Presidents’ meeting comes before expected signing of strategic partnership agreement by the two countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s new president as concerns grow over escalating attacks between Israel and Iran along with its network of aligned armed groups. Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed the situation in the Middle East on…
The Israeli military has fired on the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon twice in less than 48 hours, the UN says. Israeli forces repeatedly fired at a guard tower at the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday, injuring two members of the force, and again fired at a watchtower, injuring…
A measure of prices paid to US producers was unchanged in September, restrained by declines in gasoline, suggesting further progress toward tamer inflation. The producer price index for final demand was flat from August after rising 0.2% in the prior month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report out Friday. From a year ago,…
The attack on a Sri Lankan battalion in Naqoura comes a day after two Indonesian peacekeepers were injured. A new Israeli attack has wounded United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, in the second such hit in as many days. On Friday, Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Israeli army hit a watchtower of a…
Israeli airstrikes on central Beirut on Thursday killed 22 people and wounded 117, Lebanon’s health ministry reported, raising fears on Friday of further strikes and marking the deadliest single strike in the current conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. The airstrikes targeted two residential buildings in separate neighborhoods, according to an Associated Press photographer…
NewsFeed Israeli forces have killed at least 22 people in air attacks on central Beirut. They’re the deadliest strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital since Israel stepped up its bombardment of the country. Published On 11 Oct 202411 Oct 2024 Source link
Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held a “productive” 30-minute call, the White House says, amid an escalation of violence across the Middle East. The call between the two leaders on Wednesday was their first publicly announced conversation since August. “It was direct. It was productive,”…
Oil snapped a five-day winning streak on Tuesday as the recent rally stemming from the Middle East conflict took a pause and China signaled no additional big stimulus. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) sank 4.6% to settle at $73.57 per barrel. Brent (BZ=F), the international benchmark price, also slipped 4.6% to close at $77.18 per barrel…
Hezbollah strikes Haifa, Israel, as IDF expands ground operations in southern Lebanon – CBS News Watch CBS News On Tuesday, Hezbollah forces fired a barrage of rockets at Israel while more Israeli troops crossed the border into southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military killed the potential next leader of the Iran-backed…
Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at: Good morning, this is Ashutosh Joshi, an equities reporter in Mumbai. Traders will head to their desks this morning with some relief as the jaw-dropping gains in China ease….