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(Adds comments and updates prices) By Brijesh Patel Oct 7 (Reuters) – Copper prices rose on Tuesday on concerns over supply from top producer Chile and major supplier Indonesia, although a stronger U.S. dollar kept the gains in check. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.4% to $10,691.50 per metric ton by 0257 GMT. On Monday, the metal hit its highest since May 2024 before easing. Miner Freeport said on Sunday that five workers, missing since a mud flow disaster at the Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia last month, were found dead. "This tragic event, combined with ongoing tightness at other major copper-producing sites, has injected a firm floor under prices," Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com, said in a note. "With U.S. inventories still elevated yet tightening slowly, traders appear confident that near-term supply constraints could offset that." As the world's second-largest copper mine, Grasberg accounts for 3% of global concentrate production. Operational suspensions at Grasberg, coupled with disruptions at Kamoa-Kakula in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the El Teniente mine in Chile, suggest supply concerns are likely to persist this year. Analysts estimate the disruptions could result in a loss of 591,000 tons of copper output between September 2025 and 2026 end, prompting Goldman Sachs, Citi and Bank of America to raise their price forecasts. Chile's copper output fell 9.9% year-on-year in August after an accident at Codelco's flagship mine on July 31. Meanwhile, the dollar index extended gains against its rivals. A stronger dollar makes greenback-denominated assets more expensive for holders of other currencies. Among other London metals, aluminium fell 0.3% to $2,716.50 a ton, nickel eased 0.2% to $15,445, lead slipped 0.3% to $1,998.5, tin lost 0.7% to $36,530, while zinc was steady at $3,007. Chinese markets are closed from October 1 to 8 for the Golden Week holiday. For the top stories in metals and other news, click or (Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy and Subhranshu Sahu)

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JAKARTA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves were $148.7 billion at the end of September, down from $150.7 billion a month earlier, data from the central bank showed on Tuesday. The September level was the equivalent of 6.2 months of imports, higher than international standards, and adequate to support Indonesia's external sector and maintain macroeconomic and financial stability, Bank Indonesia said. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Editing by John Mair)

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(Changes source and updates with details, background in paragraphs 2-5) By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela and told his special envoy Richard Grenell to stop all outreach, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. The news, which was first reported by the New York Times, follows a series of military strikes on vessels carrying drugs near Venezuela. Trump told Congress that the U.S. is engaged in "a non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels. Although Trump is reportedly considering strikes inside the South American country, the U.S. official told Reuters that the president has not yet determined whether to advance his military campaign to a second phase. Trump delivered the message to Grenell during a meeting in the Oval Office last Thursday with senior military leaders, the senior official said. Trump on Sunday told U.S. service members that U.S. strikes on vessels off the coast of Venezuela had halted the flow of drugs by sea and the U.S. would now "have to start looking about the land." No further details were released by the White House. Tensions between Washington and Caracas have intensified since Trump returned to the White House in January with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denying U.S. allegations that drugs were being produced in the country, and claiming that the U.S. is hoping to drive him from power. Trump has played down the possibility of a regime change in the South American country. In August, Washington doubled its reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest to $50 million, accusing him of links to drug trafficking and criminal groups that Maduro denies. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Writing by Jasper Ward; Editing by Nia Williams and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is set to open slightly higher on Tuesday, supported by the central bank’s defence of the 88.80 handle, with expected IPO inflows providing an additional boost. The 1-month non-deliverable forward indicated the rupee will open in the 88.72-88.74 range versus the U.S. dollar, compared with Monday's finish at 88.78. Intraday volatility in the rupee has dipped in recent sessions, with the Reserve Bank of India defending 88.80, according to bankers. The local unit on Monday traded in a narrow 7-paisa range, with the RBI seen supplying dollars through state-run banks for most of the session, they added. Bankers said the RBI has been intervening heavily in both the onshore spot and offshore non-deliverable forward markets over the past three weeks. They estimated the total intervention at a minimum