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US Senators Threaten Nomination Block Over Ukraine Starlink Curbs

Kyiv Post /

Also: The Wall Street Journal Ukraine’s Military Starlink Is Working Again, Kyiv Says, The Kyiv Independent Starshield operations restored to normal speed, Zelensky confirms as Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink terms

In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Starlink znów działa na Ukrainie. Ministerstwo Obrony potwierdza stabilną łączność (pl), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv), Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Musk: Ukraine hat Starlink für Offensivangriffe genutzt (de), Valor Econômico Ucrânia diz que rede da Starlink voltou ao normal após restrições de velocidade (pt), Svenska Dagbladet Starlink fungerar – men många frågor återstår (sv) · see all

  1. Israeli central bank rejects Netanyahu’s plan to use crypto to evade sanctions

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Bank of Israel Slams Netanyahu’s Anti-Sanctions Crypto Proposal

  2. Putin puts Trump ahead of Iran in bid to mediate war

    Week and Andrew Parasiliti / Al-Monitor /

  3. Unrest Erupts Again in France, but This Time, With Less Property Damage

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France as Clashes Erupt in Paris, The Telegraph Protests erupt across French cities, The Guardian Hundreds of thousands march in France as protests take place across Europe – as it happened · see all

  4. Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  5. Pakistan’s petrol time bomb

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  6. Kazakhstan inks 27-year deal for Iranian cargo terminal. Starting operations will be the harder part

    Nizom Khodjayev / bne IntelliNews /

  7. Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns

    Al-Monitor /

    Also: The Wall Street Journal U.S. Evacuates Mideast Outposts After Suspected Iranian Plot to Target Americans

  8. Moody’s Keeps France’s Credit Rating Unchanged

    Don Nico Forbes / The Wall Street Journal /

    Also: Financial Times France avoids downgrade from Moody’s in boost for Macron’s government, Bloomberg France Avoids Moody’s Downgrade in Reprieve After Week of Crisis, The New York Times France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning, Euronews Debt: Moody's spares France, "a brief respite", not a "vote of confidence" · see all

    In other languages: Neue Zürcher Zeitung INTERVIEW - Frankreich wird zu einer Gefahr für die Finanzmärkte: «Es macht den Anschein, als habe die Regierung teilweise die Kontrolle über das Land verloren» (de), Le Figaro Pourquoi Moody’s a-t-il maintenu la note française malgré le dérapage budgétaire ? (fr), Le Temps Moody’s offre un sursis à la France, les marchés financiers, eux, n’attendent pas (fr)

  9. Fed Set to Lead G7 Trio in Hawkish Rate Pause: Eco Week Ahead

    Catarina Saraiva and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  10. Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into China

    Raphael Rashid / The Guardian /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 김정은 '당일치기 방중' 끝났다…'中 서열 4위' 왕후닝과 회담 (ko), Valor Econômico Kim Jong-un, da Coreia do Norte, visita a China pela ponte de Dandong, diz autoridade sul-coreana (pt), Dagens industri Kim Jong-Un överraskar – tar spökbron till Kina (sv), Handelsblatt Staatsbesuch: Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un in China eingetroffen (de) · see all

  11. German companies plan to double, triple growth in India over 3-5 years: Piyush Goyal

    The Economic Times /

    Also: Mint India’s commerce and industry ministry working to identify AI proof sectors: Piyush Goyal

  12. FBI Explores Espionage Case Against Saudi OpenAI Suspect

    Angel Au-Yeung / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. India brings back duties on specified Chinese titanium dioxide imports

    The Economic Times /

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post Zelensky Ready to Freeze Front Line to Halt War, Rejects Land Cession

  15. Drones Hit Tolyatti Plant, Missiles Strike Oryol Defense Site

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Ukraine strikes factory in Russia's Tolyatti, airfield in Krasnodar Krai, General Staff says

  16. Ukrainian forces reportedly strike Russian targets 2,500 kilometers from border

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  17. Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Børsen USA fjerner toldsatser på flere canadiske varer (da), Handelsblatt Zollstreit: Trump hebt Zölle auf bestimmte kanadische Waren auf (de)

  18. Kim reaffirms ties with China amid worries over Russian friendship

    Financial Times /

  19. ‘Total Meltdown’ in Riskiest Debt Unnerves Market: Credit Weekly

    Aaron Weinman / Bloomberg /

  20. The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature Check

    Graham Readfearn / The Guardian /

  21. Y2K Created a Software Export Gold Rush

    Asianometry /

  22. Who Really Pays for AI Data Centers?

    Patrick Boyle /

  23. Zelensky Enacts Sanctions Targeting Russian Ballistics and Drones Makers

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Ukraine sanctions Russian arms suppliers as Moscow ramps up attacks

  24. Germany in talks to buy Ukrainian jet-powered drones

    Dominic Culverwell / The Kyiv Independent /

Earlier today

  1. OpenAI Resumes Training AI, But Without Internet Access

    Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

  2. Moscow Eyes European Security Overhaul in Talks With US Envoys

    Anton Gerashchenko / Kyiv Post /

  3. Venezuela to Restart a Crucial Power Plant With China’s Help

    Patricia Garip and Fabiola Zerpa / Bloomberg /

  4. Who Will Create the Jobs?

    Laura Carvalho / Phenomenal World /

  5. 500 GW by 2030: Experts explain why India needs to power up battery storage capacity and grid infra to meet the target

    Mint /