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Negotiators ‘braced for worst’ over US-Iran talks to reopen strait of Hormuz

The Guardian /

Also: Bloomberg IMO Chief Says Strait of Hormuz Remains Unsafe

In other languages: Expansión Irán continúa las negociaciones indirectas con EEUU para reabrir el estrecho de Ormuz en dos días (es)

  1. The Politics of Poland’s Judicial Crisis

    Maciej Kisilowski / Project Syndicate /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Poland's Morawiecki moves to oust Tusk as constitutional court crisis escalates, The Economist Poland’s fight over its constitutional court gets physical

  2. Missile War Monitor: Drone attack badly damages a plant in Kstovo as fire is reported at Lukoil's biggest refinery

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Kyiv Post Drones Strike Lukoil Refinery and Power Plant in Kstovo, The Kyiv Independent Russian oil refinery in Kstovo ablaze after reported overnight drone strike

    In other languages: Svenska Dagbladet Ryskt oljeraffinaderi uppges brinna (sv), Aftenposten Nok et russisk oljeraffineri satt i brann av ukrainske droner: – Det brenner som et helvete (no), Dagens industri Ryskt raffinaderi uppges brinna efter attack (sv)

  3. US clears 500 Patriot interceptors for Ukraine, but Zelenskiy says deliveries may take years

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: Semafor US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Verteidigung: Selenskyj hofft auf Ringtausch mit Patriot-Flugkörpern (de)

  4. Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack

    BBC /

    Also: South China Morning Post Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion hack, The Globe and Mail Binance sees spike in withdrawals after $6.3-billion heist, The Guardian Binance resumes customer withdrawals after record $6.3bn hack, France 24 Binance resumes crypto withdrawals after major hack blamed on North Korea, The Business Times Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after US$6.3 billion heist, Daily Maverick Binance sees spike in withdrawals as exchange returns online after $6.3 billion heist, The National Binance covers 90 per cent of assets stolen in $6.3 billion hack · see all

    In other languages: Diario Financiero Binance reanuda los retiros de los clientes tras robo de US$ 6.300 millones (es), Neue Zürcher Zeitung FBI bestätigt: Nordkorea steckt hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl bei Binance (de), Expansión Los usuarios de Binance retiran más de 3.600 millones de la plataforma tras el robo (es), The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 北, 바이낸스서 훔친 코인만 연간 수출액 13배…현금화 어떻게 (ko), Süddeutsche Zeitung Binance-Hack: FBI: Nordkorea steckt hinter Krypto-Diebstahl - Binance nimmt Auszahlungen wieder auf (de), La Nación El FBI acusó a Corea del Norte por el robo de más de US$6000 millones a Binance (es), Valor Econômico FBI afirma que hackers norte-coreanos são responsáveis pelo ciberataque à Binance (pt), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl (de), Aftenposten Binance åpner for uttak etter massivt kryptotyveri (no), Rzeczpospolita FBI oskarża Koreę Północną o kradzież z Binance, stan wyjątkowy w Boliwii z powodu El Niño (pl), Svenska Dagbladet Nordkorea pekas ut för kryptostöld (sv), Dagens industri Så försökte Binance stoppa kryptokuppen (sv), Børsen FBI: Gruppe fra Nordkorea stod bag kryptotyveri i milliardklassen (da), Frankfurter Allgemeine Business-Ticker: Kryptobörse Binance nimmt Auszahlungen nach Milliardenraub wieder auf (de) · see all

  5. Japan pushes FATF to remove Myanmar from blacklist

    bne IntelliNews /

  6. Hackers are running riot with AI. Its makers want to cash in

    The Economist /

  7. Billionaire Friedland to Build Major US-Backed Rare Earths Mine

    Paul-Alain Hunt / Bloomberg /

  8. High credit card rates emerge as rare bipartisan midterms issue

    The Business Times /

    Also: Financial Times Bond investors sit out ‘most consequential’ US midterm elections in years, Bloomberg US Midterm Candidates Tap Rare Bipartisan Issue: Credit Card Rates

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita AI zmienia wybory w USA. Elon Musk wydał na polityków pół miliarda dolarów (pl), Handelsblatt Midterms: Mehr als 440 Millionen Dollar: So prägte Elon Musk mit Rekordspenden die nächste US-Wahl (de), Valor Econômico Agenda de mercados: Copom, ‘payroll’ e ‘midterms’ no foco (pt)

  9. Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Air Force says as false nuclear, chemical warnings sound

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Rzeczpospolita Zhakowano ukraiński system alarmowania. Fałszywe alerty o ataku chemicznym (pl)

  10. Serbia’s Gen Z Students Toppled a Strongman. Now Comes the Hard Part.

    Georgi Kantchev / The Wall Street Journal /

  11. REAL ESTATE & GOVERNANCE: How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery

    Ed Stoddard / Daily Maverick /

  12. ‘Not playing in the red ocean’: SP Group aims to triple China district cooling capacity in 5 years

    Benicia Tan / The Business Times /

  13. Indonesia’s MSCI Crisis Driven By Wash Trades and 5,000% Rallies

    Harry Suhartono and Prima Wirayani / Bloomberg /

  14. Nasdaq 100 losing momentum as AI trade divides

    The Business Times /

  15. OPEC+ Sticks With Plan for Steady Oil Output Quotas in December

    Salma El Wardany and Nayla Razzouk / Bloomberg /

    Also: The National Opec+ holds December oil output targets steady as Iran war disrupts supply

  16. Bulgarians projected to re-elect pro-Russian president

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: NRC Pro-Russische kandidaat wint Bulgaarse presidentsverkiezingen (nl)

  17. North Korea blamed for crypto heist

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  18. Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Serbia’s Banks Urged to Scrutinize Money Flows Amid Power Shift, bne IntelliNews Serbian banking sector seeks to reassure public after Alta Bank collapse

  19. Troubled port: Transnet and foreign operator face scrutiny over backlog at Durban Gateway Terminal

    Holly Munks / Daily Maverick /

  20. Cost-of-living protests spread across Europe with unrest in France and Germany

    MercoPress /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Halloween youth protests spread from France to Germany as Europe's economic model cracks

  21. Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChatGPT misguidance sue OpenAI

    Eric Berger / The Guardian /

  22. CII calls for GST-like reforms in land, labour & local approvals

    The Economic Times /

  23. Wave of discontent sweeps Europe

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  24. Panic and Anger Spread as Europe’s Great Pension Covenant Unravels

    Noemie Bisserbe / The Wall Street Journal /

Earlier today

  1. Wall Street Braces for Biggest Treasury Sales Overhaul in Years

    Greg Ritchie and Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

  2. Home secretary to make some migrants wait 10 years or more for right to settle in UK

    Jessica Elgot and Chris Osuh / The Guardian /

  3. Junk debt rout sparks ‘bloodbath’ for credit investors

    Financial Times /