Bloomberg India’s foreign-exchange reserves surpassed Russia’s to become the world’s fourth largest, as the South Asian nation’s central bank continues to hoard dollars to cushion the economy against any sudden outflows. Reserves for both countries have mostly flattened out this year after months of rapid increase. India pulled ahead as Russian holdings declined at a faster rate in recent weeks. …

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to unequivocally condemn the obstruction of the delivery of humanitarian aid by armed groups and demand that they fully respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. The UAE submitted a written statement to UN Security Council for its open debate on conflict and food security convened by United …

Bloomberg Japan’s biggest utility and the owner of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it needs atomic energy to meet its pledge to cut its carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030. It will take time to boost capacity of renewable energy, such as offshore wind, which makes nuclear energy indispensable for the company to curb CO2 emissions 50% …