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

The Guardian /

Also: Al-Monitor Iran, Qatari mediators hold third day of talks to end US-Iran war

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

  1. Colombia at Risk of Default Without a Fix, Restrepo Tells Semana

    Maria Clara Cobo / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Portafolio Gobierno advierte que Colombia podría entrar en 'default' en 2027 si el Congreso no aprueba la ley de ajuste fiscal (es)

  2. 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

  3. 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)

  4. Hong Kong summit to test Wall Street sentiment amid geopolitical strains, tech volatility

    Daisy Wu / South China Morning Post /

  5. 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)

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

    BBC /

    Also: Financial Times Binance users pull $3.6bn as crypto exchange restarts services after heist, 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, 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$6000 millones a Binance (es), Valor Econômico FBI afirma que hackers norte-coreanos são responsáveis pelo ciberataque à Binance (pt), Handelsblatt Hackerangriff: FBI: Nordkoreanische Hacker stecken hinter milliardenschwerem Krypto-Diebstahl (de), Aftenposten Binance åpner for uttak etter massivt kryptotyveri (no), Rzeczpospolita FBI oskarża Koreę Północną o kradzież z Binance, stan wyjątkowy w Boliwii z powodu El Niño (pl), Svenska Dagbladet Nordkorea pekas ut för kryptostöld (sv), Estadão Binance registra retiradas líquidas de US$ 3,64 bilhões após retomada de saques (pt), 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

  7. Japan pushes FATF to remove Myanmar from blacklist

    bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Economist /

  9. 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, The Business Times Opec+ agrees in principle to keep oil output targets steady in December, sources say, bne IntelliNews OPEC+ holds December output steady as 2027 call looms

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

    Paul-Alain Hunt / Bloomberg /

  11. 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)

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

    Georgi Kantchev / The Wall Street Journal /

  13. The Rise of GLM and China’s Zhipu AI

    Asianometry /

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

    Ed Stoddard / Daily Maverick /

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

    Benicia Tan / The Business Times /

  16. Oil slips more than 1% as talks continue on ending Iran war

    The Business Times /

  17. Nasdaq 100 losing momentum as AI trade divides

    The Business Times /

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

    Financial Times /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Bulgaria's Iotova wins presidential runoff, exit polls show

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

  19. North Korea blamed for crypto heist

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

  20. Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Serbia’s Banks Urged to Scrutinize Money Flows Amid Power Shift

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

    Holly Munks / Daily Maverick /

  22. 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

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

    Eric Berger / The Guardian /

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

    The Economic Times /

Earlier today

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

    The Business Times /

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

    Harry Suhartono and Prima Wirayani / Bloomberg /

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

    Greg Ritchie and Ye Xie / Bloomberg /

  4. Wave of discontent sweeps Europe

    Brendan Ruberry / Semafor /

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

    Noemie Bisserbe / The Wall Street Journal /