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WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States and Britain yesterday urged New Delhi not to insist Canada reduce its diplomatic presence in India and expressed concern after Ottawa pulled out 41 diplomats amid a dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist.

HELSINKI/VILNIUS,  (Reuters) – An investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is currently focused on the role of the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders from South American nations at the White House for a summit on Nov.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel levelled a northern Gaza district today after giving families a half-hour warning to escape, and hit an Orthodox Christian church where others had been sheltering, as it made clear that a command to invade Gaza was expected soon.

(Reuters) – Russia’s government today published a list of domestically-produced cars that state officials should buy, all either Russian or Chinese brands, highlighting Beijing’s infiltration of Russia’s automobile industry since the Ukraine war.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said today she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden launched a new mission yesterday to convince Americans they should spend billions more on supporting Israel and Ukraine in their wars, arguing that only the U.S.’s

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S.

(Reuters) – Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for trying to reverse his 2020 U.S.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border yesterday that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave “from inside”, suggesting an expected ground invasion with the aim of annihilating Hamas could be nearing.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India amid a dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said yesterday, adding that Ottawa would not take retaliatory steps.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his resolve to fulfil agreements made at his summit last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, state media KCNA reported yesterday.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – The El Nino weather phenomenon will last at least through the first half of 2024, according to the latest United Nations forecasts, with abnormal rainfall due across Latin America raising fears for the agricultural sector.

 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil XOM.N is considering joining a U.N.-led initiative that would require disclosing more details of its global methane output, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a decision one said was inspired by its deal for U.S.

GAZA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel pounded Gaza with more air strikes today, as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak followed U.S.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – G7 countries will this week discuss four plans to ban Russian diamonds from G7 markets from Jan.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping’s huge ‘Belt and Road’ infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China for talks, Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister said today.

TEL AVIV,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that a deadly blast at a Gaza Strip hospital appeared to be from “an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group,” and he pledged support to Israelis and humanitarian assistance to suffering Palestinians.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Outspoken conservative Jim Jordan sought more time to bolster his faltering bid for the top job in the U.S.