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Soccer-With Gaza in their hearts, Palestinian squad seek first win at Asian Cup

By Imad Creidi, Iain Axon and Rohith Nair DOHA (Reuters) - The Palestinian squad at the Asian Cup in Qatar hope to bring honour to their compatriots in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip with their first

UK PM Sunak to hold cabinet call over response to Houthi attacks -reports

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold a call with his cabinet about a possible response to attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Red Sea shipping, British media reported on

Oil up 1% as Middle East tensions offset US inflation worries

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were up about 1% on Thursday Iran seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, raising the prospect of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Brent

Ecuador details plans for new prisons as guards remain hostage

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa detailed plans for two new high-security prisons on Thursday, part of his pledge to wage war on drug gangs that his government

Amazon cuts 5% of Audible division’s workforce – Business Insider

(Reuters) - Amazon.com is laying off 5% of the workforce at Audible, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing a memo by the head of the audiobook and podcast division. The news comes a day after

Exclusive-Believe SA top investors explore takeover of French digital music co –sources

By Amy-Jo Crowley, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Mathieu Rosemain LONDON (Reuters) -The largest shareholders in Believe, the French music services company behind best-selling French artists like rap duo

UK PM Sunak to hold cabinet call on Thursday evening -report

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold a call with his cabinet of ministers at 1945 GMT on Thursday, the political editor for the Times newspaper reported. Sunak's Downing

Ukraine says consumption, defence sector to fuel growth

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy grew by 5% in 2023 and will expand by 4.6% this year as a result of higher domestic consumption and expected growth in its defence industry, the

France’s Macron poaches conservative veteran in coup ahead of EU elections

By Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron poached former Nicolas Sarkozy minister Rachida Dati to join his new government, a surprise move that will further

Slovaks rally against plan to disband graft prosecutor’s office

By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Thousands of Slovaks rallied in nearly 20 towns and cities on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Robert Fico's efforts to close down

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.