of $10 billion. One banker said the actual figure could be more than $20 billion, underscoring the scale of the central bank's efforts to support the rupee. A currency trader at a mid-sized private sector bank said it appears the RBI does not want the rupee to slip past 89 for now. With the central bank aggressively defending the current level, this will cap incremental dollar long positions and nudge importers to rethink slightly the extent to which they hedge, the trader said. The RBI's defence of the 88.80 level is likely to be bolstered by expected IPO-related inflows, which are anticipated to attract interest from foreign investors. Together, they will provide near-term relief for the struggling rupee. Non-bank lender Tata Capital's $1.75 billion share sale kicked off on October 6, while LG Electronics India will open its $1.3 billion IPO later in the day. Meanwhile, Asian currencies were mixed on Tuesday, while the dollar index climbed past 98. The Japanese yen was little changed after Monday's plunge, holding below 150 to the dollar. KEY INDICATORS: ** One-month non-deliverable rupee forward at 88.88; onshore one-month forward premium at 15 paise ** Dollar index up at 98.16 ** Brent crude futures up 0.4% at $65.7 per barrel ** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 4.16% ** As per NSDL data, foreign investors sold a net $178.5 million worth of Indian shares on October 3 ** NSDL data shows foreign investors bought a net $139.9 million worth of Indian bonds on October 3 (Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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TAIPEI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The United Nations resolution that led to Beijing assuming China's seat from Taipei was about switching representation and did not mention Taiwan, the EU said, commenting on an escalating dispute over the interpretation of the key document. China says that 1971's U.N. resolution 2758, which led to Beijing taking over representing China from Taipei, gives international legal backing to its territorial claims over Taiwan, and reiterated that point in a long foreign ministry statement last week. Taiwan says Beijing is trying to use its "misleading" interpretation of the resolution to create the legal basis for a future attempt to invade and take over the island. Taiwan's formal name is the Republic of China, and it held on to China's U.N. seat post-1949, when its government fled to the island after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists, until the 1971 resolution was passed. "United Nations Resolution 2758 is very short – only 150 words. And among those 150 words, the word 'Taiwan' does not appear," an EU spokesperson said in an emailed statement "The resolution switched representation in the United Nations from the 'representatives of Chiang Kai-shek' to the 'representatives of the Government of the People's Republic of China'," the spokesperson added, referring to Taiwan's then-leader. China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The comments also come after the U.S. State Department said last week that China was intentionally mis-characterising and misusing the resolution as part of broader "coercive attempts to isolate Taiwan from the international community". The EU spokesperson said: "As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has a special responsibility in upholding the rules-based international order, the United Nations Charter and international law. This includes the prohibition of the use of force and the maintenance of international peace and security." No EU member state has formal ties with Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. But Taiwan has sought greater support from Europe, with its foreign minister visiting the continent twice last month. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei and Philip Blenkinsop in Brussels; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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(Adds analyst comments, context from paragraph 3) BEIJING, Oct 7 (Reuters) – China's central bank added gold to its reserves in September for the eleventh straight month, official data from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) showed on Tuesday. China's gold reserves rose to 74.06 million fine troy ounces at the end of September from 74.02 million ounces at the end of August. Its gold reserves were valued at $283.29 billion at the end of last month, up from $253.84 billion at the end of August, the PBOC said. "A strong figure would reinforce the idea that China is keen to de-dollarize and accelerate its actions in that space," said independent analyst Ross Norman. "Further purchases, even modest ones, will be seen domestically as positive for a price-sensitive market. It may narrow the significant discounts at Loco Shanghai. It will give investors, ETF buyers, and institutions confidence that gold will continue rising." Gold, traditionally seen as a refuge from political and economic uncertainty, has hit multiple record highs so far this year because of uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs, geopolitical conflicts, expectations of interest rate cuts, a broader weakening of the dollar and robust central bank buying. Gold prices climbed above $3,900 per ounce on Monday. In May 2024, the PBOC halted its 18-month-long gold purchasing spree. However, the central bank resumed its gold buying in November 2024. A survey by the World Gold Council (WGC) showed central banks around the world expect gold holdings as a proportion of their reserves to increase over the next five years, while expecting their dollar reserves to be lower. (Reporting by Zhang Yan, Qiaoyi Li, Ryan Woo, and Anushree Mukherjee and Ishaan Arora in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christian Schmollinger)

