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Cotton futures are up 1 to 11 points on the Monday midday trade. Crude oil futures are down 2 cents per barrel to $60.07 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.221 higher to $99.420. The Thursday online auction from The Seam showed 416 bales sold with an average...

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Cotton Falling as USDA Raises Production

Cotton futures are posting Friday losses of 35 to 60 points so far on Friday. Crude oil futures are back up $1.54 per barrel to $60.23 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.210 higher to $99.260. USDA raised yield on the US cotton this morning, up 58 lbs/acre,...

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Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to act

The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region has accounted for more fatalities than any other on the African continent since 2021.

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Cotton Slipping Back Lower at Midday

Cotton futures are showing Thursday weakness of 13 to 21 points so far on the session. Crude oil futures are back up 36 cents per barrel to $58.86 so far on the day, with the US dollar index $0.464 lower to $98.910. Export Sales data was delayed more than a...

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France commemorates a decade since Paris attacks scarred the nation

French President Emmanuel Macron began a day of commemoration ceremonies Thursday, 10 years on from France's worst attack, beginning at the first site targeted, the Stade de France just outside Paris.

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Cotton Slipping Lower on Wednesday

Cotton futures are trading with 63 to 77 point losses across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil futures are falling $2.53/barrel to $58.51 so far on the day, with the US dollar index $0.014 higher to $99.330. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed 6,583 bales sold with an...

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How former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa ended up being welcomed to the White House

A few years ago, you might have balked if someone told you that the US president would be photographed in the White House shaking hands with a man who was a former member of al-Qaeda, an insurgent against US forces in Iraq, and had led one of the largest Syrian…

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Cotton Slipping Back at Tuesday’s Midday

Cotton futures are down 19 to 25 points so far on the Tuesday session. Crude oil futures are up 97 cents/barrel to $61.10 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.232 lower to $99.230. The Monday online auction from The Seam showed 3,451 bales sold with an average price...

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Cotton Holding Higher on Monday

Cotton futures are up 45 to 55 points so far on Monday. Crude oil futures are up 28 cents/barrel to $60.03 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.021 lower to $99.450. The Friday online auction from The Seam showed 329 bales sold with an average price of 60.69...

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Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead

Fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province broke out on shores of Lake Chad

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Syrian president holds talks with Trump at White House

Ahmed al-Sharaa was expected to push for full lifting of remaining sanctions imposed during 13-year civil war

The Guardian - UK

Iraq elections: early voting for security personnel and displaced people began on Sunday

The election, with 7,744 candidates, will determine if PM al-Sudani secures a second term amid regional tensions.

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Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election

Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election

The Independent UK

Three women charged in France over suspected jihadist plot

French anti-terror prosecutors have charged and jailed three young women suspected of plotting a jihadist attack – the first alleged plot involving female suspects in several years.

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Cotton Falling Lower on Friday

Cotton futures are trading with Friday midday losses of 69 to 92 points. Crude oil futures are 8 cents/barrel to $59.35 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.270 lower to $99.315. The Thursday online auction from The Seam showed 2,261 bales sold with an average price of 63.81...

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Like Marriott, Hyatt Also Cashes In On Luxury Travel Boom

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) shares rose on Thursday as solid momentum in luxury travel and stronger leisure demand helped lift key performance metrics, despite a slight top-line miss.

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Cotton Falling Back on Thursday

Cotton futures are down 50 to 52 points in the front months on Thursday’s midday. Crude oil futures are down 33 cents/barrel to $59.29 in the day, with the US dollar index down $0.444 to $99.615. The Wednesday online auction from The Seam showed 2,463 bales sold with an average...

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Cotton Holding Steady on Wednesday

Cotton futures are showing mixed action, with December up 4 points and other neabys down 1 to 2 cents. Crude oil futures are down 85 cents/barrel to $59.71 in the day, with the US dollar index up $0.005 to $100.075. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed 729 bales...

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Man rams car into pedestrians in France, wounding 10, prosecutor says

A 35-year-old man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron on Wednesday, wounding 10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said.

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DWP confirms when two major benefits will be scrapped

Labour minister Sir Stephen Timms has issued a message to Independent readers

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Cotton Easing Lower on Tuesday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 40 to 45 points lower at midday. Crude oil futures are down 31 cents/barrel to $60.73, with the US dollar index back up $0.313 to $100.020. The November 3 online auction from The Seam showed 5,296 bales sold with an average price of 62.44...

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Lafarge on trial in Paris over alleged payments to Islamic State in Syria

In what is shaping up to be a landmark case in France, the multinational cement giant Lafarge, along with several former senior executives are set to go on trial on Tuesday, accused of paying off jihadist groups – including the so-called Islamic State – to keep a Syrian cement plant…

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Cotton Sneaking Out Midday Gains

Cotton price action is showing slight 2 to 5 point midday gains on Monday. Crude oil futures are up 31 cents/barrel to $61.29, with the US dollar index back up $0.015 to $99.645. The October 31 online auction from The Seam showed 1,219 bales sold with an average price of...

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Cotton Reverting Higher on Friday

Cotton futures are up 12 to 43 points so far through the Friday session. Crude oil futures are back up 22 cents/barrel to $60.80, with the US dollar index back up $0.252 to $99.600. The October 30 online auction from The Seam showed 699 bales sold with an average price...

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Soybeans Pushing Higher into Midday

Soybeans are trading with 4 to 5 cent gains across most contracts on Friday. There were 677 deliveries issued for November beans overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 3 1/4 cents higher at $10.29 1/2. Soymeal futures are up $7.20, with Soy Oil futures 100 points lower....

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