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Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans

Financial Times /

Also: The New York Times Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods, Bloomberg Coffins and Canoes From Canada Get 50% Tariff Under New Trump Order

In other languages: Aftenposten Trump endrer tollsatsene på kryssfinerplater fra Canada for å hjelpe senator fra Maine (no), Handelsblatt +++ US-Zollpolitik +++: USA heben offenbar Zölle auf bestimmte kanadische Waren auf (de), Neue Zürcher Zeitung DIE NEUESTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Handelsstreit: USA passen einige Kanada-Zölle nach Druck aus grenznahen Gliedstaaten an (de)

  1. Russian Diesel Tanker Heads to New York After Trump-Putin Deal

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Al-Monitor Exclusive-First Russian diesel from Putin-Trump deal heading for US, data shows, The Kyiv Independent First tanker with Russian diesel under Trump deal heads to US, Reuters reports, Bloomberg Ship With Russian Diesel Signals US Port After Trump-Putin Deal, Euronews First Russian diesel shipment is heading to US under Trump-Putin deal · see all

    In other languages: Dagens industri Efter Trumps avtal: Rysk diesel på väg mot USA (sv), Der Spiegel Donald Trump: Erster Tanker mit Diesel aus Russland offenbar auf dem Weg in die USA (de)

  2. Oil price rises above $117 a barrel amid fears US will renew strikes on Iran

    Lauren Almeida / The Guardian /

    Also: Bloomberg Oil Climbs on Threats of a Widening War in Middle East, The Wall Street Journal Oil Prices Rise on Fears of Middle East Conflict Escalation

    In other languages: Het Financieele Dagblad Dreigende escalatie rond de Perzische Golf drijft olie- en gasprijs verder op (nl), Valor Econômico Petróleo sobe com riscos geopolíticos; Brent se aproxima de US$ 115 por barril (pt), Diario Financiero El Brent alcanza los US$ 117 por barril por primera vez desde abril por los temores a una escalada bélica en Medio Oriente (es)

  3. Trilateral peace talks with Russia, US negotiators to begin in November, Zelensky says

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Al-Monitor Zelenskiy says Ukrainian, Russian and US negotiators to meet in early November in Abu Dhabi, Kyiv Post Abu Dhabi Considered for Ukraine-Russia-US Talks in November

  4. France Avoids Moody’s Downgrade in Reprieve After Week of Crisis

    William Horobin / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Moody’s Keeps France’s Credit Rating Unchanged

    In other languages: El País Moody’s mantiene la calificación de la deuda soberana de Francia en medio de la crisis política y el malestar social (es)

  5. Big Paydays Ahead for Anthropic's Early Backers

    Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico FT: Anthropic fecha acordo com private equity Hg para abrir consultoria de IA na Europa (pt)

  6. French Bond Risk Gauge Rises Another Week as Crisis Deepens

    Georgia Hall / Bloomberg /

    Also: Euronews France's bond drama takes centre stage ahead of ECB rate decision

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Euro-Zone: Anleiheinvestoren erhöhen Druck auf Frankreich – jetzt schmiert auch noch die Wirtschaft ab (de)

  7. How surveillance crept up on us

    Planet Money /

  8. Ukraine’s Battlefield Lessons Reshape How Bundeswehr Trains Its Combat Medics

    Kyiv Post /

  9. ‘Black October’: cybersecurity experts sound the alarm over new era of AI-enabled hacking

    Johana Bhuiyan / The Guardian /

  10. Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes

    Rebecca F. Elliott and Maddie McGarvey / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Valor Econômico Investimento em data centers deve mais que dobrar e chegar a US$ 2,1 tri até 2028 (pt)

  11. Iran puts army on highest alert as Hormuz tanker strikes mount

    bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Al-Monitor Ship attacks in Strait of Hormuz hit record high in October

  12. Ukraine Expands Satellite Cooperation With Finland as Starlink Doubts Linger

    Kyiv Post /

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita ICEYE i Nokia zbudują Ukrainie nową łączność satelitarną. Czy Kijów odstawi Starlinki (pl), Le Temps En Europe, le mouvement pour contrer le monopole de Starlink s’organise (fr), Rzeczpospolita Nowe informacje z Kijowa. Starlink nie odzyskał sprawności. Ukraina czeka na decyzję USA (pl), Handelsblatt Satelliteninternet: Trump: Musk hat Starlink-Drosselung für Ukraine aufgehoben (de), Dagens Næringsliv Trump hevder Starlink er i full drift for Ukraina igjen (no), Aftenposten BBC: Starlink er fortsatt begrenset i Ukraina (no) · see all

  13. Civilian cargo ship sinks off coast of Romania after Russian drone strike, authorities say

    Francis Farrell / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: POLITICO Europe Drone hits another ship in Black Sea near Romania, killing at least 1 sailor

  14. Tory gamblers stood to make nearly £50,000 from insider information, court told

    Financial Times /

  15. The real test for Moderna’s cancer vaccine isn’t about beating Keytruda. It’s keeping cancer from coming back in the long term.

    Jaimy Lee / MarketWatch /

  16. Xi gathers China’s top cadres with focus on discipline

    Financial Times /

  17. Ukraine to end automatic 100% mobilization exemptions for critical industries, Prime Minister says

    Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent /

  18. SpaceX-Tesla merger could face antitrust scrutiny

    Ashley Gold / Semafor /

    Also: The Japan Times Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here’s what to know, Bloomberg SpaceX-Tesla Merger? | Zuckerberg's Deal | The Rundown

    In other languages: Valor Econômico SpaceX mira 80 mil torres para se tornar operadora de celular nos EUA e derruba ações do setor de telecom (pt), Cinco Días SpaceX hará a Tesla una oferta difícil de rechazar (es)

  19. Whoever wins Brazil's runoff inherits an economic impasse

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Peterson Institute (PIIE) Monica de Bolle on Brazil's economy ahead of the presidential runoff election

  20. NASA confirms Artemis III is now on track for summer 2027 launch

    Sky News /

  21. Iran has detailed plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes, officials say

    Al-Monitor /

  22. US and Israel are warned against launching fresh strikes on Iran

    The Guardian /

  23. OFFLINE: SA’s Presidency website taken down as cybersecurity flaw sparks warnings across the world

    Caryn Dolley / Daily Maverick /

  24. The permitting deal collides with Trump’s war on offshore wind

    Kathryn Krawczyk / Canary Media /

Earlier today

  1. Hackers Morph Exposed AI Models Into Tools for Cybercrime

    Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg /

  2. Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  3. Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks

    Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian /

  4. ‘AI is on trial’: Bond yields sink below 5% as investors look for safety

    Joy Wiltermuth / MarketWatch /

  5. This summer’s heat was Europe’s deadliest on record, scientists say

    Zia Weise / POLITICO Europe /