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Germany, EU, stable investment stops despite upheaval: Merz

Wall Street faces earnings and Fed tests after turbulent technology-led week

China brands drop Mbappe for 'offending national sentiments'

Ukraine, Russia say US-brokered truce holding in ravaged city

India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms

Police form SIT after vehicles in Rahul Gandhi convoy collide on expressway

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel 'sensitivities'

Delhi grants minimum monthly pay and DA to about 4,000 MCD health workers

Critical coal inventories affect nearly half of India’s domestic power plants

Ather Energy shares climb 14% after quarterly profit and expansion plan

FCNR(B) deposit drive puts sharper margin pressure on private banks

Gold ETF flows turn negative after 13 weeks as bullion loses 4%

Noel Tata requests records of September 17 Tata Sons board meeting

Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Malaysia Airlines finds 'potential issue' on A350-900 engine

Malaysia Airlines said on Friday it had found a "potential issue" with the engine of an Airbus A350-900 aircraft in its fleet but added that it had been resolved.

French mass rape suspect among 'worst sexual criminals', says daughter

The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife Friday described him as "likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years".

Dutch match US export curbs on semiconductor machines

The Dutch government announced Friday broader restrictions on exports of semiconductor-making machines produced by sector heavyweight ASML, aligning itself with US curbs on technology at the centre of trade tensions with China.

England's Duckett leads charge against Sri Lanka in 3rd Test

Ben Duckett's typically quickfire fifty guided an England side chasing a series whitewash against Sri Lanka to 76-1 before bad light forced an early lunch break on the first day of the third Test at the Oval on Friday.

'Blessed' Papua New Guinea welcomes pope during landmark tour

Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit.

Google 'anti-competitive' over online ad tech: UK

US tech titan Google employs "anti-competitive practices" with regards to online advertising, Britain's competition watchdog concluded Friday in provisional findings of a two-year long investigation.

Israeli troops leave West Bank's Jenin with Gaza talks deadlocked

Israeli forces appeared to be winding down a deadly 10-day raid in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Friday, as key ally Germany warned against treating the territory like Gaza.

New Ireland boss Hallgrimsson targets repeat England shock

New Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson is hoping to engineer another huge upset against England on Saturday -- eight years after his Iceland team shocked the Three Lions at Euro 2016.

Stock markets drop before key US jobs data

European and Asian stock markets fell Friday ahead of highly-anticipated US jobs data that could determine by how much the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month.

Zelensky appeals for weapons at Germany aid drive

President Volodymyr Zelensky joined a meeting of Ukraine's international backers in Germany on Friday, appealing for additional weapons as Kyiv faces advancing Russian forces in the east and devastating strikes by Moscow.

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