GANDHINAGAR / WAM Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, met with Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Dr Ahmed Al Banna, UAE Ambassador to India. They explored prospects for further cooperation between the UAE and India, building on the strong existing ties between the two countries, and discussed ways to …

Bloomberg Oil prices climbed to a two-month high as China was said to offer a trillion-dollar buying spree to defuse trade tensions with the world’s biggest economy. Futures climbed 3.3 percent in New York to cap the third straight weekly increase. Bloomberg News reported China proposed a six-year shopping binge for American goods, diminishing concerns about a brake on economic …

Bloomberg The Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd confirmed it will halt work on its nuclear power project in the UK, delivering a blow both to its ambitions to export more of its technology and Britain’s effort to revive its atomic industry. The company will book a loss of about 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) after suspending indefinitely its plans to build …