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Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel on October 7 which killed 1,300 people, sparking a retaliatory bombing campaign that has killed at least 1,900 in the Gaza Strip ahead of a potential Israeli ground invasion of the territory. «Saudi Arabia has decided to pause discussion on possible normalisation and has informed US officials,» a source familiar with the discussions told AFP. Saudi Arabia in the weeks before the attacks had spoken of progress in US-led diplomacy to normalise relations with Israel — which would be a landmark step for the conservative kingdom that is guardian of Islam's two holiest sites. But Riyadh has voiced increasing disquiet about the fate of Palestinians in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, where Israel has launched thousands of strikes and ordered the evacuation of the territory's north, prompting thousands to flee. On Friday, Saudi Arabia denounced the displacement of Palestinians within Gaza and attacks on «defenceless civilians», its strongest language criticising Israel since the war broke out. Riyadh «affirms its categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza, and its condemnation of the continued targeting of defenceless civilians there,» the foreign ministry said in a statement.

In a high-interest rate environment, investing in corporate bonds or non-convertible debentures (NCDs) or government bonds (also called G-sec or sovereign bonds) with good yield and credit rating can be a smart move.

Coinbase has doubled down on its push for a court order compelling the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to act on the firm’s crypto rulemaking petition.

Rubio now has to get used to that pesky thing Earthlings call gravity. «Walking hurts a little bit the first few days, the soles of your feet and lower back,» he said at a news conference Friday at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. «I think there is a certain level of pain that comes with the fact that your lower back now supports half your weight.» Rubio returned to Earth two weeks ago after spending 371 days in space, having taken off in September of last year aboard a Russian rocket for what was supposed to be a routine, six-month mission. The Soyuz spacecraft that was supposed to bring them back was docked at the International Space Station to be used as an emergency backup vehicle. But then it sprung a coolant leak in December, probably due to a micrometeoroid. So as a precaution, the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, returned the vessel to Earth.

Also read: NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich asteroid Psyche; Here's what it expects to find According to NASA administrator, Carbon accounted for almost 5% of the sample's total weight, and was present in both organic and mineral form, while the water was locked inside the crystal structure of clay minerals. Scientists believe the reason Earth has oceans, lakes, and rivers is because it was hit by water-carrying asteroids 4 to 4.5 billion years ago, making it a habitable planet. All life on Earth meanwhile is based on carbon, which forms bonds with other elements to produce proteins and enzymes as well as the building blocks of genetic code, DNA, and RNA.

Follow our LIVE coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here "With the recent crisis in the Middle-East, concerns on fuel are back again, the worries that many countries expressed. Concerns and uncertainties are about peace as a positive factor. Fuel concerns affecting food security aspects and impact on inflation, fragmentation of supply chains were the three major worries in the near future," she stated.

The Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly vaulted back above $27,000 on Friday in wake of reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) won’t appeal against a recent court ruling that reversed its decision to prevent crypto asset manager Grayscale from converting its Bitcoin trust into an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

Elon Musk's X illegally fired an employee in retaliation for her internet posts challenging its return-to-office policy, the U.S. labor board alleged on Friday. In the complaint, a regional director of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accused X — formerly known as Twitter — of violating the federal law that prohibits punishing employees for communicating and organizing with others about their working conditions.

Global market update: Following a bruising session in Asian stock market, US stock market feel the heat of US inflation jitters. Dow Jones index added 0.12 per cent, S&P 500 indeex lost 0.50 per cent whereas tech heaby weight Nasdaq crashed 1.23 per cent on Friday. European Stoxx 600 index nosedived 0.98 per cent whereas MSCI's broadest index of global equities fell 0.3 per cent.

Follow our LIVE coverage of the Israel-Hamas War here “Once someone ventures into the space of 'who is the perpetrator and who is the victim,' you enter into the exposure of social media disinformation and risk," he added. Here's a look at all that was said and promised. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, on a post-earnings call, expressed deep sadness about recent attacks on Israel, stating, "Terrorism and hatred have no place in our civilized world," before delving into the financial results.

Also read: Adani Group may bid in upcoming airport auctions "MIAL and NMIAL have received communications from the said Authority about the initiation of investigations of books of accounts and other books and papers in terms section 210(1) of the Companies Act, 2013," Adani Enterprises said on BSE filing. Billionaire Gautam Adani owns and operates seven airports across India.

Israel-Hamas war enters 6th day, India begins Operation Ajay, over 1,400 killed in Gaza attack Read all the LIVE updates on Israel-Hamas war here 1. Tens of thousands in Gaza are estimated to have fled south after Israel gave Palestinians 24 hours' notice to evacuate from the enclave's north before an expected ground offensive. Prior to the evacuation order, more than 400,000 Palestinians had been internally displaced due to the hostilities.

AP reported.However, there were no signs that the US was attempting to deter an anticipated Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, a move that could exacerbate the humanitarian plight of the 2.3 million Palestinians confined within the besieged area. Read all the LIVE updates here.Acknowledging Israel's right to self-defence in the face of Hamas' attacks of "unprecedented brutality," Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the "creation of an independent Palestine state with East Jerusalem as its capital" to resolve the issue, TASS reported.Russia proceeds "from the postulate, a negotiated solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has no alternatives," said Putin while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit here on Friday.

Reuters reported citing US media reports. The Swedish Academy, responsible for Nobel Prize selection, praised Louise Gluck's poetry for its unreserved examination of family and childhood using a distinct and austere beauty.

(Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with U.K Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco on Friday, the U.S. State Department said.

(Reuters) — Taylor Swift, the cultural juggernaut known for shattering records, said on Wednesday that the documentary film from her billion-dollar Eras concert tour will offer one-day early-access showings in the U.S. and Canada.

Bitcoin mining operations in the United States, owned by Chinese entities, are currently under investigation for potential issues that could threaten national security, according to the New York Times (NYT). 

By Dietrich Knauth

Officials within the United States government were reportedly keeping tabs on certain cryptocurrency mining operations with ties to China.

By Chris Prentice and Hannah Lang

Investing.com — “Never a dull moment in the oilfield,” oil services firm Panther says on its website. By that extension, of course, are the oil markets, which seldom go a day, or even hours, without drama.