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SEATTLE (AP) — Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler. Another suspect was earlier arrested. Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other Sunday and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that there […]

CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in efforts to get the United States and Iran back to negotiations and avert an all-out war in the Middle East, two regional officials said Monday, with a pause in attacks coming after a period of rapidly escalating tensions. The comments came after neither the U.S. nor Iran reported carrying out any attacks for three straight days — a respite after about two […]

BUENOS AIRES, July 27 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s managing director arrives in Argentina on Monday as investor confidence in President Javier Milei’s reforms grows, despite worries about a debt repayment crunch that could coincide with his reelection bid.  Argentina’s exports are rising, foreign reserves are accumulating, and once-galloping inflation is decelerating. Last week, Moody’s upgraded the country’s sovereign rating, following earlier upgrades by S&P Global and Fitch, adding […]

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – India has ordered makers of high-caffeine beverages sold as “energy drinks” to stop using that description, rejecting efforts to stall the regulatory intervention in a fast-growing market expected to be worth $1.6 billion by 2028, according to documents and sources. India’s food safety regulator said on social media in early July it had issued notices to companies saying there were no […]

MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday he was “not the president of my family” and “not the president of my friends” as he vowed to press ahead with an anti-corruption drive that could see multiple charges filed against his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez. Last year, Marcos disclosed allegations of widespread irregularities in a series of flood-control projects worth billions of pesos. […]

By Mike Dolan July 27 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A pause in the Iran conflict and a sizeable retreat in crude oil prices away from $100 per barrel offer some relief at the start of what’s set to be another turbulent week for markets. The calendar is certainly packed, with the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, a […]

NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – India’s federal government on Monday introduced a bill in parliament to amend the law governing public examinations, days after protests by the “cockroach” movement forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Here is a look at how the movement grew into the biggest youth-led challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced since taking office in 2014.  May 3 About 2 million students took […]

NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government introduced a bill in parliament on Monday proposing changes to India’s law governing public examinations, the latest in a series of steps to reform the system after paper leaks in May triggered weeks-long youth protests.  Here is a look at the key reforms in the pipeline.  WHAT SPARKED THE REFORMS?  India cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), […]

LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England on Monday, a visit Burnham said is intended to signal the U.K.’s “unwavering” support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy’s trip is the first by a foreign leader since Burnham took office a week ago. His predecessor, Keir Starmer, was in Kyiv less than two weeks ago in his last overseas trip […]