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By Chris Prentice

By Kanishka Singh

Eyes partner Canada in urging India not to insist on a reduction in Canada's diplomatic presence and have expressed concern over Ottawa's withdrawal of 41 diplomats amid the dispute over the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. «We are concerned by the departure of Canadian diplomats from India, in response to the Indian government's demand of Canada to significantly reduce its diplomatic presence in India,» US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Friday. In a near simultaneous statement, a spokesperson for Britain's Foreign Office said, «We do not agree with the decisions taken by the Indian government that have resulted in a number of Canadian diplomats departing India.» Washington has said it took Canada's allegations seriously and, along with London, urged India to cooperate with Ottawa in the murder probe even as Western powers have been reluctant to openly condemn India given their growing strategic ties with New Delhi. However, Friday's statements from the US State Department and Britain's Foreign Office have been the most direct criticism by Washington and London of New Delhi thus far in this case. «Resolving differences requires diplomats on the ground.

By Kanishka Singh and Costas Pitas

By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason

By Jonathan Landay and Simon Lewis

(This Oct. 18 story has been corrected to removes the reference to Senator Brian Schatz in paragraph 7)

The Washington Post newspaper raised concerns about alleged bias of Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube toward the ruling BJP and the Narendra Modi dispensation, reported PTI. Ramesh pointed out that YouTubeIndia move justified what the Washington Post had written and said, “Today, @YouTubeIndia has vindicated what the Washington Post wrote and what were already our genuine apprehensions.

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's curbs on exports of gallium and germanium products choked off international shipments of the chipmaking metals for a second consecutive month, customs data for September showed on Friday.

President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal fees

By David Morgan, Makini Brice and Moira Warburton

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and later in nan official statement from White House said that US President Joe Biden will visit Israel Wednesday in a show of "ironclad" support. The statement also noted that Washington is trying to prevent the escalating war against Hamas in Gaza from spilling into a wider West Asia conflict.

By Paul Carsten

By Mayela Armas, Matt Spetalnick and Marianna Parraga

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina

President Joe Biden has postponed a trip to Colorado to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Singapore's deputy prime minister said on Friday he hopes for substantial progress in the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) discussions in time for next month's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

JPMorgan Chase's third quarter profit soared 35% from last year, fueled by a rapid rise in interest rates, but the bank's CEO, Jamie Dimon, issued a sobering statement about the current state of world affairs and economic instability. «This may be the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades,» Dimon wrote in the bank's earnings statement. Dimon laid out a laundry list of major issues: the Russia-Ukraine War, the new war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, high levels of government debt and deficits, high inflation, as well as the tight labor market, where worker demands for increased wages has led to high-profile strikes in manufacturing and entertainment.

JPMorgan Chase’s third-quarter profit soared 35% from last year, fueled by a rapid rise in interest rates, but the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, issued a sobering statement about the current state of world affairs and economic instability

Chinese disposable e-cigarettes from Elf Bar remain widely available in the U.S. more than four months after U.S. health regulators moved to ban their importation