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October 9, 2025 10:31 AM

Israel and Hamas sign first phase of peace plan, PM Modi and world leaders react

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the agreement on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza. He described the development as a reflection of the strong leadership of Israeli P...

October 8, 2025 4:43 PM

Hamas says it handed over list of Israelis and Palestinians for swap deal

Hamas said on Wednesday it had exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released under a swap deal and that it was optimistic about talks in Egypt on U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. ...

October 8, 2025 11:54 AM

What the EU’s new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens

How all non-European Union citizens, including British visitors, travel to and from the bloc will start to change from Sunday when its long-delayed new biometric entry-check system starts operations. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will require all non-...

October 8, 2025 1:12 PM

Bilateral trade in focus as UK PM Keir Starmer visits India

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer began his first official visit to India on Wednesday, leading a delegation of over a hundred business, cultural, and academic leaders. The two-day visit aims to deepen the India–UK partnership following the signi...

October 8, 2025 1:18 PM

PM Modi welcomes Starmer’s ‘historic visit’ as UK PM arrives in India to boost business ties after trade deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer began a two-day visit to India on Wednesday, joined by over a hundred leaders from the business, culture and university sectors in an effort to promote a recently signed trade deal. This marks Starmer’s first of...

October 7, 2025 11:08 PM

Global renewable power output overtakes coal for the first time, report says

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal globally for the first time in the first half of 2025, driven by rapid growth in China and India, a report by think tank Ember showed on Tuesday. Curbing coal power generation, which emit...

October 7, 2025 11:08 PM

WTO downgrades global trade growth forecast to 0.5% for next year

The World Trade Organization sharply lowered its 2026 forecast for global merchandise trade volume growth to 0.5% on Tuesday, citing expected delayed impacts from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. It marks a significant revision down from its p...

October 7, 2025 2:27 PM

Two Years On: How the October 7 Attack Redefined West Asia

Today marks two years since Hamas carried out its unprecedented assault on Israel , a strike that killed around 1,200 people and triggered a conflict that has since reshaped the geopolitics of West Asia. The anniversary coincides with ongoing negot...

October 7, 2025 1:35 PM

Tens of thousands killed, widespread destruction as Gaza war rages on

Israel's offensive in Gaza, launched in response to the Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and laid waste to swathes of territory. Below is a sum...

October 7, 2025 9:44 AM

Macron wanders alone by the Seine as grip on his future slips away

Hours after his latest prime minister was forced to resign — unable to form a cabinet that lasted more than a day — French President Emmanuel Macron was spotted walking alone by the Seine in the chilly autumn morning. Bodyguards kept their dista...

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