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THE MOAT as it stood at 25 October 2026, 02:47 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Mark Landler / The New York Times /

    Also: Sky News Over 400,000 take part in nationwide protests, says French government, 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

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Schulden, Streit, Proteste: Frankreich steht am Kipppunkt – nicht nur wegen der Proteste (de)

  2. Sinking Profits Turn China’s $3.5 Trillion Stock Rout Into Trap

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

  3. Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm

    BBC /

  4. Australia’s treasurer says middle powers should co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopolitics

    Financial Times /

  5. Oil shocks no longer hit the US economy as they used to

    Diego Känzig / CEPR /

  6. North Korea’s Kim crosses new China border bridge to reaffirm ties

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian Kim Jong-un crosses newly opened bridge into China

    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

  7. US lawmakers demand answers from Elon Musk over Ukraine Starlink restrictions

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Kyiv Post US Senators Threaten Nomination Block Over Ukraine Starlink Curbs, Al-Monitor Exclusive-US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say

    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

  8. Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

    Jack Ewing / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Parlamentswahlen: Auf Trump-Wahlkampftour: Audi kündigt SUV-Werk in den USA an (de)

  9. Why 17 is not the magic number in industrial policy

    Financial Times /

  10. Power Outages Leave Kyiv Dreading Its Worst Winter of the War

    Anastasiia Malenko / The Wall Street Journal /

  11. China’s US$3.5 trillion stock rout deepens as profits sink, major stimulus stays elusive

    The Business Times /

  12. Sri Lanka’s property boom gives Chinese developers hope. But familiar risks linger

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

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

    Nizom Khodjayev / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Week and Andrew Parasiliti / Al-Monitor /

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

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  16. Pakistan’s petrol time bomb

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

  17. She Fled Maduro’s Regime. Washington Brought Her Back to Negotiate With It.

    Kejal Vyas / The Wall Street Journal /

  18. Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits shopping center in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, locals say

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

  19. 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

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

    Catarina Saraiva and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /

  21. 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

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

    Don Nico Forbes / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: 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)

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

    The Economic Times /

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

    Financial Times /

Earlier today

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

  2. FBI Explores Espionage Case Against Saudi OpenAI Suspect

    Angel Au-Yeung / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  4. OpenAI Resumes Training AI, But Without Internet Access

    Rachel Metz / Bloomberg /

  5. Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans

    Financial Times /