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Central bankers, ministers of finance, company executives and academics are discussing solutions to inflation, supply chain disruptions and the risk of recession.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington DC.
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The UK government will publish its spending plan almost a month ahead of schedule following a turbulent period for the economy.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng says he will set out how he will balance the government's finances on October 31st, rather than November 23rd.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end their long-running strike after accepting a government pay offer.
Lawyers will return to work this week following more than a month of industrial action.
Hundreds of trials have been delayed due to the strikes.
Sally Patterson has more in London.
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A Delhi state minister has resigned after controversy over an event where hundreds were converted to Buddhism.
Rajendra Pal Gautam was one of the keynote speakers at the events.
His critics say he broke India's laws by asking people to change their religion in his official capacity as the then minister of tourism.
Ishan Garg reports
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Pyongyang has launched seven missiles since the end of September, one of which flew over Japan into the Pacific Ocean.
The tests come amidst warnings by South Korea that Pyongyang is gearing up for its first nuclear test in five years.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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The Biden administration has announced sweeping new restrictions on the sale of semiconductor technology to China.
The move is designed to hamper Beijing's ability to purchase critical tech needed for everything from supercomputing to guiding weaponry.
With more, from Washington DC, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer.
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One of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest allies has been suddenly fired by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Conor Burns was dismissed from his position as Trade Minister today after "serious allegations of misconduct" were made against him relating to events at this week's Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
He's also had the Conservative whip removed while the claims are investigated.
Noa Hoffman is a political correspondent for The Sun newspaper.
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The White House says no change is being made to America's nuclear posture, despite President Biden's claim on Thursday night that the world may be heading towards Armageddon over the crisis in Ukraine.
The President told a private fundraising event that Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons is the greatest challenge the world has faced since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One today, insisted the President did not seek to cause alarm.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that the Kremlin is preparing Russians for the use of nuclear weapons, but he says Moscow is not yet ready to authorize a nuclear strike.
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