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Market news: Brazilian President Lula is expected to sign 11 agreements during his visit to India, including deals in the mining industry and aircraft manufacturing.

Natco Pharma: Received approval from India’s drug regulatory agency to manufacture and market semaglutide.

German Geoscience Research Center GFZ: A magnitude 6.32 earthquake occurred in the Vanuatu Islands.

US President Trump: Regardless of whether Congress approves it, a voter identification system will be implemented in the midterm elections.

U.S. stocks closed on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up 0.1%, the S&P 500 Index rising 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index falling 0.22%. Large technology stocks were mixed, with Apple (AAPL.O) falling 2.27%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) falling 2.21%, SanDisk (SNDK.O) falling 0.59%, Oracle (ORCL.N) rising 2.34%, and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) rising 1.61%.

Amazon-backed X-Energy Reactor Co. has received approval from U.S. regulators for its nuclear reactor fuel.

Documents show that the US states of New York and New Jersey have sought court hearings after the Trump administration has yet to unfreeze funding for the "Gateway" project.

US President Trump: Hopes to reach agreement with Iran.

US President Trump: It has been difficult to reach an agreement with Iran.

French President Macron: He has launched a strategic dialogue with German Chancellor Mertz and other leaders to discuss how to interpret France’s nuclear deterrent within the European framework.

French President Macron: European security architecture must be redesigned.

US President Trump: Inflation report was great.

French President Macron: Proposed consultations among partners on long-term strategic thinking.

French President Macron: Europe must become a geopolitical force.

French President Macron: Direct communication channels have been opened with Russia.

French President Macron: The world should "learn from Europe" rather than "criticize" Europe.

French President Macron: Even if we reach a settlement with Ukraine, we will still have to deal with an aggressive Russia.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): U.S. airlines must prove their pilot hiring is based on merit or face an FAA investigation.

The Fed accepted a total of $377 million from three counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

American Airlines (AAL.O) is seeking approval to operate U.S. flights from Miami to Caracas and Maracaibo, documents show.