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SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, October 14 ------ US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt for a Gaza summit where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signe

LONDON, October 14 ------ World oil supply is expected to closely match demand next year as the wider OPEC+ group increases production, an OPEC report showed, marking a change from last month's outlook, which projected a supply shortfall in 2026. OPEC+ is adding more crude to the market after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia, and other allies opted to unwind some output cuts more rapidly than previously planned. The additional supply has raised co

KYIV/WASHINGTON, October 14 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine's air defense and long-range strike capabilities. The two leaders spoke on both Saturday and Sunday amid intensifying discussions about the potential provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, and a Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is slated to visit Washing

KYIV, October 14 ------ A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will visit Washington for talks on strengthening Kyiv's defense and energy resilience, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said. Ukraine is seeking more U.S. support for its war effort against Russia, as Kremlin forces step up strikes on energy facilities across the country and press forward on the battlefield. Writing on X, Andriy Yermak said the two sides would also discuss stron