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CO2 levels hit record high in 2024, driving more extreme weather: UN agency

The World Meteorological Organisation said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases that C02 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s

US government shutdown delays release of crucial inflation figures

The Labour Department's monthly inflation data was scheduled for release Wednesday, but late last week was postponed until October 24

EU fines Gucci, Chlo and Loewe €157m for luxury price-fixing scheme

The Commission said the companies' fixing of resale prices breached the bloc's competition rules, harmed consumers and would not be accepted

New Nato members Finland and Sweden to buy more US arms for Ukraine

Over the summer, NATO started to coordinate regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine to help fend off Russia's war

1 of 4 bodies handed by Hamas is not that of a hostage: Israeli military

Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire

Russia makes more precision drones to attack Ukraine's vital rail network

In the attack in Shostka, less than 70 km from the Russian border, two explosives-laden drones struck two commuter trains in quick succession

Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban flights over Russian airspace

The US side has said such flights give Chinese airlines an unfair cost advantage over American carriers, which cannot cross through Russian airspace

IMF more upbeat about US growth, but outlook dimmer than last year

The United States' economy will expand 2 per cent in 2025, the IMF projected in its influential semiannual forecast, the World Economic Outlook

Pakistan spinners strike early as South Africa aims record chase in Lahore

Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi, South Africa's highest scorers from the first innings, were on 29 and 16 respectively at stumps

Historic night in Tokyo as Japan defeat Brazil for first time ever by 3-2

Japan beat Brazil for the first time on Tuesday, fighting from two goals down to win the friendly 3-2 in Ajinomoto Stadium.

Safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content, says Instagram

Anyone under 18 who signs up for Instagram is automatically placed into restrictive teen accounts unless a parent or guardian gives them permission to opt out

Trump warns of moving World Cup games from Boston though FIFA chooses sites

Boston will host seven 2026 World Cup matches, and Trump described Mayor Michelle Wu as "intelligent" but "radical left" when asked about her

Israel receives remains of 4 more deceased hostages as Gaza aid cuts loom

US President Donald Trump expressed concern in a social media post that too few of the dead hostages have been returned

Deadly landslides, floods in Mexico kill 64, isolate 300 communities

Thousands of soldiers and workers scrambled on Tuesday to rescue civilians and unblock roads

French PM Lecornu to suspend pension reform to avoid govt collapse

The Socialist Party, which is not part of the governing coalition, had demanded the law be repealed, and Lecornu's offer to suspend it was seen as a prerequisite for the Socialists' potential support

US strikes another boat carrying drugs off Venezuela, killing 6: Trump

It's the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has asserted that it is treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force

Israel to halve Gaza aid over slow return of dead hostages, tests truce

The United Nations' humanitarian office in Gaza received word of the cuts from the Israeli military agency in charge of transferring aid to the territory, according to spokesperson Olga Cherevko

Russian air strike hits Ukrainian hospital days before Zelensky-Trump meet

The Russian attack on Kharkiv in Ukraine's northeast hit the city's main hospital, forcing the evacuation of 50 patients, regional head Oleh Syniehubov said

China's exports of EVs, hybrid vehicles doubled in Sep to 222,000 units

Domestic passenger car sales climbed 11.2 per cent year-on-year in last month down from a 15 per cent rise in August, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Tuesday

US, Malaysia work to expand Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire ahead of Asean meet

Thailand and Cambodia engaged in five days of combat in late July that killed dozens of people and displaced more than 260,000