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Hamas to get aid into Gaza, after hours of negotiations at a summit of the bloc in Brussels. The European Union has struggled for both unity and influence in the face of the crisis that has engulfed the Middle East since Hamas launched its bloody attack on Israel on October 7. The surge in bloodshed has divided Europe's attention at a time of rising doubts about the West's ability to keep supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia. After five hours of talks, the leaders called for «continued, rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access and aid to reach those in need through all necessary measures including humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs». They said the EU «will work closely with partners in the region to protect civilians, provide assistance and facilitate access to food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter». European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted early on Friday there was «no contradiction between showing solidarity to Israel and, of course, acting on the need of humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza» after the leaders' talks ended. The 27-nation bloc has long been split between more pro-Palestinian members such as Ireland and Spain, and staunch backers of Israel including Germany and Austria. There has been strong condemnation of the Hamas attack, which Israel says killed at least 1,400 people and resulted in more than 220 people being taken hostage. But there was less consensus on urging any halt to Israel's retaliatory bombardment of Gaza, which the Hamas-run health ministry says has killed more than 7,000 people. The EU's call fell short of the demands from the United Nations for a «ceasefire», despite a last-ditch push from Spain to toughen the

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Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) shares dropped more than 20% in pre-open Friday following the Q3 results.

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LONDON (Reuters) — The European Central Bank broke the longest streak of interest rate rises in its 25-year history on Thursday, as slowing inflation continued to point to an eventual drop towards its 2% target and the bloc's economy deteriorates.

₹96.20 lakh (ex-showroom). This M performance SUV has already been on offer in international markets. BMW has commenced bookings for the X4 M40i SUV today, allowing customers to reserve the vehicle through the official BMW website or nearby dealers.

Israel-Hamas war news: As Israel invaded Gaza on the ground on Thursday, targeting Hamas positions using tanks, United States President Joe Biden hinted that hinted that one of the reasons behind Hamas fighters' 7 October attack on Israel was the recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. According to a GTRI report, the ongoing Israel's war with Hamas fighters in Gaza can derail the prospect of a historic peace deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, a crucial linchpin in the India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC) framework The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was announced by US President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the annual Group of 20 summit held in India earlier this year.

Shares have skidded in Europe and Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold

Mercedes-Benz said a «brutal» electric vehicle market of heavy price cuts and supply chain issues meant it would likely hit the lower end of its 12-14% adjusted return on sales forecast for the cars division, as third-quarter earnings fell. The luxury carmaker said it remained committed to its EV targets, but could bolster earnings with better returns from its combustion engine portfolio if margins on EVs remained lower than previously assumed, its chief financial officer said on an analyst call. With some traditional players selling battery electric vehicles below the level of internal combustion engine cars despite their higher production costs, «this is a pretty brutal space,» Harald Wilhelm said. «I can hardly imagine the current status quo is fully sustainable for everybody,» he said. Discounts offered on some models in Germany in the fourth quarter did not represent an overall shift in the carmaker's pricing strategy of keeping prices high to focus on boosting margins over volume, Wilhelm said. Mercedes shares had slid more than 6% by 0733 GMT to their lowest in almost a year, and were the biggest fallers on the euro zone blue-chip index.

The European Central Bank is likely taking a break from interest rate increases

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Israel-Hamas LIVE The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation on connectivity and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy, Germany, and the US. The White House had earlier said that the rail deal would link shipping and rail lines from India to Europe through the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.

defence spending would boost the economy. “We can reap a genuine peace dividend this year and then year after year, in the form of permanently reduced defence budgets," he declared in 1992. The world took note.

China's Belt and Road Initiative through a network of infrastructure projects, including a railroad connecting Saudi Arabia with Europe, President Joe Biden said. On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in September, key leaders of the world led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Biden had announced the launch of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. «We are going to compete on that (Belt and Road Initiative) and we're doing it in a different way.

ASX-listed lithium explorer Azure Minerals has agreed to sell itself to Chilean giant Sociedad Química y Minera for $1.63 billion, as deal fever sweeps through the West Australian lithium sector.

London | IFM Investors has shrugged off a Europe-wide squeeze on infrastructure projects, winning a Polish tender to build and run a passenger and cargo airport at the centre of a $12 billion regional transport hub.

50th Student Academy Awards ceremony was held by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The award ceremony took place at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills celebrating the exceptional talents of students in film. The main event of the night was the announcement of who would take home the prestigious Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal awards.

Global Market Intelligence, we will jump from our fifth spot to become the world’s third biggest by 2030, moving past Germany and Japan, with only China and the US ahead of us. At $7.3 trillion, our nominal GDP in 2030 would be more than double the $3.5 trillion figure for 2022. To a significant extent, S&P’s optimism stems from our young demographic profile and growing incomes, which make the country a vast market for businesses to serve.

World shares are mixed after China pledged more spending to counter its economic slowdown

Amazon has more than 181 million users in the European Union and directly employs more than 150,000 people in the region, the company said on Wednesday, in its first store transparency report as required by the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). In August, the Digital Services Act (DSA) imposed new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency for platforms and search engines labelled as very large online platforms (VLOP), which were defined as having more than 45 million users in the EU.

German authorities have broken off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day earlier following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea

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