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Russia is set to benefit from the Israel-Hamas conflict, as Israel’s requests for US military aid risk diverting

Kelvin Teo, Barclays Plc’s head of equity capital markets for Asia Pacific, is departing from the firm after

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Russia failed in its bid to return to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday, in a sign Moscow will continue to be isolated on the international stage. In a secret ballot, Russia won 83 votes versus 160 for Bulgaria and 123 for Albania, which both competed against it for two seats on the Human Rights Council. “UN member states sent a strong signal to Russia’s leadership that a government responsible for countless war crimes and crimes against humanity doesn’t belong there,” said Louis Charbonneau, United Nations director at Human Rights Watch. Russia was ousted from the council 18 months ago following its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It comes as Vladimir Putin’s forces launched 36 Iranian-made attack drones, targeting the Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, the Ukrainian military reported, adding that air defence systems destroyed 27 drones. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said unspecified “logistics infrastructure” in his region had been damaged but that no injuries were reported. Elsewhere, Volodymyr Zelensky today he had “good news” on artillery and air defence supplies after talks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest. Read More Russia will only resume nuclear tests if the US does it first, a top Russian diplomat says IMF outlook worsens for a world economy left 'limping' by shocks like Russia's war Zelensky says Russia trying to incite war in the Middle East

China reached a tentative debt agreement with Sri Lanka, front-running separate talks the International Monetary Fund and other

Tel Aviv is rapidly losing air links, with regional powerhouse Turkish Airlines joining a growing list of international

Russia’s exports of oil products declined in the first week of October, with diesel flows dropping to a

The turmoil gripping real estate issuers has serious implications for Europe’s €1.7 trillion ($1.8 trillion) market for ESG

From the tiny office he shares with five staff, Dutch lawmaker Pieter Omtzigt is planning to transform the

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has appointed health-care veteran Tim Wentworth to be its next chief executive officer, as

The Philippine central bank isn’t ruling out a 25-basis-point interest rate hike next month as upside risks to