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New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India looks forward to welcoming US President Donald Trump, who will arrive on his maiden visit to the country beginning February 24.

The US president will be on a two-day visit to India.

Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (PTI) Another cargo plane of the US Air Force landed at the Ahmedabad international airport on Saturday ahead of the February 24 visit of US President Donald Trump to the city.

The C-17 Globemaster cargo plane, fourth in the last few days, carried security equipment and a special vehicle that is likely to be part of Trump's convoy, sources said.

Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (PTI) CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said US president Donald Trump's visit will not benefit India, but is aimed at boosting the American economy.

Both the leaders were in the city to attend a function.

PARIS, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron said he was “not sure” it would be possible for the European Union and Britain to reach a trade deal by the end of the year.

Britain and the EU are about to embark on negotiations aiming to hammer out a trade agreement by the time the post-Brexit transition period shuts at the end of December.

But France has made clear it thinks the negotiations will be particularly difficult, especially in such a tight timeframe.

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that progress has been made in their talks about a new agreement to address the South American country’s debt.

The Saturday announcement came after a meeting between Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Feb 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, concluded the First Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) here on Saturday, after deliberating on several key topics for the agenda this year.

Hairil Yahri Yaacob, an official from Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Ministry, who chaired the meeting, said, delegates held robust discussions in key areas of trade, economic inclusivity and sustainability.

22 Feb 2020; MEMO: The world’s largest oil producer, Saudi Aramco, is set to gain unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $69 billion buy of a 70% stake in petrochemicals group Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), people familiar with the matter said to Reuters on Friday.

Sonbhadra (UP) Feb 21 (PTI) The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits to the tune of around 3,000 tonnes in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times India's current reserve of the yellow metal, officials said on Friday.

The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer K K Rai said.

RIYADH, Feb 22 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced the development of the Al-Jafoura gas field, with an investment of 110 billion U.S. dollars.

The plan was reviewed in a meeting, chaired by Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

As the largest non-conventional and non-associate gas field in Saudi Arabia, the giant Al-Jafoura field, located in the kingdom’s eastern region, is expected to measure 170 km in length and 100 km in width, and contain an estimated 200 trillion cubic feet of wet gas.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have reached an agreement to end a five-month long trade dispute, officials said.

The dispute, which opened a new front in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, began in September when the PA announced a boycott of Israel calves. The Authority exercises limited self-rule in the occupied West Bank under interim peace deals.