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Trump to meet Japan PM as hopes grow for China deal
Wall Street stocks hit fresh records on easing US-China worries
Wall Street stocks hit fresh records on easing US-China worries

Wall Street stocks ended at fresh records again on Monday over optimism that the US-China trade war was about to ease, with a possible deal in view when presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet later this week.

October 27, 2025

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US authorities to release Sean 'Diddy' Combs in May 2028
US authorities to release Sean 'Diddy' Combs in May 2028

US prison authorities will release Sean "Diddy" Combs on May 8, 2028, an online inmate register showed on Monday, following his jailing for more than four years for prostitution-related crimes.

October 27, 2025

American jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette dies
American jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette dies

US jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, a major figure in modern jazz who collaborated with Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, has died at 83, his management said on Monday.

October 27, 2025

Dimitrov wins on comeback as Paris Masters enters new era
Dimitrov wins on comeback as Paris Masters enters new era

Grigor Dimitrov returned to action by beating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday as the event made its debut in its new La Defense Arena home.

October 27, 2025

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Rallies in Cameroon after rival rejects 92-year-old Biya's win
Rallies in Cameroon after rival rejects 92-year-old Biya's win

Hundreds of Cameroonians took to the streets in protest on Monday after the world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, was proclaimed to have won an eighth term extending his more than four-decade rule.

October 27, 2025

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Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president
Ouattara wins landslide fourth term as Ivory Coast president

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 percent in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from, the electoral commission said Monday.

October 27, 2025