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China’s Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

President Donald Trump left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, shake hands before their U.S.-China summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo: AP)

GYEONGJU, South Korea, October 31, 2025 (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday that his country would help to defend global free trade as U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed an annual economic regional forum. Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that began the previous day in the South Korean city of Gyeongju, as Trump left the country just hours before the summit opened, after reaching deals with Xi meant to ease their escalating trade war. This year’s two-day APEC summit has been heavily overshadowed by the Trump-Xi meeting that was arranged on

Stock markets rebound in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 31 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back in early trade on Friday amid buying in blue-chips Tata Consultancy Services and ITC. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 132.77 points to 84,537.23 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 37 points to 25,914.85. From the Sensex firms, Maruti, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Finance, Titan and ITC were among the major gainers. However, NTPC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Eternal and Tata Steel were among the major laggards. In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 index were trading in positive territory, while Shanghai’s

Rupee gains 5 paise to 88.64 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 31 (PTI) The rupee showed some recovery and traded 5 paise higher at 88.64 against the dollar in early trade on Friday, tracking lower crude oil prices and weaker American currency. According to forex traders, the outflow of foreign funds amid selling pressure in the equity markets prevented a sharp gain in the domestic unit. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.60 rose slightly to 88.59 before trading at 88.64 against the greenback, up 5 paise from its previous close. On Thursday, the rupee had crashed 47 paise to settle at 88.69 against the US

Jinnah, Savarkar behind India’s partition; BJP now dividing neighbourhoods: Digvijaya Singh

Indore, Oct 31 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has alleged that Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar caused India’s partition in 1947, while the ruling BJP is currently dividing the cities and neighbourhoods. He made the claim on Thursday in response to questions concerning media reports about the alleged exodus of Hindus from two Muslim-majority localities in Sagar city in the state. “Jinnah (founder of Pakistan) and Savarkar divided the country, and now the BJP is dividing every city and every neighbourhood,” the Rajya Sabha member told reporters in Indore. To a question about the BJP’s

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