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The United Nations says recent months have been the deadliest period in years in the West Bank, with near-daily army raids and an increase in clashes and attacks on Israeli forces.

Seven vessels carrying a total of 290,102 metric tonnes of grain and food products are reportedly transiting through the shipping corridor.

Iran has for over six weeks been gripped by protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who had been arrested by the notorious morality police.

The Kremlin has sent in reinforcements from all directions toward the city of Kherson.

Barrack, 75, is also accused of obstruction of justice and making false statements to FBI agents.

Benjamin Netanyahu's likely return to power will fuel concern about deepening tensions with Arab neighbours.

Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight

Russia's war on Ukraine and the disruption of the gas supplies on which Europe had relied has injected urgency into the European Union's move toward carbon-free energy.

Europe's drive to build a homegrown electric vehicle battery industry is hitting roadblocks as investors shy away from giving startups sufficient funding to challenge the Asian companies that dominate the market.

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on Tuesday during a visit to Kyiv that the European Union, together with partners, was exploring ways to increase help for Ukraine's energy sector.

Nationalist Meloni has vowed to put Italy's interests first, and the trip will be closely watched amid fears of turbulent relations ahead between the populist government in Rome and the bloc's powerhouses.

Bahrain is about 70% Muslim and, unlike Saudi Arabia, allows its small community of about 160,000 Catholics - made up mostly of foreign workers - to practice their faith publicly in two churches.

With Syria the source of 80 percent of the world's supply, according to security services, the trade is at least worth three times its entire national budget.

Iran is just starting a four-year term on the commission, which meets annually every March and aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to build on the achievement of his last term in office, the Abraham Accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which opened the way for a possible normalization of relations with other Arab countries.

The outgoing prime minister met Queen Margrethe to hand in her resignation at 11:00 am (1000 GMT), which formally set the ball rolling for her to start negotiations with other party leaders on the makeup of the new government.

The Russians have been firing salvos from the south end of the road ever since being routed and retreating from the village in the first month of the war in March.

The latest moves have brought total rate hikes in 2022 from G10 central banks to 2,050 bps.

Unemployment in New Zealand was sitting at 3.3% in the third quarter, while an increase in the number of people looking for work saw employment surge 1.3%.

A recent survey by the Ifo think-tank found that nearly half of German industrial firms now rely on significant inputs from China.

Euro-zone manufacturing activity this month hit its weakest level since May 2020, signaling Europe was heading for a recession.

The Ukrainians launched a lightning counteroffensive in September that cleared the Russians out of lands east of the 1.4-million-strong northern city of Kharkiv.

The two firms said in a joint statement that they would work together to develop Lotte's online business in South Korea.

Around 40,000 people have made the dangerous crossing across the Channel from mainland Europe so far this year, according to U.K. government figures.

Ukraine now has 20,000 of the little white dishes hidden away across the war zone.

Aramco's net income rose to $42.4 billion for the three months to Sept. 30 from $30.4 billion a year earlier, it said in a regulatory filing.

For the foreseeable future, macroeconomics remain the driver of a market that remains highly speculative in nature.

Indian army, navy and national disaster response teams continued search operations as locals gathered on the banks of the river near the twisted remains of the bridge.

The Thursday-to-Sunday visit -- the 39th international trip of Francis' papacy -- comes three years after his historic trip to the United Arab Emirates in 2019.