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Earlier this week, India signed a historic investment pact with Israel. The deal, known as the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA), is meant to bolster investor confidence and provide smoother business transactions between the two countries.At the signing ceremony in Delhi on 8 September, Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the pact would “open new doors for both Israeli and Indian investors, strengthen Israeli exports, and provide businesses on both sides with certainty and tools to develop in the world’s fastest-growing markets”. “India is a growing economic power, and cooperation is a tremendous opportunity for Israel.” In a statement, the Indian…

DENVER (AP) — From the moment conservative activist and icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans began fighting over which side was to blame. President Donald Trump became the most prominent to do so, tying the attack to “the radical left” before a suspect was even identified.It was part of a new, grim tradition in a polarized country — trying to pin immediate responsibility for an act of public violence on one of two political sides. As the nation reels from a wave of physical attacks against both Republicans and Democrats, experts warn that the rush to…

A state visit always sends a buzz through the newsroom — and U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the U.K. next week looks set to deliver royal, political and business headlines, despite being his second such visit.U.S. President Donald Trump inspected an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of their three-day State Visit to the U.K. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesWednesday will bring the royal pomp and ceremony.Trump and First Lady Melania will be greeted at Windsor Castle by King Charles and Queen Camilla with…

 KUWAIT: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Nader Al-Jalal, said on Sunday that higher educational institutions played a pivotal role in supporting Kuwait’s development plan (Vision 2035) by encouraging scientific research and creativity.In a statement to KUNA on the occasion of the new academic year, Dr. Al-Jalal affirmed that higher educational institutions were keen on bolstering cooperation with various sectors to accommodate the needs of the job market and serve society.He asserted that the Ministry had made its mission to link the outputs of higher educational institutions with the job market, focusing on an optimized educational environment to…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s new prime minister took office Sunday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild” the Himalayan nation after days of violent protests last week left at least 72 people dead and destroyed government buildings and politicians’ homes.Sushila Karki, the country’s first woman prime minister, told top officials gathered at her temporary office that each family of slain protesters will receive monetary compensation of 1 million rupees (about $ 11,330) and assured that those injured would be taken care of, state TV reported.“We all need to get together to rebuild the country,” Karki said, pledging to work…

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi is holding a presidential election this week as one of Africa’s poorer countries grapples with an economic crisis, food and fuel shortages — and memories of a vote six years ago that was canceled and a redo ordered because of widespread irregularities.Incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera, a former theology instructor and preacher, was the challenger in the 2019 election that was won by then-incumbent Peter Mutharika, only for it to be nullified by the country’s highest court. The following year, Chakwera won a redo of the election.This time, Chakwera, 70, of the Malawi Congress Party is…

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When residents of Equatorial Guinea’s Annobón island wrote to the government in Malabo in July last year complaining about the dynamite explosions by a Moroccan construction company, they didn’t expect the swift end to their internet access.Dozens of the signatories and residents were imprisoned for nearly a year, while internet access to the small island has been cut off since then, according to several residents and rights groups. Local residents interviewed by The Associated Press left the island in the past months, citing fear for their lives and the difficulty of life without internet. Banking services…

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Some Brazilian historians now count 14 coup attempts in the republic’s 136 years. Some have been successful, including the one that installed a military dictatorship between 1964-1985.But only the latest, which a Supreme Court panel ruled was orchestrated by former President Jair Bolsonaro, ended with prison sentences for its leaders, instigators and supporters, many of whom are already behind bars. To a large extent, the unprecedented outcome is the result of one man’s drive.Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, the judge who spearheaded the case, has become a hero to some Brazilians and a zealot to…

ISTANBUL (AP) — An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern across Turkey that it could be the next target.Turkish Defense Ministry spokesman Rear Adm. Zeki Akturk warned in Ankara on Thursday that Israel would “further expand its reckless attacks, as it did in Qatar, and drag the entire region, including its own country, into disaster.”Israel and Turkey were once strong regional partners, but ties between the countries ran into difficulties from the late 2000s and have reached an all-time low over the war in Gaza sparked by the Oct.…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — – Mark Delgado scored early in the second half and Mathieu Choinière found the net in stoppage time to lead Los Angeles FC to a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.Hugo Lloris finished with five saves for his ninth clean sheet this season for LAFC (11-6-7).Neither team scored until Delgado used an assist from newcomer Son Heung-Min in the 51st minute to score his third goal of the season. It was the first assist for Heung-Min, who was playing his second match since coming over from the English Premier League.Mathieu Choinière added an…