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The last 7 days. Full stories first, then short notes on everything else we read.

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Oil rises as US orders diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia Brent crude rose 1.2% to $110.11 a barrel on October 22 after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and a US order for some diplomats and families to leave, Reuters reported. At least three people died in the strikes. Rubio in Mumbai for trade, energy talks with Jaishankar US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a three-day India visit; he said trade-deal talks are near completion, according to ThePrint. He meets S. Jaishankar in Mumbai and visits Jamnagar on Wednesday. Putin agrees to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine The Kremlin said three-way technical talks could start on or after November 10, possibly in Abu Dhabi, according to The Hindu. Russia also released US teacher Stephen Hubbard. Macron rejects Trump claims blaming migrants for French riots Macron said there has been 'foreign manipulation of information' after looting in Paris and other cities, according to Al Jazeera. Trump had blamed Muslim migrants without evidence.

In brief

  1. 22 Oct
    Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 73, officials say

    Local authorities said the death toll from Monday's strike on a training camp in Shabwa rose to 73, with 14 missing, according to The Hindu. The Houthis said they fired three missiles.

    World News: Latest International News & Updates | The Hindu, World News: Latest International News & Updates | The Hindu

  2. 22 Oct
    Indian among two killed in attack on Saudi airport in Dammam

    An Indian national was killed and two Indians injured in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, the Indian Embassy said, according to The Indian Express.

    India | The Indian Express

  3. 22 Oct
    India, Poland strengthen strategic partnership at PM talks

    PM Modi said India and Poland took several decisions to deepen their Strategic Partnership during the Polish PM's visit, according to PIB. Both sides also marked the Jam Saheb youth exchange.

    Official source

  4. 22 Oct
    Polish PM Donald Tusk meets PM Modi in New Delhi

    Tusk is the first Polish prime minister to visit India in 16 years, The Indian Express reported. Poland's finance minister said its defence industry wants Indian partners and it seeks Indian investment in clean energy.

    India | The Indian Express

  5. 22 Oct
    India rejects UN report calling D-Company 'India-based'

    India's UN mission rejected a UN special rapporteur's report describing Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company as 'India-based', citing 'glaring inaccuracies', according to The Hindu. First Secretary Raghoo Puri spoke in the General Assembly's Third Committee.

    India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu

  6. 22 Oct
    Bangladesh worker Nazrul Islam executed in Saudi Arabia

    Nazrul Islam, 22, a Bangladeshi cleaner, was executed in Mecca on October 14, over three years after his 2023 arrest, Bangladeshi media report. Saudi Arabia said the sentence was under ta'zir, where a judge sets the offence and punishment.

    World | The Indian Express, World | The Indian Express

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