adding to pressure on banks by lowering annual interest expenses by about 150 billion yuan ($21 billion)

Harms of social media have created an 'epidemic' for youth: Prince Harry

Prince Harry's CGI address was part of a string of appearances in New York at the growing number of humanitarian and philanthropic events that run alongside the United Nations General Assembly Week

Son of suspect in Trump assassination bid arrested over child abuse: FBI

Oran Routh's father, Ryan Wesley Routh, has been charged with federal gun offenses in connection to the attempted assassination at Trump's Florida golf course earlier this month

Israeli airstrike on Beirut kills Hezbollah commander, war fears rise

Israel is shifting its focus from Gaza to the northern frontier, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of Hamas, which is also backed by Iran

Peace still possible in conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine: Biden in UN

Biden came to office promising to rejuvenate US relations around the world and to extract the US from forever wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that consumed American foreign policy over the last 20 years

UN chief calls global situation 'unsustainable' as annual meeting opens

The world leaders' meeting opened under the shadow of increasing global divisions, major wars in Gaza, Ukraine and, Sudan and the threat of an even larger conflict in the wider Middle East

Prevent beggars from entering our country under Umrah visas: Saudi to Pak

In response, Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to introduce an "Umrah Act," which aims to regulate travel agencies facilitating Umrah trips, bringing them under legal oversight

US President Biden not giving up on Gaza ceasefire, hostages: White House

Biden will huddle with world leaders gathered in New York to work on a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, Sullivan said

Iran believes workers trapped in coal mine explosion dead, toll rises to 49

Around 70 people had been working at the time of the blast, bodies recovered so far showed no signs of blast injuries, suggesting many of the workers died from the gas before the blast

Top Chinese economist vanishes after remarks against Xi in private chat

Zhu Hengpeng, deputy director at the CASS Institute of Economics for a decade, is under investigation as the Chinese Communist Party escalates efforts to suppress criticism of the economy

Pakistani HC disposes of petition regarding Imran Khan's military trial

The 71-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician had petitioned the Islamabad High Court against his trial being handed over to the military authorities

Nippon Steel's Mori asks United Steelworkers leadership to come to table

The companies plan to close the deal by the end of December, pending regulatory approvals

China's central bank unveils broad stimulus measures to revive economy

The broader-than-expected package marks the latest attempt by Chinese officials to restore confidence in the world's second-largest economy after a slew of disappointing data

Israel and Hezbollah launch new attacks after deadly day in Lebanon

The strikes have piled pressure on Hezbollah, which last week suffered heavy losses when thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members exploded in the worst security breach in its history

'Cats freer than Afghan women': Meryl Streep calls for global action at UN

Hollywood actor Meryl Streep's remarks come in the wake of the Taliban's latest set of restrictive laws, which were introduced in late August

Brazil's Lula to talk climate at UN, but Amazon fires undermines message

Environmentalist Tica Minami said during a protest outside the oil conference that Lula's administration has sent conflicting signals in its policies

Hard brake: Why have China's car dealers lost nearly $20 billion this year?

The mounting losses have created severe cash flow issues for car dealerships in China, who are struggling to sell large inventories of unsold vehicles

Several US states making late changes to election rules ahead of voting

A similar change to state law this year in Arizona is also likely to cause delayed results in the swing state this fall