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Investing.com-- Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trade on Wednesday after a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital appeared to have stymied a U.S. diplomatic effort in the Israel-Hamas war, while industry data showed that U.S. inventories shrank more than expected last week. 

Biden on Tuesday left the White House for a quick trip to Israel to show solidarity with the people of the country in the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas. However, Biden had to abruptly scrap his trip to Jordan for a meeting with leaders of Jordan, Egypt and Palestine after the Palestinian Authority cancelled the summit following a huge explosion at a hospital in Gaza.

The AFL is the winner in the battle for the new chairman of Greater Western Sydney, with its preferred candidate, Tim Reed, to take the helm.

Reuters reported. In an official statement, the White House earlier said, “President Biden will then travel to Amman, Jordan, where he will meet with his Majesty King Abdullah, Egyptian President Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas." "He will reiterate that Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and self-determination and discuss the humanitarian needs of civilians in Gaza," the statement said. Israel had declared war on Hamas earlier this month after a surprise attack killed more than 1400 people and took around 200 hostages.

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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.

Cut to the small car segment. Sales of Maruti Suzuki Alto, which once dominated sales charts across segments, halved year on year in the quarter ended September at about 24,000 units. Overall, sales of small cars (vehicles with length less than 3.6 metres) — already on the decline – crashed by 55% last quarter whereas sales of BMW X1 (which also comes in diesel and petrol options) grew 56% on year. So, while those wanting to buy iX1 will have to wait till next year when fresh allocations will come in, there’s unsold two-month stock of Alto, Spresso, Celerio and other small cars.

Ukraine claims to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war

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

Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict

China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt

LSU All-American Angel Reese has a new endorsement deal with a major shoe and athletic apparel company

The Commerce Department has updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them

The leader of opposition that won Poland’s parliamentary election, Donald Tusk, appealed to the nation’s president Tuesday for “energetic and fast decisions” so that a new government could be formed quickly

The IRS plans to invite a select group of taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency’s pilot electronic free file tax return system, beginning this January

Corporate India is clearly towards inclusion, notwithstanding the Supreme Court saying no to same-sex marriages. HR and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) heads at leading corporates including Godrej, Lupin, Axis Bank and Publicis Sapient said the SC order will not hamper India Inc's drive to become more progressive and inclusive organisations. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said the Supreme Court could not strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act and that Parliament should decide on the issue. However, it also issued directions to prevent discrimination against the queer community, recognise the right of transgender persons in heterosexual relationships to marry under the existing legal framework, and so on. «Inclusion is a long journey, and we are getting there,» said Parmesh Shahani, head of Godrej DEI Lab, adding that be it in terms of innovation or profitability, companies have realised that inclusivity is the way to go. «While a clearer marriage equality verdict would be more helpful, companies that want to be progressive will continue being progressive,» he said.

NARS Cosmetics, part of Shiseido Group from Japan, aims to be among the top five premium makeup brands in India within 3 years of its entry, Nicole Tan, president & CEO of Shiseido APAC, told ET. Shiseido Group has entered into a distribution partnership with Global Ss Beauty Brands, a subsidiary of Shoppers Stop. Shiseido is a skincare, suncare and makeup brand under the Shiseido group and had entered India in 2001 with Baccarose. Apart from online and shop-in-shop stores, the company has also planned to open 3 exclusive brand outlets within this calendar year and double the number next year.

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Dimensions: The USB-C Apple Pencil measures 7.5 x 155 mm and weighs 20.5 grams - nearly identical to the Apple Pencil 2. The USB-C Apple Pencil will be available for customers in early November this year.