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SportsIndia storm into Asian Champions Trophy final after 8-1 rout of South Korea, with Japan waiting tonight
Five-time champions India thrashed South Korea 8-1 in Mohali to reach a record-extending seventh Asian Champions Trophy final, where they face Japan on Thursday evening.
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NewsQuad ministers pledge reliable supply chains and warn over export curbs at Atlanta talks, without naming China
The foreign ministers of the United States, Australia, India and Japan pledged in Atlanta to build reliable global supply chains, voiced grave concern over economic coercion through export restrictions, and announced more than $85 million for trusted artificial intelligence in the Indo-Pacific.
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USAUS, South Korea and Japan vow 'complete' North Korea denuclearisation in Atlanta talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his South Korean and Japanese counterparts reaffirmed their commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearisation and full UN sanctions enforcement in Atlanta, and signed a new Trilateral Arctic Pacific Partnership.
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Business & FinanceBank of Japan holds rates at 1.25% but speeds up sales of its stock holdings
The Bank of Japan kept its key rate at 1.25% on Friday in an 8-1 vote, while unanimously deciding to more than double the pace at which it sells its exchange-traded fund holdings from January 2027. Figures checked at about 3:55 pm PKT on Friday, 30 October 2026.