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By Robert Harvey

court on Tuesday allowed Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused in three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, to travel to several countries, including the US, UK, Italy and Spain, from February 1 to 20. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj allowed Jindal's application, noting he had travelled abroad several times in the past and returned to India to face trial within the stipulated period.

Yemen's Huthis on Tuesday over their attacks on Red Sea shipping, as the Iran-backed rebels vowed to hit back. The latest raids, heard by residents of the rebel-held capital Sanaa around midnight (2100 GMT), hit eight Huthi targets, a joint US-UK statement said, while the Huthis listed 18 strikes across their territory. US and British forces carried out a first wave of strikes against the rebel group earlier this month, and the United States launched further air raids against missiles that Washington said posed imminent threats to both civilian and military vessels. But the Huthis have vowed to continue their attacks — just one part of a growing crisis in the Middle East linked to the Israel-Hamas war, which has raised fears of a broader war directly involving Iran. The latest strikes were against «eight Huthi targets in Yemen in response to the Huthis' continued attacks against international and commercial shipping as well as naval vessels transiting the Red Sea», Washington and London said in a joint statement with other countries that supported the military action. «These precision strikes are intended to disrupt and degrade the capabilities that the Huthis use to threaten global trade and the lives of innocent mariners,» the statement said. The US Central Command said in a separate statement that the targets of the strikes «included missile systems and launchers, air defence systems, radars, and deeply buried weapons storage facilities». — Attacks won't go 'unpunished' - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the Huthis had carried out more than 12 attacks on shipping since the first wave of joint strikes on January 11. «What we have done again is send the clearest possible message that we will

The founders of Wise, Skype and Songkick have raised 400 million euros ($436.4 million) for a new fund to back technology startups in Europe. It seeks to compete with established funds like Atomico, Balderton Capital and Creandum with its founder-led focus.

The figure halved from December 2022 and was significantly lower than the £14bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility, marking the lowest December borrowing since 2019.

The certificate in impact investing follows other recent course from the CFA UK, including certificates in climate and investing, and ESG investing.

Mint decodes the study and what it means for the Indian economy. The teens contacted for the study were given five tasks. For instance, they were asked to read basic text in their own language to test their ability to read it as sentences with ease and without making too many mistakes rather than as a string of words.

British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used by the Iran-aligned group against Red Sea shipping, the Pentagon said. The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen, have said their attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians as Israel strikes Gaza. The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping and stoked fears of global inflation. They have also deepened concern that fallout from the Israel-Hamas war could destabilize the Middle East. In the latest response, U.S.

Oil prices eased in early trade on Tuesday as anxiety over the global demand outlook for oil offset geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and supply worries following an attack on a Russian fuel export terminal over the weekend.

cricket operations, is staying with Bashir. The ECB, under coach Brendon McCullum's guidance, is urgently liaising with Indian authorities for a solution. They are hopeful; updates may come soon.

Vladimir Putin declared the 1867 sale of Alaska “illegal". In a post on X (formerly Twitter), a Ukrainian user ‘Igor Sushko’ wrote, “Putin signed an order insinuating the sale of Alaska to the United States in 1867 was illegitimate. This mofo is trolling the West and our leaders shake in their boots in response." “Hahahah - seriously.

Moody’s Analytics has found 21 million “red flags” associated with shell companies that could be used to enable financial crimes, from ancient directors to dubious addresses.

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed new sanctions on facilitators and networks involved in crypto transactions linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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74th Berlin International Film Festival revealed its complete lineup at the official press conference in the House of the World Cultures in Berlin. Mariëtte Rissenbeek, Berlinale managing director, and Carlo Chatrian, the artistic director have presented the movies competing for the Golden and Silver Bears this year, both in the encounters and competition segments.

BBC, the visa scheme was severely criticised in the country for increasing corruption and allowing wealthy foreign nationals to park illegal funds in Australia. Moreover, the dominance of Chinese investors was visible on the list of successful applicants as the Australian government data revealed that 85% of the SIVs were granted to people from China.

Marc Miller announced on Monday.Miller announced a slew of other curbs while speaking at the Liberal cabinet retreat, which he said would reduce the intake by 35 per cent over the next two years.The cap, he said, would be distributed provincially per capita, according to population.“In order to maintain a sustainable level of temporary residence in Canada, as well to ensure that there is no further growth in the number of international students in Canada for 2024, we are setting a national application intake cap for a period of two years for 2024. The cap is expected to result in approximately 364,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35 per cent from 2023,” he said.He added that the cap will look different for each province.“In the spirit of fairness, we are also allocating the cap space by province based on population,” Miller added, saying that “some provinces will see much more significant reductions.”Miller said he has already had “productive discussions” with the governments of Ontario and British Columbia.Miller said the cap will not apply to students at graduate levels of studies, including master’s and doctoral students.

United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in September 2020. Sudan normalised relations with Israel the following month and Morocco in December 2020. Negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia were disrupted by the war between Israel and Hamas which began in October 2023.

Sam Kulahan was previously a senior analyst within the manager research team at Morningstar for over four years.

Jefferies’ investment thesis for the company lies on the exposure of the platform to the large UK advisor market and to the smaller, but higher-margin, D2C market.

A team of seven advisors who managed around $650 million in client assets at LPL Financial has made a move to Stifel Independent Advisors.