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US Orders Some Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks

Courtney McBride and Eric Martin / Bloomberg /

Also: Al-Monitor Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran as clashes with Yemen's Houthis continue, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% as Attacks on Saudi Arabia, U.S.-Iran Risks Persist

In other languages: Aftenposten Houthiene har angrepet flere mål i Saudi-Arabia (no), Handelsblatt +++ Iran-Krieg +++: Huthi greifen erneut Saudi-Arabien an – USA ziehen Diplomaten aus dem Land ab (de)

  1. Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs in A.I.-Driven Push to Lower Costs

    James Paton / The New York Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Barclays to Cut 5,000 Jobs as AI Starts to Create Efficiency, The Guardian Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances, BBC Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI, Financial Times Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank steps up AI adoption, Euronews Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as it turns to AI to improve efficiency · see all

    In other languages: Le Figaro Avec l’adoption de l’IA, la banque britannique Barclays va supprimer environ 5000 emplois (fr), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Nach KI-Investitionen: Großbank Barclays streicht 5.000 Jobs (de), Le Temps La banque Barclays annonce supprimer environ 5000 emplois, qu’elle remplace par l’IA (fr), Dagens industri Barclays säger upp 5.000 anställda – ersätts med AI (sv), Expansión Barclays recortará 5.000 empleos por el uso de la IA y otras tecnologías (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung MELDUNGEN WIRTSCHAFT - Just Eat stellt Geschäftsmodell um und baut Stellen ab +++ Grossbank Barclays streicht nach KI-Investitionen 5000 Stellen (de) · see all

  2. China's AI leader DeepSeek raises $15B

    Jeronimo Gonzalez / Semafor /

    Also: Bloomberg DeepSeek Raises $15 Billion in Challenge to Leading US Labs

    In other languages: Valor Econômico DeepSeek conclui captação de US$ 15 bilhões para impulsionar corrida da IA, dizem fontes (pt), Handelsblatt Künstliche Intelligenz: Deepseek sammelt wohl 15 Milliarden Dollar ein (de)

  3. Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France

    The Guardian /

    Also: POLITICO Europe First known human case of Shamonda virus confirmed in France

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Patient gestorben: Frankreich meldet ersten Shamonda-Virus-Fall beim Menschen (de)

  4. Bosch to Separate Auto-Parts Unit as Chinese Rivals Gain Ground

    William Wilkes / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Umbau wegen Autokrise: Bosch gliedert das Autogeschäft aus (de), Handelsblatt Stiftungskonzern: „Ich will Bosch radikal vereinfachen“: Neuer Chef gliedert den größten Konzernbereich aus (de)

  5. From mountain fighters to 'regional power': the rise of Yemen's Houthis

    Al-Monitor /

    In other languages: Le Temps Des montagnes du Yémen à la scène régionale, l'ascension des houthis avec l'appui de l'Iran (fr)

  6. Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Germany Arrests Ukrainian Suspected of Spying for Russia

  7. Shell and Exxon Put $8 Billion Chemical Unit on Block, FT Says

    Joe Ryan / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Shell and Exxon’s $8bn UK chemicals unit put up for sale

  8. Flaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world

    Robert Booth and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

    Also: BBC Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued, Financial Times Websites taken offline in race to patch PHP security flaw, Daily Maverick Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble, Sky News Why websites across Europe went dark and what happens next?, The New York Times PHP Security Flaw Sets Off Global Rush to Patch, Leaving Websites Offline, Bloomberg PHP Cybersecurity Flaws: How AI Uncovered Software Vulnerabilities · see all

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Cybersecurity: Sicherheitslücke in Programmiersprache: 70 Prozent aller Websites betroffen (de), Jornal de Negócios Falha de cibersegurança na linguagem PHP obriga a desligar sites em todo o mundo (pt), Diario Financiero Los sitios web de todo el mundo corren para corregir una falla de seguridad en PHP (es), Rzeczpospolita Miliony stron internetowych zagrożone, rządy wyłączają serwisy. Luki pomogła wykryć AI (pl), NRC Kwetsbaarheden in PHP lijken met een update te zijn opgelost, maar tech-experts denken nieuwe risico’s te zien (nl), Süddeutsche Zeitung Podcast: „Auf den Punkt“: Die PHP-Sicherheitslücke – und was KI damit zu tun hat (de), Frankfurter Allgemeine Internetseiten offline: Was hinter den PHP-Schwachstellen steckt und was nun jeder tun muss (de), Svenska Dagbladet Varnar efter säkerhetshålen i PHP (sv), Expansión Por qué un fallo descubierto por la IA ha puesto en riesgo hasta el 70% de las páginas web del mundo (es) · see all

