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US President Biden discourages Israel from attacking Iran's oil fields

Biden, addressing reporters at the White House, acknowledged that Israel would respond in some fashion, as Netanyahu vowed to do soon after Iran fired about 200 missiles

Jugnauth thanks PM Modi after UK announces to hand over Chagos Islands

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritian counterpart Jugnauth soon after to welcome the political agreement

Jurors in trial of Rushdie's attacker likely won't hear about his motive

Matar is charged with attempted murder for stabbing Rushdie, 77, more than a dozen times, blinding him in one eye, as he took the stage at a literary conference at the Chautauqua Institution in 2022

Huge potential for Brics nations to cooperate in energy security: S Africa

Ramokgopa said the expansion of the Brics membership was a clear affirmation of the group's growing significance

US launches airstrikes by fighter jets, ships on Yemen's Houthi rebels

Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the officials

Don't know if Israel delaying peace deal to influence 2024 election: Biden

Biden and Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship, but they are running out of space to manoeuvre as their views on the Gaza war diverge

Biden talks election, economy, and, Middle East in surprise news briefing

The president also highlighted the deal reached on Thursday to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers on East and Gulf coast ports until January 15

World Food Price Index registers biggest increase since March 2022

An index of food-commodity prices created by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization rose to the highest level since August last year, according to data released

Nobel Prizes will be announced against backdrop of wars, famine, AI

The prize week coincides with the Oct 7 anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, which began a year of bloodshed and war across the West Asia

US arranges flights to bring American citizens out of crisis-hit Lebanon

In Washington, senior State Department and White House officials met Thursday with two top Arab American officials to discuss US efforts to help American citizens leave Lebanon

Carmakers don't plan price changes to China-made EVs after EU backs tariffs

MG Motor France said tariffs were "excessive" and hamper Europe's green transition

US job growth accelerates in Sep, unemployment rate declines to 4.1%

The initial payrolls count for August has typically been revised higher over the past decade. Estimates for September's job gains ranged from 70,000 to 220,000

EAM Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa

Premadasa, the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party, is the son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa

India to continue dialogue with US on totalisation pact: Piyush Goyal

The proposed agreement seeks to do away with the requirement for an expatriate in either country to pay for social security schemes of the host country

Singapore's F1 mogul charged in Indian-origin ex-minister's graft case

Business tycoon Ong Beng Seng, widely recognised as the figure responsible for bringing Formula 1 to Singapore, was charged with offences in a high-profile corruption case involving S Iswaran

Google to stop linking to NZ news content if law on pay for content passes

The New Zealand government, led by centre-right National, had opposed the law in 2023 when introduced by the previous administration

Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, rules top EU court

Schrems took his grievance to an Austrian court, saying he had been targeted by advertisements as a result of Meta's personalised advertising based on processing personal data

'Hamas Oct 7 attack on Israel was correct': Iranian leader Ali Khamenei

Leading the Friday prayers for the first time in 5 years, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called for Muslim unity and honoured slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Elon Musk quietly spends millions backing conservative causes, says report

Elon Musk, who publicly endorsed Donald Trump earlier this year, has emerged as a prominent supporter of the former president's re-election campaig

Germany's Thyssenkrupp loses fight against EU veto of Tata Steel JV

EU competition enforcer said the deal, which had aimed to tackle over-capacity and other challenges in the steel industry, could result in price hikes