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Israel-Hamas war news: UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak has reached Israel amid Benjamin Netanyahu's war with Hamas fighters. Sunak's visit comes at the heel of a speculated ground invasion by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza. PM Sunak met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Israel on Thursday, Sunak's office said, where the pair stressed the need to avoid further escalation of violence in the region.

The leaders of Russia and China have met in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordination

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The most severely impacted areas are predicted to be situated in Angus and Aberdeenshire. Additionally, there is a heightened concern for potential power outages and the potential isolation of certain regions for an extended duration. The Met Office has issued a weather warning commencing at 18:00 on Thursday and concluding at noon on Friday. The warning anticipates a substantial amount of rainfall, with a range of 10-15cm (4-6 inches) of rain expected to occur across a broad area during this period. In certain areas, the rainfall could be particularly heavy, with accumulations potentially reaching 20-25cm (8-10 inches). The red warning specifically highlights the «risk to life from rapidly moving or deep floodwaters» within Aberdeenshire and Angus. Widespread flooding and road closures are also projected outcomes of this weather event.

President-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has said that he is determined to fulfill his promise of removing Indian military personnel from the archipelago. However, he plans to do so through diplomatic channels. As per a TOI report, Muizzu, who will assume the presidency next month, expressed his hope of seeing the Indian troops leave during the first week of his term.

₹214.8 apiece. This significant increase was attributed to a media report stating that CK Birla had approached Gautam Adani to sell his promoter stake in the company. The Economic Times, quoting sources, reported that CK Birla reached out to Gautam Adani after turning down initial offers from other domestic players that did not meet his valuation requirements.

Fiji's prime minister says his government is “more comfortable dealing with traditional friends” such as Australia as China pursues closer security ties in the Asia-Pacific region

Diwali for Group C and non-gazetted Group B rank officials, including paramilitary forces. The Finance Ministry has fixed the ceiling for computing non-productivity linked bonuses (ad hoc bonuses) for central government employees at ₹7,000 for 2022-23.

CK Birla has approached Gautam Adani to sell his promoter stake in listed Orient Cement after rejecting initial offers from other domestic players for failing to meet his valuation demand, people aware of the talks told ET. Senior management executives on both sides have also met to discuss a potential deal for the Adanis, who already own India's second largest cement capacity. Earlier this summer, JP Morgan was roped in by Birla to find a buyer for his business. The promoter stake in Orient Cement — held by the Birla family and private investment vehicles — is 37.9%, with a current market value of ₹3,878 crore.

A Department of Labor official said the agency’s next attempt at setting investment advice standards for retirement accounts will not just be a rehash of previous fiduciary rules.

The Treasury market is serving up levels of volatility last seen during the pandemic-era turbulence of March 2020.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held talks with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union country

Wyndham says its board is unanimously rejecting Choice Hotels' unsolicited buyout offer worth nearly $8 billion

advanced artificial intelligence to China and other countries. The measures are designed to prevent China from acquiring the cutting-edge chips needed to develop AI technologies such as large language models, which power applications such as ChatGPT but that US officials say also have military uses that present a national security threat.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged a formal protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC) alleging delays in visas for Pakistan journalists, absence of visa policy for fans and '«inappropriate conduct» targeted at its team during the World Cup match against India in Ahmedabad on Saturday. PCB took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the news. «The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged another formal protest with the ICC over delays in visas for Pakistjournalists and the absence of a visa policy for Pakistan fans for the ongoing World Cup 2023.

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FTX made political donations with stolen customer funds using signed blank checks and access to employee bank accounts, former FTX executive Nishad Singh testified in court Monday. Singh told the jury that former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who has pleaded guilty to his role in the campaign-finance scheme, logged into his bank account and entered the details for the money to be sent to political causes. Then Salame would ask Singh to approve the transaction in an encrypted Signal chat, he said.

PTI. Also Read:Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: Heavy Israeli airstrikes pound Southern Gaza In a statement signed by 15 opposition leaders, some of whom met the envoy at the Embassy here, they strongly condemned the "indiscriminate bombing" of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel and said that it amounts to an attempt at "genocide". “We urge an immediate cessation of all hostilities to prevent further loss of innocent lives and the destruction of homes and infrastructure," the leaders said.

MakeMyTrip was under fire over its advertisement for trying to encash the excitement of the India-Pakistan World Cup 2023 match on October 14. In the print edition of Ahmedabad Times the front page advertisement stated that MakeMyTripand Homestays & Villas offers ‘An open invitation to Pakistani fans.’ It further mentioned discount coupons to Pakistani nationals if certain conditions were met that involved Pakistan losing the cricket match.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad through its decad...

S Jaishankar on Monday said that cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region is in the shared interests of India and Vietnam as he underlined the significance of Asean centrality and highlighted the contribution of the Quad. Jaishankar, who arrived in Vietnam on Sunday on a four-day official visit, made the remarks during his address to the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam on “India in the Indo-Pacific”. “Discussed why cooperating in the Indo-Pacific construct is in our shared interests. Underlined the significance of Asean centrality and highlighted the contribution of the Quad,” the minister posted on ‘X’. “Brought out how India and Vietnam, with their independent mindset, can promote a multipolar and rules-based global order,” he added. Jaishankar met his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son and discussed ways to boost cooperation in areas like trade, energy, defence and maritime security while also sharing perspectives on Indo-Pacific as both India and Vietnam remain wary of China’s territorial encroachments in their respective regions. “Concluded a productive meeting of the 18th India-Vietnam Joint Commission today in Hanoi.