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THE MOAT as it stood at 25 October 2026, 06:46 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant

The Japan Times /

Also: The New York Times Audi to Build Factory in Georgia, Trump Says

In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Deutsche AutoIndustrie: Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar ein eigenes Werk in den USA (de), Valor Econômico Trump anuncia primeira fábrica da Audi nos EUA, com foco em grandes SUVs (pt), Handelsblatt Parlamentswahlen: Auf Trump-Wahlkampftour: Audi kündigt SUV-Werk in den USA an (de), Der Spiegel Audi baut für vier Milliarden Dollar eigenes Werk in den USA (de) · see all

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

    Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg /

    Also: The Business Times China’s US$3.5 trillion stock rout deepens as profits sink, major stimulus stays elusive, The Japan Times Sinking profits turn China’s $3.5 trillion stock rout into trap

  2. The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route

    Financial Times /

  3. Squeezing the clouds: Aboard the small plane making it rain in drought-stricken Honduras

    Noor Mahtani Mahtani / El País /

  4. 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

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

  5. Martin Wolf on the US midterms: What’s at stake for the world?

    Financial Times /

    Also: Financial Times Can the world still trust America? | Martin Wolf on the US midterms | FT

  6. France’s debt crisis explained: Could it trigger another euro zone meltdown?

    Mint /

  7. Mercuria challenging the ‘Dow Jones of shipping’ in court after Hormuz losses

    Financial Times /

  8. ‘They should leave us alone and go away’: Indigenous leaders protest against nature conservation projects that are forcing them off their land

    Diego Menjíbar / El País /

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

    Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Bloomberg US LNG Project Developer Funded by Russia’s Novatek, FT Says

  10. Starlink connection restored at high speed in Ukraine, defense minister says

    Camille Gijs / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: The Guardian Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Musk: Ukraine hat Starlink für Offensivangriffe genutzt (de)

  11. ‘Tech debt coming due’: AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead

    The Japan Times /

  12. Why the AI boom may pose more peril to US markets than meets the eye

    The Business Times /

  13. From oil rigs to offshore wind: Singapore yards chase Europe’s energy-transition business

    The Business Times /

  14. Singapore expects all parties to honour commitments, says PM Wong after Indonesia cuts gas exports

    The Business Times /

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

    BBC /

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

    Diego Känzig / CEPR /

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

    Raphael Rashid / The Guardian /

    Also: Financial Times North Korea’s Kim crosses new China border bridge to reaffirm ties

    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), Handelsblatt Staatsbesuch: Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong Un in China eingetroffen (de)

  18. A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart.

    Francesca D’Annunzio / ProPublica /

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

    Anastasiia Malenko / The Wall Street Journal /

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

    Lachlan Hyatt / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: Al-Monitor Exclusive-US has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine, Middle East, sources say

    In other languages: Handelsblatt +++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Satellitenverbindung von SpaceX laut Ukraine wieder stabil (de), Rzeczpospolita Starlink znów działa na Ukrainie. Ministerstwo Obrony potwierdza stabilną łączność (pl), Dagens industri Ukraina har stabil Starlink-uppkoppling igen (sv), Valor Econômico Ucrânia diz que rede da Starlink voltou ao normal após restrições de velocidade (pt) · see all

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

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

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

    Nizom Khodjayev / bne IntelliNews /

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

    Week and Andrew Parasiliti / Al-Monitor /

  24. The Saudi Airline That Launched Right in the Middle of a War

    Benjamin Katz / The Wall Street Journal /

Earlier today

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

    Financial Times /

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

    Heather Stewart / The Guardian /

  3. Co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopolitics, Australia tells ‘middle powers’

    Financial Times /

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

    Al-Monitor /

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

    Catarina Saraiva and Craig Stirling / Bloomberg /