Germany, however, has ruled it out.

 

Mr Blinken will continue his trip in Jerusalem on Monday, and then the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, amid a fresh spate of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

 

No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the city has previously been terrorised by the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan, a militant group.

 

The report accused Adani Group of market manipulation and accounting fraud, sparking a $48bn stockmarket rout.

 

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Mr Schumacher replaces Alan Jope whose four-year stint was beset by sagging sales and profits; a failed bid to buy GlaxoSmithKline, a drugmaker, last year precipitated his resignation.

 

Legal and moral qualms aside, these tactics have all been tried with only limited success in the past.

 

War in Ukraine, lingering supply hiccups and surging inflation, especially in energy prices, has made Germany’s energy-hungry and export-reliant economy look especially wobbly.

 

Rahul Gandhi has billed his country-spanning walk as a riposte to the strident Hindu-nationalism of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

 

Such pilgrimages, yatras, have long been a feature of Indian politics.

 

Mr Gandhi has drawn crowds; he is planning more to galvanise local support.

 

The coalition has two weeks left to squabble until a planned announcement.

 

Residents of America’s Gulf coast have several months yet before they batten down the hatches when hurricane season starts in June.

 

The result is that states are reluctantly playing an ever-larger role in propping up their insurance markets.

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