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LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) movement" and said that its activists should be designated as “extremists". After the Supreme Court order, representatives of LGBT people fear arrests and prosecutions. The judge said that he had endorsed a request from the Russian justice ministry to ban what it called "the international LGBT social movement".

(Reuters) — Brazil is set to join the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia from January, an OPEC+ delegate told Reuters on Thursday.

oil-supply cuts to go alongside Saudi Arabia’s much-anticipated extension of its voluntary reduction of the same size. Members have agreed to this in principle and it now goes to a vote at the meeting, delegates said, asking not the be named because the information was private. The deal fulfills what delegates had said were Riyadh’s goals for the meeting. More than a week of preparatory talks appeared to have overcome internal disagreements over some members’ production quotas. Oil rose 1.3% to $84.16 a barrel as of 2:56 p.m.

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On 8 March last year, LME suspended nickel trading after prices doubled to more than $100,000 per tonne, and retroactively cancelled $12bn of trades from the previous day.

China and India will be granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for a duration of up to 30 days from December 1, as announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a speech at the People's Justice Party congress on Sunday. The visa exemptions, confirmed by Malaysia's Home Affairs Ministry in a statement on Monday, will be in effect until December 31, 2024. As reported by PTI, China and India represent Malaysia's fourth and fifth-largest tourist markets.

Cost of Living LIVE Updates November 30: The cost of living is basically the amount of money one needs to survive in a given place – and one's most essential needs such as food, water, housing, taxes, cost of commute, healthcare, etc. The high rate of inflation has pushed up the cost of living across the globe, burning a hole in the common man's pocket.

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OECD warned. Moreover, the OECD said the risks to the forecast are tilted downwards amid heightened geopolitical tensions, an uncertain outlook for trade, and the risk that tight monetary policy could hurt firms, consumer spending and employment more than expected. “Inflation is easing, but growth is slowing,” OECD Chief Economist Clare Lombardelli said in a statement. “We are projecting a soft landing for advanced economies, but this is far from guaranteed.” The gloomy perspective points to a long hangover from the global inflation crisis that followed the Covid pandemic and a surge in energy prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Asia and Russian leadership and erstwhile Soviet leadership have long sought to play a greater role in the Asia-Pacific (or what India terms as the Indo-Pacific region). This role is gaining further momentum following rupture in ties with the West in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict.

Investing.com-- Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday tracking weak economic signals from top importer China, with traders now holding out for an upcoming OPEC+ meeting where the cartel is widely expected to announce more supply reductions. 

Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Thursday on weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data, but investors maintained caution ahead of an OPEC+ meeting where production cuts are expected. Brent crude futures fell 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.90 a barrel by 0024 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $77.68 a barrel. China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second straight month in November and at a quicker pace than expected, an official factory survey showed on Thursday, suggesting more policy support measures are needed to help shore up economic growth in the world's largest oil importer.

Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Red Cross and other authorities said. In a repeat of scenes over the past six days during a humanitarian pause in hostilities, the civilians were released to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and driven in vehicles to Israel. Two Russian citizens and four Thai citizens were released outside the framework of the agreement while the 10 Israeli citizens freed included five dual citizens, Ansari said. They were a Dutch dual citizen, who is also a minor, three German dual citizens and one U.S.

COP 28 stands for the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It takes place every year, and is the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change with almost complete membership of every country in the world. This year's COP holds significance in the wake of geopolitical risks that have come to forth after the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's ongoing "special military operation" in Ukraine.

The global economy, which has proved surprisingly resilient this year, is expected to falter next year under the strain of wars, still-elevated inflation and continued high interest rates

NATO member Finland has closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia

Quiver Quantitative — The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) and its allies, led by Russia, are deliberating new oil production cuts, potentially reducing output by as much as 1 million barrels a day. This significant proposal comes amidst the ongoing Middle East conflict and could lead to a surge in oil prices. Initially scheduled for last week, the OPEC meeting was postponed due to disagreements over production quotas and is now set to occur virtually. While a consensus on further cuts remains uncertain, with some members opposing the reduction, Saudi Arabia has expressed strong support for the measure.

Investing.com-- Oil prices rose sharply Wednesday, shrugging off unexpected increase in U.S crude stockpiles amid further supply disruptions just a day ahead of an OPEC+ meeting to decide on future output policy.

₹6,448 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,323 and ₹6,500 per bbl during the session so far, against a previous close of ₹6,413 per barrel. -OPEC+ and its oil majors are currently holding talks and negotiations are going on, but no further delay is expected, according to Reuters.

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State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that there was «no sense of fatigue» among NATO allies when it came to helping Ukraine. «We must and we will continue to support Ukraine,» he said after a NATO-Ukraine meeting in Brussels, adding that NATO allies were unanimous on this position and that he was also hearing continued support for Ukraine in both chambers of the U.S. Congress. Kyiv has been concerned that the Israel-Hamas war could divert international attention away from its efforts to defeat Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the West earlier on Wednesday to ramp up arms production. The European Union has delivered about 300,000 of its promised 1 million artillery shells to Ukraine so far, he said. «We need to create a Euro-Atlantic common area of defence industries,» Kuleba said before meeting the NATO foreign ministers, adding this would ensure both Ukraine's security and that of NATO countries themselves. Kyiv has recently engaged in a concerted drive to entice leading global arms manufacturers to set up operations in Ukraine, part of a bid to diversify its reliance on weapons and ammunition given by its allies. «It is important that our solidarity with Ukraine is not only demonstrated in words but also in deeds,» NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, urging allies to do more.