U.S. stocks close lower
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 243.36 points, or 0.52 percent, to 46,358.42. The S&P 500 sank 18.61…
Russia to pay compensation related to Azerbaijani jet crash: Putin
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Fragments of detonated Russian missiles may have caused the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet in December, and Moscow will pay compensation, Russian President Vladimir…
Hamas says it received guarantees from mediators, U.S. administration to completely end Gaza war
GAZA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Hamas said on Thursday that it has received guarantees from mediators and the U.S. administration confirming the complete end of the war in the Gaza…
Crude futures settle lower
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Oil prices fell on Thursday. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery dropped 1.04 U.S. dollars, or 1.66 percent, to settle at 61.51 dollars…
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Thursday. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.63 percent to…
Belgium foils suspected terror cell targeting politicians
BRUSSELS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — A suspected terror cell was foiled Thursday in Antwerp, with three young adults arrested during police raids, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. In a statement,…
Loud explosions heard in capital of Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Two loud explosions were heard in downtown Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (1720 GMT) on Thursday. Shockwaves from the…
Israel to release about 2,000 Palestinians under Gaza ceasefire deal: official
JERUSALEM, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinians, including minors and convicted militants, as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas, an Israeli official said on…
UN ready to scale up humanitarian relief to Gazans following ceasefire deal: Guterres
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the world body is ready to scale up humanitarian relief to Gazans following the announcement of a…
Kremlin says no substantive U.S. response to Russia’s arms control initiative
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) — The Kremlin said Thursday that there has been no substantive response from Washington to Russia’s initiative on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).…