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

India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms

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

Reparations calls to dog King Charles's tough Caribbean trip

India braces for Cyclone Arnab with evacuations

Global rates and foreign outflows remain key risks for Indian markets

Steel Strips Wheels gains 36% in two sessions on growth outlook

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Long and wine-ing road: Alsace celebrates its 'Route des vins'

The big problem with the famously picturesque Alsace Wine Route in eastern France, said Jean-Louis Meyer as he put down his glass of white wine, is that there are so many vineyards where you can stop for a tasting.

Fuel enters Gaza as 26 reported killed in Khan Yunis strike

A first consignment of fuel has entered Gaza after US pressure on Israel, allowing communications to resume in the territory, where a hospital director on Saturday said 26 people had been killed in a strike in Khan Yunis.

Wembanyama shines but Spurs slide to seventh straight NBA defeat

Star rookie Victor Wembanyama put on a show, but his San Antonio Spurs slumped to a seventh straight defeat on Friday, with the Sacramento Kings knocking them out of the NBA's new in-season tournament with a 129-120 triumph.

Sam Altman, ousted pioneer of OpenAI, is serial entrepreneur

Sam Altman, the tech titan behind ChatGPT, was abruptly fired Friday by OpenAI, the company that launched the revolutionary artificial intelligence chatbot.

Japan skating star blames divorce on media harassment

Retired Japanese figure skating star Yuzuru Hanyu has announced his divorce from his wife, three months after he publicized the union, blaming it on media "stalking" and harassing the ex-couple.

Historic Macau Grand Prix returns to Las Vegas of the east

Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher both conquered the Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix on its treacherous street circuit before becoming legends of motor racing.

Gaming fans throng Seoul for League of Legends world final

Thousands of fans from around the world have descended on South Korea's capital Seoul for the League of Legends world championship final on Sunday, widely considered the Super Bowl of e-sports.

Advertisers drop X after Musk backs anti-Semitic post

An exodus of big-name advertisers appeared under way at X, formerly Twitter, on Friday in the wake of Elon Musk endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

China's influence in C.America advances at a gallop

Anchored in the heart of colonial San Salvador, a towering and expansive library was inaugurated this week by President Nayib Bukele, the latest sign of China's growing influence across Central America.

Fuel enters Gaza as phone links restored

A first consignment of fuel has entered Gaza after Israel bowed to US pressure for limited deliveries to allow wastewater treatment and the resumption of communications after a two-day blackout.

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