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– President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that halts new sanctions and tariffs on Russia, which Congress had authorized under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026. The White House made the order public

– On Tuesday, October 13, the U.S. Dollar Index declined by 0.25% to reach 102.27, withdrawing from its highest point in 18 months. The index, which measures the dollar’s performance against six major currencies, had reached 102.61 on Monday, marking

– For the first time since its inception in 2010, global multidimensional poverty has experienced an uptick, affecting 1.2 billion individuals across 108 nations. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index encompasses 6.3 billion people and finds that 18.9% are living

– Firefighters raised containment of the Bike Fire to 81% after the wildfire forced evacuations in Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles. The blaze burned about 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in the Sand Canyon area.

– The U.S. stock bull market marked its fifth anniversary Monday after surpassing four years of gains. According to Truist analysis, the S&P 500 has risen roughly 119% from its bear-market closing low on Oct. 12, 2022. That session saw

– According to police reports, a 45-year-old man opened fire at a residence in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulting in the deaths of eight individuals before apparently taking his own life. The incident on Friday shooting left a total of nine fatalities,

Equity markets worldwide saw a significant upward move as traders shifted back into risk assets toward the end of the trading week. Data showed that US and European stocks closed higher as bond yields declined, reversing an earlier downward trend

The rising demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure has led the World Trade Organization to revise its 2026 global merchandise trade growth forecast upward to 3.9 percent. The latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report highlights that multinational enterprises’ expenditure on

Jaguar unveiled the production Type 01 in New York on October 6, marking a major product launch for the British luxury brand. The four-door electric grand tourer is the first production Jaguar based on the dedicated Jaguar Electric Architecture. It

– During a year marked by unprecedented removals, U.S. school book bans impacted Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North. PEN America documented 11,982 bans in the 2025-26 school year, the highest annual total since records started in 2021. The