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India fails to pass parliament expansion bill linked to quotas for women

Opposition groups said while they were in favour of quotas for women legislators, the linking of the plan to a mass redrawing of constituency boundaries...

Ships crossing Hormuz need OK from IRGC, unfreezing funds part of deal, Iran official says

Hundreds of ships and 20,000 seafarers have remained stranded inside the Gulf waiting to pass through the key waterway, which handles about 20% of...

UK stocks end week higher after Iran says Strait of Hormuz is open

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 0.7% higher at 10,667.63 points, clocking gains for a fourth straight week International News via Reuters: UK's main stock indexes...

Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at Mass that draws 120,000 people

After arriving in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, by plane from the capital Yaounde, Leo told the crowd that many in the...

Iran says Hormuz Strait open after Lebanon truce, Trump expects Iran deal ‘soon’

Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United...

UK’s Starmer pleads ignorance over Mandelson, resists pressure to resign

Starmer told reporters it was unforgivable that he had not been told about Mandelson having failed security vetting "when I was telling parliament that...

French finance minister calls for more euro-pegged stablecoins 

In pre-recorded comments at a crypto conference in Paris, Lescure said the relatively small volume of euro-pegged stablecoins compared to dollar-pegged ones was "not...

A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage

The change in rhetoric reflects Leo's growing concern with the direction of global leadership, experts said, after he maintained a relatively low profile for...

Oil falls on prospects for talks to end Iran war

Brent crude futures declined by $3.09, or 3.11%, to $96.30 a barrel at 0942 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $4.01, or...

NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says

Estonian intelligence warned in February its neighbour Russia is already stockpiling ammunition for future wars after the conflict in Ukraine ends International News via Reuters: NATO...

London’s FTSE 100 edges lower as utilities and miners weigh

Shares of utility companies slipped and dragged the benchmark lower after the Financial Times reported on Thursday that the Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed...

Dollar set for second weekly drop, euro steadies near pre-war levels

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and U.S. President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the U.S....
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