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Oct 7 (Reuters) – Russia's air defence units destroyed a drone flying towards Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of the Russian capital said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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The Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to make sure they got one victory in Philadelphia during the first two games of the National League Division Series. Getting two wins just doubled the fun and the odds of advancing. Blake Snell allowed one hit over six shutout innings and Will Smith delivered a two-run single during a four-run seventh as the Dodgers recorded a 4-3 victory over the host Phillies on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best- of-five series. Snell (2-0) struck out nine and walked four in Game 2 for Los Angeles, which will look to complete a three-game sweep at home on Wednesday. "To play here and get two wins in this environment is special," Snell said. "The team is clicking right now. It's a lot of fun." Postseason force Teoscar Hernandez had two hits and Roki Sasaki registered the final out as the Dodgers thrived in the intense Philadelphia atmosphere. "For us to come out here, we were like, 'Get one,'" first baseman Freddie Freeman said. "Then obviously when we won two days ago, we were gung-ho about getting two here. This is a hard place to play. "We obviously put ourselves in a great position entering Wednesday. … To win two in this environment is massive." Edmundo Sosa's soft single to center with two outs in the fifth was Philadelphia's lone hit off Snell. Nick Castellanos had a two-run double for the Phillies. Los Angeles reliever Blake Treinen entered in the ninth with the Dodgers leading 4-1, and he didn't fare well. Alec Bohm led off with a single to center, and J.T. Realmuto followed with a double to left. Castellanos reached for an outside sweeper and plopped it into left for the double to bring Philadelphia within one. Alex Vesia entered, and Bryson Stott's bid for a sacrifice bunt was foiled when Max Muncy threw to third and Mookie Betts tagged out Castellanos. Pinch hitter Harrison Bader followed with a single to left, and then Max Kapler bounced into a fielder's choice to leave runners on the corners with two outs. Sasaki replaced Vesia, and he retired Trea Turner on a grounder to second for his second save of the postseason. Phillies manager Rob Thomson defended his decision to play for the tie, saying his bullpen was in better shape than Los Angeles'. He also looked at the late-game charge as a positive sign. "I love the fight in the eighth and ninth inning," Thomson said. "We fought like hell and hopefully that carries over into Wednesday. This is a resilient group, our backs are against the wall, and we'll come out fighting." Philadelphia's Jesus Luzardo (0-1) pitched six-plus strong innings and was charged with two runs, three hits and one walk. He struck out five. Luzardo retired 17 straight Dodgers before running into trouble in the seventh. Teoscar Hernandez lined a leadoff single to center, and Freeman followed with a well-hit double to right. Luzardo exited in favor of Orion Kerkering. One out later, Enrique Hernandez hit a grounder to shortstop, and Teoscar Hernandez slid in safely ahead of Turner's throw to break the scoreless tie. The bases were loaded with two outs when Smith laced a first-pitch sweeper into left-center to drive in two and make it 3-0. Matt Strahm was summoned to face Shohei Ohtani, who ripped a single to right to knock in Muncy to complete the four-run uprising. The Phillies got on the board in the eighth as Kepler hit a one-out triple to right off Emmet Sheehan and scored on Turner's single to center. Sheehan struck out Kyle Schwarber and retired Bryce Harper on a fly to center to end the inning. The top three in the Philadelphia order — Turner, Schwarber and Harper — are struggling in the series. Turner and Harper are both 1-for-7 with three strikeouts and Schwarber is 0-for-7 with five strikeouts. "I wouldn't say pressing," Harper said of the trio's struggles. "We're missing pitches over the plate and they're making good pitches and that's how baseball works sometimes." –Field Level Media

