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THE MOAT as it stood at 31 October 2026, 17:46 Brussels time · Archive · Today’s page

Ukraine never agreed to pause strikes on Russian refineries, sources confirm

Jimmy Rushton / The Kyiv Independent /

Also: The Wall Street Journal Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S., bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Ukraine resumes refinery strikes, Novak says, as Russian strike blacks out parts of Kyiv, Kyiv Post Russian Energy Strikes Cut Power to 280,000 Across Ukraine

In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Rosja uderzyła w serce ukraińskiej energetyki. Setki tysięcy rodzin bez prądu (pl)

  1. Ukraine hits plant producing fuel for Russian multiple-launch rocket systems in Rostov Oblast, military says

    Kateryna Denisova / The Kyiv Independent /

  2. Russian attack hits Kyiv energy facility, leaving parts of the city without power and water

    Tamara Nowakowsky / The Kyiv Independent /

  3. Christine Lagarde’s Lonely Next Act: Defender of a Fading Globalist Order

    Chelsey Dulaney / The Wall Street Journal /

    In other languages: Der Standard Christine Lagarde departs at a moment of peril (de), Het Financieele Dagblad Lagarde stapt op, het gevecht om de opvolging kan beginnen (nl)

  4. Polish president Nawrocki pushes his way into top court amid rule-of-law tussle

    Wojciech Kość / POLITICO Europe /

    Also: Kyiv Post Poland’s Nawrocki Convenes Crisis Talks Over Constitutional Court, bne IntelliNews Poland’s top-court showdown draws president Nawrocki into overnight clash with police

    In other languages: Dagens industri Tumult och kuppanklagelse skakar Polen (sv), Rzeczpospolita Chaos wokół Trybunału Konstytucyjnego. Inwestorzy szykują się na poniedziałek (pl), Handelsblatt Umstrittener Justizumbau: Heftiger Machtkampf um Polens Verfassungsgericht entbrannt (de)

  5. France pushes 'responsible' 2027 budget as Fitch cuts debt outlook to 'negative'

    Euronews /

    Also: Financial Times Rating agency Fitch hits France with unscheduled outlook downgrade, Bloomberg France Gets Budget Warning as Fitch Turns Negative on Rating, The Wall Street Journal Fitch Cuts France’s Outlook to Negative on Weaker Growth, Widening Deficit, Le Monde Fitch maintains France's credit rating at A+ but downgrades its outlook from stable to negative · see all

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Fitch coloca França a caminho do corte de rating. Altera "outlook" para negativo (pt)

  6. Russia Extends Ban on Most Diesel Exports Through January

    Bloomberg /

  7. Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack Is Just the Start of a Risky New Era

    David Yaffe-Bellany and Dustin Volz / The New York Times /

    Also: BBC Crypto giant Binance attempting to recover $6.3bn stolen in hack linked to North Korea, MercoPress Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist, Financial Times Crypto exchanges rush to tighten security after $6.3bn Binance heist, The Guardian How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme, The National How the Binance heist raises regulatory and investment questions, Sky News How an engineer's laptop may have led to $6.3bn crypto heist, The Globe and Mail Binance replenishes 90% of assets stolen in record hack, Bloomberg North Koreans Seen as Likely Hackers in Giant Binance Heist · see all

    In other languages: Le Temps Plus de 6 milliards de dollars volés, des hackers professionnels, une course contre la montre: le piratage du géant des cryptomonnaies Binance crée un choc mondial (fr), Expansión (México) El hackeo a Binance por 6,300 mdd apunta a atacantes de Corea del Norte (es), Le Figaro «Il est très vraisemblable que de l’IA ait été employée» : derrière le casse contre Binance, la menace de la sophistication des cyberattaques (fr), Valor Econômico De Hollywood a Binance: como a Coreia do Norte se tornou uma superpotência em ataques hackers (pt), La Nación El nuevo comunicado de Binance tras el robo de más de US$6000 millones (es), Jornal de Negócios Preparado durante 36 horas e executado em 20 minutos: o que se sabe sobre o golpe à Binance (pt) · see all

  8. OpenAI slashes funding target by $10bn as tech anxieties mount

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Business Times Tech stocks tumble as AI fears collide with earnings misses

