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Chinese GDP gets little cheer, while dollar rises for straight third week

China's economy expanded 4.6 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier

Asian stocks cautious after mixed China data, dollar firm on Fed view

US currency was also supported by recent market contemplation of a potential election victory for Donald Trump

Hamas chief Sinwar's death came after months of searching by Israel

Head of Israel's military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, said Israel's pursuit of Sinwar over the past year drove him 'to act like a fugitive, causing him to change locations multiple times'

India-American releases music video to rally support for Harris-Walz

He also announced plans to release additional Bollywood-inspired videos as part of ongoing efforts to boost voter turnout for Harris and her running mate Tim Walz

Six out of 10 Canadians feel there's 'too much immigration' in country

The poll reflects further erosion of public support for immigration, with the proportion of Canadians opposing the volume of new arrivals surging for the second straight year

Will not rest until bring back all hostages: IDF after killing Sinwar

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari informed that 101 hostages are still in Hamas captivity

Zelenskyy says 10K North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine

Ukrainian leader's comments raised the stakes for his Western allies as he met in Brussels with European Union leaders

France demands release of hostages after Israel eliminates Sinwar

Israel has confirmed the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks last year

Kim Jong stresses troops to treat South Korea as hostile foreign enemy

Kim's comments at an army headquarters came after North Korea this week confirmed that it revised its constitution to define South Korea as a hostile state

Musk holds first solo event in support of Trump in Philadelphia suburbs

The event was billed as a call to action to vote early in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania

TikTok allowed disinformation in political ads despite ban: Global Witness

Technology and environmental watchdog group submitted ads that it designed to test how well systems at social media companies work in detecting different types of election misinformation

Governors rally for Kamala Harris amid concerns over 'blue wall' states

All three of us know what it's like to compete and win really tough, close races, said Shapiro. So I think the more we can get out there and not only thank volunteers for being here today, we can also

Sinwar's killing opens up opportunity, uncertainty for war in Gaza

Sinwar's killing decapitates the Palestinian militant group that has already been reeling from months of assassinations up and down its ranks

Will redouble effort to end Israel-Hamas war as Sinwar 'removed': US

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the Sinwar has not only refused to return the hostages but also turned down the seize fire proposal

Sinwar's death 'good day' for world, opportunity for hostage deal: Biden

He praised US special operations forces and intelligence operatives who helped advise Israeli allies on tracking and locating Sinwar

EU leaders seek to tighten borders amid rising far-right migration concerns

We see that there is a different mood in Europe, said Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, who heads a government dominated by the party of far-right firebrand Geert Wilders

Israel settled its account with Sinwar but war is not yet ended: Netanyahu

He also said anyone who surrendered weapons and assisted with the return of the hostages would be allowed to leave Gaza safely

BP weighing sale of minority stake in offshore wind business: Report

The company has faced pressure from shareholders over its energy transition strategy, first launched in 2020, as renewables profit thinned while margins from oil and gas rose

Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, 12 civilians killed

The UN deputy regional humanitarian coordinator for Syria, David Carden, said in a statement that 12 civilians, including children, had been killed since Monday

US weekly unemployment claims unexpectedly fall 19,000 to 241,000

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 241,000 for the week ended Oct. 12