  9. Brazil's energy course may hold after election, but Amazon at risk

    Eugenia Perozo / Semafor /

    Also: The Guardian Blockades, checkpoints and court action: fending off Brazil’s biofuel giants in the Amazon

  10. Google is purchasing a gigawatt of distributed capacity in PJM

    Maeve Allsup / Latitude Media /

    Also: Canary Media Google plans big virtual power plant in energy-strapped PJM grid

  11. Rwanda: Paul Barril, the French ‘secret agent’ at the heart of the Tutsi genocide

    Mathieu Olivier / The Africa Report /

  12. A Competitive Europe Must Be Climate-Resilient

    Ambroise Fayolle / Project Syndicate /

  13. Russia intensifies pressure on occupied Ukrainians without Russian passports, military intelligence says

    Polina Moroziuk / The Kyiv Independent /

  14. Senegal’s general strike enters second day as government seeks approval for $2.2bn IMF programme

    bne IntelliNews /

  15. US and Israel develop plans to attack Iran after the midterms

    Macarena Vidal Liy / El País /

    Also: The Telegraph US and Israel draw up plans to target Iranian nuclear sites

  16. Turkey cuts interest rates despite $18bn investment funds scandal

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Turkey Delivers Cautious Rate Cut, Leaves Room for Another

  17. Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

    Ryan Mac and Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    Also: Semafor SpaceX and Tesla mega-merger under discussion, Financial Times What Elon Musk stands to gain from a Tesla-SpaceX merger, Bloomberg Tesla-SpaceX Merger Is Elon Musk’s Biggest AI Bet Yet, Euronews Tesla's profit drops as it explores a possible merger with Musk's other public company, SpaceX, The Guardian Tesla and SpaceX explore merger as Elon Musk gives backing, BBC Why is Elon Musk plotting a mega-merger of SpaceX and Tesla?, France 24 Musk talks up potential merger of SpaceX and Tesla · see all

    In other languages: Cinco Días Las claves: el cerebro de SpaceX, el cuerpo de Tesla y el control de Musk (es), Le Figaro Tesla-SpaceX : pourquoi Elon Musk s’agite pour faire avancer le projet de fusion des deux géants de son empire (fr), Valor Econômico Fusão de SpaceX e Tesla, a nova aposta de Musk (pt), Het Financieele Dagblad Elon Musk wil grootste fusie ooit met SpaceX en Tesla (nl) · see all

  18. Ukraine to gain access to NATO procurement system for weapons, ammunition, Financial Times says

    Polina Moroziuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post NATO to Open Centralized Arms Purchases for Ukraine

  19. Russia strikes Kyiv hours after agreeing to US-brokered peace talks – video

    The Guardian /

  20. Nuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.

    Lizz Giordano / ProPublica /

    Also: Bloomberg Kashagan Arbitration Court Invalidates $12 Billion of Cost Claim

  21. Smugglers Collected Up to $509M on Europe Routes in 2025

    OCCRP /

  22. Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east

    Al-Monitor /

  23. Britain secures gas supply from Belgium before winter crunch

    Financial Times /

  24. How Wikipedia shaped the web

    Prashant Rao / Semafor /

Earlier today

  1. Meta to Pay Historic $25 Billion in New Mexico Deception Case

    Isaiah Poritz / Bloomberg /

  2. Oil tops $110 as Houthi drone strike near Saudi Shaybah field rattles markets

    Jennifer Gnana / The National /

  3. US orders departure of diplomats from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi strikes

    Al-Monitor /

  4. Meta tops Big Tech lobbying as AI labs talk antitrust

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

  5. French government 10-year bond yield tops 5% for first time since 2002

    Euronews /