    In other languages: Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: OpenAI bekommt wohl zehn Milliarden Dollar weniger (de), Handelsblatt KI: OpenAI senkt wohl Finanzierungsziel um zehn Milliarden Dollar (de), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) "경영진부터 AI 쓴다"…올트먼 만난 삼성 사장단, 지식저장소 실습도 (ko)

  9. A world-first focus on long-term outcomes could transform UK government – or create new spending fights

    The Guardian /

  10. US: Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech sell-off

    The Business Times /

    Also: MarketWatch The selloff in tech stocks is shifting into overdrive, Le Monde Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

    In other languages: E24 Kraftig AI-knekk på Wall Street: – Det markedet har fryktet (no)

  11. Joint Statement: The European Union and Canada building together an Alliance for the future

    European Commission /

    Also: Kyiv Post Canada and EU Launch New Alliance Covering Ukraine, Critical Minerals and AI, The Guardian Canada and EU announce new alliance open to like-minded countries

    In other languages: NRC De ‘alliantie voor de toekomst’ tussen Canada en de EU krijgt vorm in Montreal: afspraken over handel, onderzoek en grondstoffen (nl)

  12. Ukraine Unlock $3B in Aid, but $6B and IMF Review Still at Risk

    Viktoriia Papuna / Kyiv Post /

  13. Zelensky Arrives in Turkey for Talks With Erdogan on Black Sea Safety

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: The Kyiv Independent Zelensky arrives in Istanbul for 'important talks' with Turkey's Erdogan

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Zelensky com Erdogan para analisar guerra com Rússia e segurança no mar Negro (pt)

  14. Washington approves $2.1-billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

    Ryan Patrick Jones and Christian Martinez / The Globe and Mail /

    Also: Financial Times US approves $2.1bn sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, Kyiv Post Newly Approved $2.1B Patriot Missile Sale Faces Post-2030 Delivery

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Wołodymyr Zełenski studzi entuzjazm w sprawie Patriotów dla Ukrainy. „Dopiero za kilka lat” (pl)

  15. Google taught the world how to search. Now it faces a revolution it can’t afford to lose.

    Christine Ji / MarketWatch /

  16. Chartbook 482 China’s billionaires in the age of China Shock 2.0.

    Adam Tooze / Chartbook /

  17. Nigeria’s AI ambitions depend on building for local realities

    Muktar Oladunmade / TechCabal /

  18. World Bank warns sub-Saharan Africa’s urban boom risks failing to deliver jobs

    bne IntelliNews /

  19. Nvidia’s Megaspeed ties show potential blind spots in the U.S. effort to block China from accessing advanced chips

    Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch /

  20. Investors trim growth bets over fears of US economy’s AI exposure

    Financial Times /

  21. Anthropic may not secure investment-grade rating after IPO, Blackstone says

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Expansión Anthropic podría no obtener el grado de inversión tras su OPV, según Blackstone (es), Le Figaro Pertes colossales, clients criminels, modèles toujours incontrôlables… Ces petits secrets honteux qu’Anthropic révèle dans 335 pages à destination des investisseurs (fr), Diario Financiero Anthropic: las siete preguntas clave de la IPO más grande de la historia (es), Cinco Días Otra sacudida tecnológica a las puertas de recibir a Anthropic (es), Børsen Før Anthropic: Sådan gik det investorerne i verdens største børsnoteringer (da) · see all

  22. Vučić's departure threatens Russia's influence across the Western Balkans, Carnegie says

    bne IntelliNews /

  23. France’s Woes, Brazil’s Limited Contagion Show New Emerging Era

    Maria Eloisa Capurro / Bloomberg /

  24. Meta’s rating outlook cut to negative by S&P on AI spending

    The Business Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Meta’s Rating Outlook Cut to Negative by S&P on AI Spending

    In other languages: Dagens industri Metas kreditbetyg i fara (sv)

Earlier today

  1. Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift

    Financial Times /

  2. What we know about the $6.3bn Binance hack

    Financial Times /

  3. Egypt fears escalation in Iran war would be more destructive, foreign minister says

    Al-Monitor /

  4. BP profit quadruples as Iran war sends refining margins soaring and debt tumbles

    Euronews /

  5. Drones Hit Bashneft-Novoil Refinery in Ufa

    Tymur Dubovyk / Kyiv Post /