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ROME: Referring to the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that while terrorism is «unacceptable», there also needs to be a solution for the issue of Palestine. He made the remarks at the Joint Secretary Session of the Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission, Rome. Addressing the session, Jaishankar said, «What happened on October 7 was a big act of terrorism, the subsequent acts happening after that. This has taken the entire region into a different direction. But surely, it must be everybody's hope that eventually...the conflict can't be the normal of the region and that it comes back to some stability, some cooperation». The EAM noted that a balance needs to be struck on different issues and reiterated New Delhi's position of a 'two-state' solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict. «Within this we have to find a balance between different issues.

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NEW DELHI : Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman backed the need for improved bilateral trade relations between India and Sri Lanka at a time when multilateral tie-ups were not working, and said that the country should look at opportunities for regional currency arrangements, food and energy security, in order to protect the country’s economy and prevent forex driven crisis. "Global multilateral treaties are now receding. It is not happening.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the global multilateral treaties are now receding. She also said that there is clear interest in having bilateral arrangements in regional currencies. Speaking at the India-Sri Lanka Business Summit in Colombo, Sitharaman said: “Global multilateral treaties are now receding.

The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expect shoppers will spend more this year than last year, but their pace will slow given all the economic uncertainty

The Bank of England kept its main interest rate unchanged at the 15-year high of 5.25% and indicated that borrowing costs will likely remain at these sort of elevated levels for a while yet especially if oil and gas prices increase sharply because of t...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said Thursday that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war poses a potential risk to the bank's efforts to bring down inflation.

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Thursday said that Tel Aviv is “doing its utmost to prevent humanitarian suffering and loss of lives". The statement comes at a time when Gaza health ministry has announced that 9,061 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli airstrikes since the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned bombardment began following a Hamas attack on 7 October. Israel also bombed the Jabalia refugee Camp in Palestine's Gaza thrice killing hundreds of civilians, in the biggest massacre of Israel's fight with Hamas.

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Shares of Estee Lauder (NYSE:EL) plunged following the company's earnings release on Wednesday, which has prompted analysts at Telsey and RBC Capital to downgrade the stock.

The recent surge in gold price is emblematic of its enduring status as a safe-haven asset, consistently bolstered by investor confidence. The catalyst behind this surge is the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip, which has escalated into a ground invasion by Israeli forces.

Israel's ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the US and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and bring about at least a brief stop to the fighting to help civilians. More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war broke out, health officials said. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian «pause» the day before, as an apparent agreement among the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas, allowed hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of wounded to leave Gaza for the first time.

Gaza said on Thursday that more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed since war broke out more than three weeks ago. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesperson, said 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza, including 3,760 who are under 18.

Hebrew website Mekomit reveals how Israel plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt's Sinai region. First, they would notify northern Gaza residents to move south before a military operation commences, which Netanyahu already did. The operation would then advance from north to south, while keeping Egypt's Rafah crossing empty for easier access.

In light of the recent terrorist attack in Israel orchestrated by Hamas, Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, addresses the misconceptions surrounding cryptocurrency's role in terrorism financing in a blog post dated October 18, 2023. The analysis reveals that terrorism financing represents a minuscule portion of the already marginal illicit cryptocurrency transaction volume. While terrorist groups do utilize cryptocurrencies, they predominantly rely on traditional fiat-based financing channels like financial institutions, hawalas, and shell companies.

₹24,548 crore from Indian equities, on the back of spiking US Treasury yields and a rise in crude oil prices. FPIs turned net sellers in September, selling equities worth ₹14,768 crore. This shift occurred following a period of sustained buying that commenced in March and continued till August.

Gordon Lubold contributed to this article. Write to Dov Lieber at [email protected], David S. Cloud at [email protected], Chao Deng at [email protected] and David Luhnow at [email protected]

Yogi Adityanath drew comparisons between the Israel-Gaza conflict and the political rivalry between the Congress and the BJP in Rajasthan. Speaking at a rally in Alwar, Rajasthan, CM Yogi Adityanath stated, «Do you see how the Taliban mindset is being defeated in Gaza? Hitting the target with precision and crushing it.» He further emphasized that the solution to the Taliban problem lies in the power of Bajrang Bali's mace. CM Yogi launched a scathing attack on the Rajasthan Congress, stating that anarchy, hooliganism, and terrorism are detrimental to society.

Israel is pounding Gaza with bombs and rockets like never before. In over 26 days of the war, coined as ‘Operation Iron Swords’, Israel has already carried out more than 6,000 strikes, flattening buildings and infrastructure in Gaza.

In what appears to be a part of pro-Palestinian protests in the U.K., live rodents were released inside three separate McDonald’s restaurants. In one incident the animals looked to be spray-painted red, black and green – the colours of the Palestinian flag.

Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, raising expectations that the Fed may be done with interest rate hikes. According to a Reuters report, the dollar index declined 0.5 per cent, while benchmark US 10-year note yields fell to a more than two-week low. The US Federal Reserve left policy rates unchanged on Wednesday, November 1, at a 22-year high level of 5.25-5.50 per cent.