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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five years after the two countries agreed to resolve part of their border dispute.
The meeting will take place in Kazan, Russia where the two heads of states are attending the BRICS Summit.
Ishan Garg tells us more.
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OUT: SOCThe former boss of Abercrombie and Fitch was arrested on Tuesday on sex trafficking charges.
Mike Jeffries was arrested in West Palm Beach in the US state of Florida - two others are also facing criminal charges.
They are expected to appear in federal court on Tuesday.
Sally Patterson reports.
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The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecasts for the United States, but cut them for China, warning of risks from conflicts, trade wars and high interest rates.
The United Nations' major financial agency published its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, which estimates that global GDP will remain at 3.2% this year and next.
Finance leaders have been gathering in Washington DC this week for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings. From there, Benji Hyer reports.
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Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken have discussed "the need to capitalize on" the killing of the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar.
During Tuesday's meeting in Israel Blinken also emphasised the need to get more aid into Gaza according to the State Department
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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More Republicans are casting their ballots early, compared to four years ago, although Democrats still hold the edge in early voting turnout.
With election day still two weeks away, over fifteen million Americans have already voted by mail or at in-person early voting stations.
Ira Spitzer reports.
The BRICS summit is kicking off today in the city of Kazan in Russia. More than 20 heads of states will be gathered in what the Kremlin has called one of the largest-scale foreign policy events ever in Russia. Amid a grinding war with Ukraine, Moscow's aim is to showcase that western efforts to isolate Russia have failed.
Megumi Lim has more from Kyiv
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Around 1 thousand 100 prisoners are due to be freed early from jails in England and Wales today (Tuesday).
It's part of efforts to ease prison overcrowding, and follows the release of nearly two thousand prisoners in September.
In a bid to find a long term solution, the UK Government is launching a sentencing review that will explore tougher punishments outside of prison while making sure there is space to incarcerate the most dangerous offenders.
Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Prisons, told the Prison Governors Association conference that they were trying to repair the damage done by the previous government
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India and China have agreed on a border pact that will see both sides coordinating their patrolling routines to avoid any escalation in tensions.
The move is being hailed as a significant step towards restoring normal bilateral relations after the two sides were involved in a melee combat in 2020.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are virtually neck and neck across the seven battleground states with just two weeks left of campaigning before the 2024 election - according to a new poll.
A Washington Post-Schar School poll of more than 5,000 registered voters during the first half of October, found both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump with 47 percent support among those who said they will definitely or probably cast a ballot.
Kate Fisher reports
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Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing seven new lawsuits, including allegations that he raped a minor.
The music mogul already faces criminal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the US.
He has denied the allegations, with his lawyers saying "in court, the truth will prevail".
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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