DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's government has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States as part of efforts to cool U.S. trade tensions and reduce steep import tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, a Dhaka official said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh has approved the purchase from the United States under a government-to-government deal at a price of $302.75 per ton, the food ministry official said. It will be... (continue reading...)
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -The Indian home minister's account of forces killing who he said were three Pakistanis involved in the April attack on Hindu tourists in the Jammu and Kashmir federal territory was "replete with fabrications", Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament on Tuesday that the three militants killed in a gun battle in a Kashmir forest this week were the perpetrators of the April 22 attack... (continue reading...)
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United Nations is preparing to send a convoy of humanitarian aid to Syria's southern province of Sweida, three aid officials told Reuters, after days of bloodshed left hundreds dead and displaced an estimated 175,000 people.
The preparations began after Syria's foreign ministry granted U.N. aid agencies a green light to access Sweida directly, according to correspondence seen by Reuters, following three deliveries of U.N. aid to... (continue reading...)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Eighteen European Union states have so far shown an interest in taking out loans worth a total of at least 127 billion euros ($147 billion) from a fund aimed at boosting the bloc's defences, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
The fund, known as Security Action for Europe, is ultimately expected to generate 150 billion euros in defence investments. Countries have until November 30 to submit their requests.
The... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -Kraft Heinz on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected drop in sales for the second quarter, helped by resilient demand for its frozen meat cuts and ready-to-eat meals in the United States as consumers tried to stretch their household budgets.
A mix of sticky inflation and heightened economic uncertainty has forced people to cook more affordable meals at home, helping demand for some of Kraft Heinz's products such as its frozen meals, chilled... (continue reading...)
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