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03-10-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank will cut interest rates on Wednesday, despite the rupee repeatedly making all-time lows, in a bid to priorities growth amid worsening trade tensions with the US, according to three analysts. The views of analysts at Capital Economics, Nomura and …

03-10-2025 MANILA: Dozens have been killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the coast of the central Philippines, sending people running onto the streets and knocking power out in some areas. Local officials told media early on Wednesday that 19 people were confirmed killed, including 13 people who …

03-10-2025 PARIS: South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near the four-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Paris, French officials have told media. Mthethwa, 58, was reported missing by his wife on Monday evening, after a “worrying message from him”, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. He had …

03-10-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he wants to use American cities as “training grounds” for the military. In an unusual address to hundreds of military leaders assembled from across the world, Trump described “civil disturbances” as the “enemy from within”. He added that the situation “won’t get …

03-10-2025 KABUL: Afghanistan’s main airport is at a standstill as the country grapples with the fallout of a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Taliban government. The Taliban has yet to give an official reason for the decision, which took effect on Monday but did say it would last until …

03-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: A senior Hamas figure has told the BBC that the group is likely to reject Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, saying it “serves Israel’s interests” and “ignores those of the Palestinian people”. The figure said that Hamas is unlikely to agree to disarming and handing over …

02-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: The Israeli navy has intercepted boats carrying aid to Gaza and detained the activists aboard, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said several vessels that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) had been “safely stopped” and that those aboard were being transferred …

02-10-2025 CANBERRA: BRUSSELS: Australia is willing to sell shares in its new strategic reserve of critical minerals to allies including Britain, two sources familiar with the matter told media, as Western governments scramble to end their reliance on China for rare earths and minor metals. Critical minerals such as lithium …

02-10-2025 WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should resign if they don’t support his agenda. “Foolish and reckless political leaders set the wrong …

02-10-2025 Bureau Report BENGALURU/ HYDERABAD: Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown, opens new tab will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world’s fifth-largest economy is …