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KYIV (Reuters) — Five more ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly agricultural exports, an alternative arrangement to the Black Sea grain deal blocked by Russia, a top Ukrainian official said on Sunday.

Pakistan: Second suicide bombing reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, death toll surges to 57 There was no immediate information on the assailants. Kurdish and far-left militant groups as well as the Islamic State group have carried out deadly attacks throughout the country in the past. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channel. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Erdogan was set to speak during the opening of this parliamentary session, which must validate Sweden's entry into the NATO alliance.

International Monetary Fund will begin holding meetings in Ukraine on Sunday to discuss policy goals and challenges with government officials and others there, the Fund's country representative Vahram Stepanyan said on Sunday. Ukraine's economy has been hit hard since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the government has relied heavily on Western aid to finance social and humanitarian payments. The IMF said last week its mission had begun its second review of a $15.6 billion multi-year loan program for the country.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has affirmed its plan to summon former FTX clients, investors, and staff as witnesses in the upcoming trial involving Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX executive. This will shed light on how these individuals viewed their interactions with Bankman-Fried and his company. 

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government shutdown on Saturday. However, he called for Congress to swiftly approve aid to war-hit Ukraine after it was left out of the agreement.

United States House on Saturday approved a 45-day stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration hours before the midnight funding deadline, The Hill reported. Notably, the decision is poised to prevent the government from falling off the shutdown cliff, which many lawmakers thought was inevitable after weeks of disagreements within the House GOP conference and between both chambers. The measure would keep the government funded at current spending levels through November 17. It includes USD 16 billion in disaster relief — matching the figure the White House included in a supplemental request.

Textile Industry (CITI) on Friday has elected Rakesh Mehra as Chairman, Ashwin Chandran as Deputy Chairman and Dinesh Nolkha as Vice Chairman for two years- 2023-2025. The decision was made during the organisation’s 65th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually. In a statement, the apex body of textile industry said that Dinesh Nolkha has been elected as the vice-chairman at the 65th annual general meeting. Mehra is the chairman of Banswara Syntex, an integrated textile manufacturer and exporter of yarns, fabrics and garments, having a turnover of Rs 1,400 crore, CITI said. He expressed his commitment to fostering collaborative and inclusive initiatives for the overall growth of the textile sector. Reflecting on the industry’s recent challenges, outgoing Chairman T Rajkumar acknowledged the sector’s resilience, citing a 4.33% growth in the country’s cumulative exports of textiles and apparel in August compared to the previous year. India aims to clock $350 billion in apparel and textiles market size including $100 billion exports by 2030.

Dmitry Medvedev suggested Saturday that Moscow may annex more regions of Ukraine, as he marked one year since the Kremlin claimed four Ukrainian territories as its own. Moscow held elections in the four regions this month, but does not fully control any of them and is currently battling a Ukrainian counteroffensive to take them back. «The special military operation will continue until the complete destruction of the Nazi regime in Kyiv,» said Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chair of Russia's Security Council. «Victory will be ours.

Zelenskiy said on Saturday he wants to turn Ukraine's defence industry into a «large military hub» by partnering with Western weapons manufacturers to increase arms supplies for Kyiv's counteroffensive against Russia. He was speaking at a forum his government convened with international producers to discuss how to jointly develop industrial capacity to build and repair weapons in Ukraine despite constant Russian bombardment. «Ukraine is in such a phase of the defence marathon when it is very important, critical to go forward without retreating. Results from the frontline are needed daily,» Zelenskiy told executives representing more than 250 Western weapons producers. «We are interested in localizing production of equipment needed for our defence and each of those advanced defence systems which are used by our soldiers, giving Ukraine the best results at the front today,» he told the forum in Kyiv. Zelenskiy said that air defence and de-mining were his immediate priorities.

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(Reuters) — Ukraine's air force shot down 30 out of 40 Iranian-made «Shahed» drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack on central and southern regions, regional and military officials said on Saturday.

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While the trade war between The US and China, Covid-19, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the way we think of redundancy, flexibility, and security of supply, we are now staring into what could possibly be the biggest game-changer yet: The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence which has most recently accelerated investments from companies all over the world and spun a global discussion about how the technology will change our society – for better or worse. The hype was triggered when Open AI’s Generative AI, ChatGPT, attracted 1 million users in just 5 days and 100 million users after two months. In comparison, it took TikTok nine months to hit the 100 million mark.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine

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Investing.com — Crude prices fell on the last trading day of September on growing uneasiness over how the world might cope in the coming months with exploding energy costs, even as the U.S. economy and inflation appeared to have escaped the worst of such impact right away. Those long oil also won big on the month and quarter, helped largely by chokes on Saudi and Russian supply.

₹12,100 per tonne. For the past two weeks, it was at ₹10,000 per tonne. Further, in the notification, the ministry said that the levy on sale of diesel has been decreased from ₹5.5 per litre to ₹5 per litre and from ₹3.5 per litre to ₹2.5 per litre on ATF.

Afghanistan's Taliban representatives are in the Russian city of Kazan for talks on regional threats as Russia attempts to maintain its influence in Central Asia

Jaishankar on Friday said India-Russia ties may not be spectacular but are very «exceptional and steady», adding that in many ways Moscow's relationship with the West has «broken down». Speaking at Hudson University, Jaishankar compared Russia's ties with India to that with other countries. "...if you consider international relations over the last 70 years, the US-Russian relations, the China-Russia relations, the US-China relations, pretty much every big relationship in the last 70 years has seen a great deal of volatility, you had sharp ups and downs," Jaishankar said, adding, «India-Russia relations is very exceptional. It's been very steady.» Noting the India-Russia relations may «not be spectacular», Jaishankar said they have stabilised at a certain level, but have not seen the ups and downs that Moscow's relationships with China, US, or Europe have been through. «And that's in itself a statement,» Jaishankar added. «Now, if one looks at Russia today...as a consequence of what is going on in Ukraine...it seems to them clear that in many ways Russia's relationship with the West has broken down,» he said. On why Russia's emphasis on India is increasing, Jaishankar said, "...India will and has come into calculations as well.

Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Troshev, and discussing how best to use «volunteer units» in the Ukraine war. Is Wagner back, who controls it and are its fighters returning to the Ukraine war?