17-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP/ WASHINGTON: Planning has begun for an international force to go into Gaza to stabilize security in the Palestinian enclave, two senior US advisers said on Wednesday. One of the top requirements of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan was formation of a US-backed stabilization force. The …
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17-10-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the same as Washington intensifies efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues. India and China …
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17-10-2025 ROME: Italy, whose sovereign assets from bonds to banks have so often been the subject of market crises in recent years, is currently enjoying a windfall as the central bank’s vast gold reserves track record-high prices. The country’s bullion stockpile reflects decades of determined safeguarding after it rebuilt reserves …
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17-10-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged Israel to immediately open more crossings into the famine-stricken Gaza Strip to allow for a surge in aid deliveries. In remarks to reporters on Wednesday, Fletcher said that the UN is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid …
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17-10-2025 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that he has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela. He added that his administration was also mulling land-based military operations inside Venezuela, as tensions between Washington and Caracas soar over multiple deadly US …
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16-10-2025 PARIS: France’s CMA CGM on Tuesday announced a first-ever order for Indian-built vessels, saying the country’s focus on shipping infrastructure created an opportunity to diversify the group’s shipbuilding supply. CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping firm, said in a statement it had signed a letter of intent for …
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16-10-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli hostage families have confirmed the identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday. The bodies of Tamir Nimrodi, 20, Eitan Levy, 53, and Uriel Baruch, 35, were part of the latest return, the Hostages Families Forum said. The fourth body does …
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16-10-2025 MELBOURNE: Far-right American influencer Candace Owens has lost a legal bid to be allowed to enter Australia after a court ruled with the government that granting her a visitor visa could “incite discord in the Australian community”. The High Court of Australia said in its ruling on Wednesday that …
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16-10-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire amid deepening hostilities between the former allies after deadly clashes erupted on the border overnight, according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the ceasefire would come into …
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16-10-2025 BEIJING/ LOS ANGELES: The United States and China on Tuesday began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. A return to an …
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