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NYSE President Lynn Martin discusses whether Trump or Harris economic plan is better for markets on Cavuto: Coast to Coast.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON : President Biden on Thursday directed that Ukraine receive the remaining $5.5 billion worth of American weapons and equipment previously authorized by Congress, underlining his commitment to Kyiv’s cause ahead of his meeting Thursday with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. The administration’s announcement also includes separate funding of about $2.4 billion through what’s known as the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which will provide Ukraine with air defenses, drones and other weapons that over the long term will help to sustain its military needs.

United Nations General Assembly, Kyiv said Thursday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who had earlier met Russia's top diplomat, told a Security Council session this week that diplomacy was the only solution to the war in Ukraine. Wang met Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiga and the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said.

BEIJING — China aims to stop the property slump, top leaders said Thursday in a readout of a high-level meeting published by state media.

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Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear warning to the West on Wednesday concerning strikes on Russian territory from Ukraine. According to an updated nuclear doctrine, any attack on Russia by a non-nuclear nation supported by a nuclear power would be seen as a combined attack on Russia. Putin stated, «It is proposed that aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state, be considered as their joint attack on the Russian Federation.» He emphasized that Russia might use nuclear weapons if it detects a substantial launch of air and space attack assets, including aircraft, cruise missiles, and drones, crossing its borders.

Trump argued Ukraine should have made concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia's February 2022 attack, declaring that even «the worst deal would've been better than what we have now.» Trump, who has long been critical of U.S. aid to Ukraine, frequently claims that Russia never would have invaded if he was president and that he would put an end to the war if he returned to the White House. But rarely has he discussed the conflict in such detail.

Secret Service (USSS) has initiated an investigation into one of its agents after a reported incident involving a staff member of Vice President Kamala Harris. According to a statement from Harris' office, the incident occurred in a hotel room in Wisconsin while the team was scouting locations for future campaign stops. A spokesperson for the Secret Service confirmed that the agent has been placed on administrative leave during the investigation. «The US Secret Service Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating a misconduct allegation involving an employee,» the spokesperson stated, but did not disclose specific details regarding the incident.

Federal Reserve policy makers later in the day for clues on the pace of interest rate cuts. The U.S. currency rebounded strongly overnight from a more than one-year low to the euro and 2 1/2-year trough versus sterling.

An ET study of the 10 most-gifted products shows consumers will have to shell out about 14% more on average this festive season, from last year, as cashews, almonds and chocolates such as Cadbury Silk, Hershey’s Kisses and Ferrero Rocher are more expensive. This, industry executives fear, may crimp consumer demand. Lower supply of almonds, cashews and Californian pistachios has triggered a surge in retail prices. For instance, almond kernels, the most in-demand grade, cost 27% more at Rs 800 per kg this September, from Rs 630 a year ago, according to data from Nuts and Dry Fruits Council of India, an association of over 700 members.

American steelworkers speak to FOX Business Lydia Hu outside of Pittsburgh, where the U.S. Steel headquarters may soon be handed over to Japan-based Nippon.

Donald Trump is a frequent poster on Truth Social, and his followers blindly reshare his posts and it makes headlines almost instantaneously. However, what is not expected from a former US President and a running Presidential candidate is the fact that they take a call to share an unverified and baseless claim to take a dig at the Democrats.

Donald Trump's campaign on Iranian threats against the Republican presidential nominee, adding that the briefing centered on previously reported threats and not a new plot, as per a report on AP. US Secret Service boosted Trump's security protection in July following news of an Iranian threat on his life. Iranian hackers also stole information they retrieved from Trump's campaign. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that officials have been tracking Iranian threats against a number of officials including Trump and some who serve in President Joe Biden 's administration. The attention to Iranian threats comes at a sensitive moment in the campaign following two assassination attempts targeting Trump. There's no evidence though connecting these events to Iran.

Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushes back against Republican nominee Donald Trump’s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas

A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors

Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history

A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year said that she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company

New Jersey has hit pause on an offshore wind energy project that is having a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines

Southwest Airlines is planning to cut about one-third of its flights in Atlanta next year to save money, and employees affected by the change are furious

Former US President Donald Trump’s advisers have already started all sorts of preparations to constitute the executive branch which will be pretty important if Donald Trump ends up winning the US Presidential Elections 2024. Searching for potential job candidates and compiling a dedicated team is going on in full swing, noted NBC News. Also Read :Payback time? Trump's embarrassing documents stolen by Iranian hackers; he cheered when Russia hacked Hillary Clinton's emails

Donald Trump and incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris possess totally different aims and ambition regarding Crypto. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is pretty clear with his Crypto viewpoint but Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is still in a grey area regarding Crypto. Donald Trump is gaining huge support from the crypto enthusiasts as Donald Trump has promised during his political campaigns that he would make US the crypto capital of the planet and if he ends up winning the US Presidential Election, then he will build a strategic national bitcoin stockpile which would be pretty similar to the gold reserves of the US government, reported BBC News. Also Read: Diablo Immortal Season 31 Torment Upon Torment: All you may want to know