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Kazakhstan hosts 2nd Germany-Central Asia summit in capital Astana

ISTANBUL: Kazakhstan on Tuesday hosted the second Germany-Central Asia summit in the capital Astana, which saw the participation of all five presidents from the region and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Ahead of the meeting, Kazakh President…

US stocks open higher as Fed meeting kicks off

ISTANBUL: Major US stock exchanges opened higher Tuesday as the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting kicks off.

The Dow Jones industrial average increased 155 points, or 0.37%, to 41,777 as of 10.11 a.m. EDT (1411GMT).

The SandP 500 ros…

Israel kills 26 more Gazans as death toll passes 41,250

ANKARA: At least 26 more Palestinians lost their lives in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since last Oct. 7, to 41,252, the Health Ministry in the battered territory said on Tuesday.

A ministry statement ad…

School students invent solar power phone charging cover

Agroup of Italian high school students have invented a solar-power phone charging cover made of recycled nylon.

The phone cover, incorporating solar panels to recharge the device, has been created by students from the Scarpellini technical-economic-…

Deficit under 3% in 2026 in PSB

Italy’s budget deficit will fall under 3% of GDP in 2026 according to the “ambitious” Structural Budget Plan (PSB) examined by the cabinet Tuesday, the economy ministry said.

The plan, part of a reform of European budgetary riles, also envisages a n…

Malaysia reports 1 more mpox, taking toll to 10

ISTANBUL: Malaysia on Tuesday reported one more case of mpox, taking the overall toll to 10, the country’s Health Ministry said.

The ministry said on X it received 58 suspected cases of mpox this year and a confirmed case of clade II variant.

There …