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* Indian citizens with H-1B visas were sought-after marriage prospects * Marriage prized for financial security, quality of life * Trump administration's policy changes creating uncertainty * Some families now looking to countries including UK and Canada for potential matches By Abinaya V, Rishika Sadam and Urvi Dugar BENGALURU/HYDERABAD, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Sidhi Sharma wanted to marry an Indian citizen with a high-flying job in the United States. But the 19-year-old medical student from India's northern Haryana state dropped the idea after seeing recent headlines about U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. "I had always dreamed of settling in the U.S. after marriage," she said, without elaborating on her reasons. "Trump has shut the door for me." Tighter U.S. immigration policies, particularly for the H-1B skilled-worker visa, are making families in India less inclined to marry their children to Indian citizens based in the United States for fear the potential partners might lose their job or immigration status, according to matchmakers, academics and prospective brides and grooms. There is no official government data on marriages between Indian citizens living at home and overseas. "Immigration policies may be written in Washington, but its ripple effects are seen at dinner tables of Indian families when they're talking about marriages," said Anuradha Gupta, the founder of bespoke matchmaking service 'Vows For Eternity'. Traditionally, marriages in India are family-driven decisions, with relatives and matchmaking agencies facilitating "arranged" matches. While marriages for love are gaining ground, especially in the cities, families often still play supportive roles. FROM PRIZED PROSPECTS TO UNCERTAIN MATCHES The U.S. has the world's largest Indian diaspora, according to Indian government data, including around 2.1 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), some of the most sought-after marriage prospects. Since returning to office in January, Trump has launched a broad immigration crackdown, including efforts to limit legal pathways to residency. His overhaul of the H-1B visa marks the most prominent effort to reshape temporary work visas and hit Indians, who accounted for 71% of those visas last year, particularly hard. For many Indians, marrying a compatriot living in the U.S. was a ticket to financial security, and a better quality of life, while families welcomed the tradition of them sending money home and providing support to extended families. About 75% of the H-1B visas issued to Indian citizens in 2024 were awarded to men, according to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. "Up until last year, there was a lot of demand and craze for NRI suitors and men settled abroad," said Vanaja Rao, the managing director of the Vanaja Rao group of companies, popularly known as Vanaja Rao quick marriages. "We've started to see a slowdown ever since Trump took over, and it intensified in the last six months. And of course, after the recent chaos and curbs on H-1B, there's more panic," said Rao, who has been in the business for nearly five decades. In some cases, families are delaying weddings. "There is a lot of uncertainty in terms of immigration in general and not just H-1B, it has only escalated in the past year," said a 26-year-old Indian based in Atlanta, Georgia on condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity. He is aware of three weddings that have been delayed as a result of Trump's policy changes, he said. "Every time there has been speculation about stopping or tightening the restrictions around H-1B visas and skilled-worker migration, there has always been a corresponding impact on the marriage market," said Harshita Yalamarty, an assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. She pointed to Trump's first administration when he also targeted H-1B visas and proposed spouses not be allowed to work. His successor, Joe Biden, later withdrew the policy. Trump's visa overhaul has also prompted many Indian students to rethink the 'American Dream'. There were some 422,335 Indian students in the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement data. VISA STATUS IS OFTEN A DEAL MAKER OR BREAKER Some matchmakers are adapting to the new reality. Premium matchmaking platform Knot.dating introduced a 'U.S. visa filter' on its app as it expanded into India's south. The company's cofounder and CEO Jasveer Singh said many families there were particularly keen on NRIs. "Families want to see the visa status of the suitor or match from abroad before proceeding further," Singh said. Since the feature launched in September, about 1,000 NRIs have signed up, with 60% on H-1B visas and the rest on green cards or other visas, Knot.dating's Singh said. Of the 1,000 who signed up, 81% were men. Knot.dating requires male users to earn at least 5 million rupees ($56,332.32) a year but has no income criteria for women. That figure is "astronomically higher than what a fresh graduate or professional typically earns in India, that's equivalent to many years' worth of income here," said KP Singh of overseas education consultancy IMFS. "This U.S. salary offers a level of financial security many here can only dream of." With the American Dream slipping out of reach, some Indian clients are looking more towards Canada, the UK, Europe, and the Middle East for potential matches, said Nikita Anand, founder of matchmaking agency Wedding Tales Matrimony. "When families consider marriage, factors like mobility and security are deeply embedded in their decision-making. It's about long-term stability, not just for themselves but for future generations as well," Vows For Eternity's Gupta said. ($1 = 88.7590 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan and Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru, Rishika Sadam in Hyderabad and Manoj Kumar in New Delhi; Editing by Dhanya Skariachan and Kate Mayberry)

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