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THE MOAT as it stood at 19 October 2026, 14:17 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Putin proposes Ukraine peace summit with Trump and Xi that leaves Zelenskiy out

Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

Also: Bloomberg Putin Proposes Summit with US, China on Ukraine, WSJ Reports, Daily Maverick Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal, WSJ says, The Wall Street Journal Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine’s Fate

In other languages: Valor Econômico Putin propõe cúpula com Trump e Xi para negociar fim da guerra na Ucrânia (pt), Handelsblatt Ukraine-Krieg: Putin schlägt Trump und Xi offenbar Ukraine-Gipfel vor – Rubio bestätigt Gespräche (de), Børsen Putin foreslår møde om Ukraine med Trump og Xi (da)

  1. France’s Bonds Drop as Rioting Heaps Pressure on Government

    Alice Gledhill and Alice Atkins / Bloomberg /

    Also: Semafor French protests raise fears of spillover effect, Le Monde 'France's political crisis and near-insurrectional image risk worsening budgetary tensions', Sky News French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu holds crisis meeting after protests

  2. Zelensky: No Warnings as Russia Hits Kyiv and Region With 16 Ballistic Missiles

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Kyiv Independent Russian missile attack damages Kyiv metro station

  3. Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza

    Emma Graham-Harrison and Seham Tantesh / The Guardian /

    Also: Al-Monitor UN agency slashes Gaza food aid over funding, warns needs persist

    In other languages: Aftenposten WFP mangler penger – må kutte mathjelp til en halv million palestinere i Gaza (no)

  4. China’s Growth Rebounds to 4.5%, Puts Annual Target Within Reach

    Bloomberg /

    Also: The Guardian China’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosted exports, The Wall Street Journal China’s Export Boom Masks Deep Economic Problems at Home, Euronews China’s economy grows 4.5% on robust exports as domestic weakness persists, The Japan Times China’s growth rebound tops forecasts to close in on annual goal, BBC China's economic growth picks up as AI boom boosts exports, The New York Times China’s Export Boom Fuels Growth Despite Slump at Home, Semafor China’s third quarter GDP beats forecasts, though worries abound, Financial Times China’s economy expands 4.5% in third quarter · see all

    In other languages: Valor Econômico PIB da China cresce 4,5% ao ano no 3º trimestre e supera previsões (pt), El País La economía china acelera su crecimiento al 4,5% en el tercer trimestre (es), Diario Financiero La economía de China acelera su crecimiento en el tercer trimestre por las exportaciones, pero el consumo y la vivienda siguen débiles (es), Asahi Shimbun 中国、7～9月期GDPは4.5％増 不動産不況と消費の低迷続く (ja), Jornal de Negócios Crescimento da economia da China acelera para 4,5% no terceiro trimestre (pt), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 수출 대박나면 뭐하나…중국 경제에 나타난 '이상 신호' [차이나 워치] (ko), Estadão Economia da China acelera 4,5% no 3º trimestre, impulsionada por exportações robustas (pt), Handelsblatt Konjunktur: Chinas Wirtschaft wächst etwas schneller - Probleme bleiben (de), Expansión El PIB de China se acelera al 4,5% en el tercer trimestre (es) · see all

  5. Russian Attack Cuts Power, Water Across Ukraine’s West

    Kyiv Post /

  6. Anthropic commits 5% of shares to ‘public benefit’ fund

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’, BBC Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund', Bloomberg Anthropic Plans to Shift Some Shares Into New ‘Public Good’ Fund, Semafor Anthropic pledges at least 5% of shares to public-benefit fund, The Japan Times Anthropic to commit 5% stake to new ‘public benefit fund’ · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Anthropic transferirá el 5% de sus acciones a un fondo para donaciones con el que busca mitigar el impacto laboral de la IA (es), Diario Financiero Anthropic planea transferir parte de sus acciones a un nuevo fondo para hacer donaciones que contribuyan al "bien público" (es), Valor Econômico Anthropic planeja transferir parte de suas ações para um novo fundo voltado ao 'bem público' (pt)

  7. The AI bet is running straight into a capital crunch

    Shelly Banjo / Semafor /

  8. The future of medicine may depend on African DNA

    Segun Fatumo / Semafor /

  9. India Navy Eyes Laser-Armed Warships to Counter Cheap Drones

    Sudhi Ranjan Sen / Bloomberg /

  10. The self-destructive wishful thinking about European autos and trade

    Financial Times /

  11. BoE scrutinises Barclays over claim traders misrepresented private credit exposure

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans

    In other languages: Expansión El Banco de Inglaterra vigila a Barclays porque algunos operadores falsearon la exposición al crédito privado (es)

  12. Zelensky Offers Halt Russian Oil Strikes in Exchange for Patriot Missiles

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent US delaying Patriot missiles already paid for under NATO initiative, Zelensky says

  13. DR Congo inaugurates $522mn Kamoa-Kakula solar and battery complex supplying major copper mine

    bne IntelliNews /

  14. US and China compete for influence in Central Asia

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

  15. Is India’s solar power play facing its Icarus moment?

    Mint /

  16. HelloFresh workers claim physical abuse and denied bathroom breaks in class action suit

    Michael Sainato / The Guardian /

  17. The End of Abundance

    V. Anantha Nageswaran / Project Syndicate /

  18. Angola’s 2026 fuel subsidy bill could hit $4.16bn, more than twice budgeted amount

    bne IntelliNews /

  19. Qatar to announce defence production plant

    Fareed Rahman / The National /

  20. Five Questions About What’s Behind Nigeria’s Romance Scam Industry

    OCCRP /

  21. How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage that is now at risk

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Independent How Starlink gave Ukraine a ‘middle strike’ advantage, Semafor Europe vulnerable as US, Ukraine clash over Starlink

    In other languages: Valor Econômico EUA ameaçam retaliação ‘devastadora’ contra restrições da Europa à Starlink (pt), Aftenposten Zelenskyj til NBC: – USAs myndigheter beordret Starlink-stans (no), Der Spiegel USA drohen Europa wegen Starlink-Beschränkungen (de)

  22. This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

    Andy Mannix / ProPublica /

  23. Two Serbian opposition figures targeted with spyware, research group says

    Al-Monitor /

  24. Bereaved families could face 'unjust' tax bill after civil service pension delays

    BBC /

Earlier today

  1. Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Putin’s Hometown, Striking Oil Terminal

    Milàn Czerny / The Wall Street Journal /

  2. Trump Envoys Push Russian Gas Transit in Ukraine Peace Talks

    Kyiv Post /

  3. ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify

    Sam Jones / The Guardian /

  4. Microsoft drops huge AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns

    Gwyn Topham / The Guardian /

  5. Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals

    Jasper Jolly / The Guardian /