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Israeli president picks Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu rival, to try to form government

Al-Monitor /

Also: Financial Times Israel’s president gives Gadi Eisenkot first chance at forming a government, The Wall Street Journal Netanyahu’s Challenger Tapped to Try to Form Israeli Government, The Guardian Israel’s president picks Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to form government

In other languages: Valor Econômico Presidente de Israel escolhe rival de Netanyahu para tentar formar governo (pt), Handelsblatt Nach der Wahl: Israels Präsident beauftragt Eisenkot mit Regierungsbildung (de), Aftenposten Eisenkot får i oppdrag å danne regjering i Israel (no), Dagens industri Oppositionen i Israel får chans att bilda regering (sv) · see all

  1. ‘Very strange, very sad’: Paraguay bank collapse fells a presidency and leaves millions broke

    The Guardian /

    Also: bne IntelliNews Paraguay’s ousted president Pena detained over Ueno bank collapse, Alliana takes office

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Bankenskandal in Paraguay: Nach Amtsenthebung: Anklage gegen Paraguays Ex-Präsidenten (de), Estadão Itaipu aciona Ministério Público do Paraguai para recuperar US$ 182 milhões depositados no Ueno Bank (pt), Expansión (México) Quiebra de Ueno Bank exhibe fallas de supervisión y corrupción en Paraguay, advierte Moody’s (es), NRC Paraguay beëdigt nieuwe president temidden van financiële crisis, oud-president onder huisarrest (nl), Jornal de Negócios Banco central do Paraguai começa a devolver fundos aos lesados do banco Ueno (pt), Diario Financiero Alliana jura como nuevo presidente de Paraguay y fiscalía ordena detención de Peña (es), Valor Econômico Juiz do Paraguai ordena prisão preventiva do ex-presidente Santiago Peña (pt) · see all

  2. China recruited Singapore-based executive to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: US intelligence

    The Business Times /

  3. Beijing’s latest property stimulus falls short in lower-tier-cities

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

  4. Russian attacks kill 2, injure 37 across Ukraine over past day, hit substations connecting nuclear power plants to Kyiv

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

    Also: The Guardian Blackouts and water shortages in Kyiv after Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy grid, Kyiv Independent Russia attacks another bridge in Kyiv, bne IntelliNews Missile War Monitor: Russian strike closes Kyiv's North Bridge, cuts water pressure in the capital · see all

  5. Italy's foreign minister targeted in cyberattack due to Ukraine stance, minister says

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Dados de vice-primeiro-ministro de Itália divulgados por “’hackers’ pró-russos” na “dark web” (pt), Valor Econômico Ministro das Relações Exteriores da Itália afirma ter sido alvo de hackers pró-Rússia (pt), Handelsblatt Sensible Daten im Darknet: Italiens Außenminister prangert Hacker-Angriffe an (de)

  6. AI Slump Revives Asia’s Forgotten Trades From China to India

    Abhishek Vishnoi and Winnie Hsu / Bloomberg /

  7. Russia to send senior diplomats, military officials to upcoming peace talks in Abu Dhabi

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

  8. Berkshire Hathaway steps up share buybacks with $9.6bn of purchases

    Financial Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Berkshire Makes Record $9.6 Billion Buyback, The Globe and Mail Berkshire Hathaway buys back US$9.6-billion of stock but profits declined

    In other languages: Jornal de Negócios Já sem Buffet na liderança, Berkshire recua 28% nos lucros e investe mais 8,6 mil milhões na recompra de ações (pt), Dagens industri Svidande vinsttapp för Berkshire Hathaway (sv), Dagens Næringsliv Resultatfall for Berkshire Hathaway – pengebingen økte igjen (no), Handelsblatt US-Holdinggesellschaft: Berkshire Hathaway kauft mehr eigene Aktien zurück (de) · see all

  9. When wording changes what we find: The impact of inflation expectations on spending

    Tiziana Assenza / CEPR /

  10. U.S. Cleared Nvidia Chips to Chinese Firms With Empty Offices and Troubling Ties

    Ana Swanson / The New York Times /

    In other languages: Børsen Medie: USA kæder Nvidia-stifter sammen med formodet kinesisk spion (da), Der Spiegel Nvidia: Medienbericht wirft Huang Affäre mit mutmaßlicher chinesischer Spionin vor (de)

  11. AI Backlash Spreads Across Europe With Data Center Protests

    Jennifer Duggan / Bloomberg /

    In other languages: Dagens industri Protester mot datacenter runtom i Europa (sv)

  12. Meta’s $25 Billion Bond Sale Highlights Shifting Landscape for Tech Debt

    Davide Barbuscia / Bloomberg /

  13. ‘No two days are the same’: Inside the lives of Singapore’s remisiers

    Ranamita Chakraborty / The Business Times /

  14. Binance CFO Kaiser Ng steps down days after hackers steal $6.3-billion

    The Globe and Mail /

  15. US plan to overhaul air traffic control system like ‘changing a tyre at 70mph’

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian FAA announces first US digital air traffic control towers in Florida and Alaska

  16. New Zealand’s National Party set to cling on to power

    Financial Times /

    Also: The Guardian NZ election 2026: New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with results ‘too close to call’

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Wahlen: Regierung nach Wahl in Neuseeland knapp unter der absoluten Mehrheit (de)

  17. How do you broker UN climate talks when your own country is a big coal and gas exporter? Chris Bowen is about to find out

    Graham Readfearn Environment / The Guardian /

  18. Ukraine's port blockade wipes $5.2bn off second-half exports, National Bank estimates

    Ben Aris / bne IntelliNews /

  19. Russia Reroutes Pig Iron to Arctic Port Over Black Sea Strikes

    Kyiv Post /

    Also: Financial Times Russia ships metal via the Arctic to evade Ukrainian strikes

  20. Europe and Central Asia debt climbs $178bn in 2025, fastest increase globally

    Clare Nuttall / bne IntelliNews /

  21. Nine in 10 Turks oblivious their country is set to host world’s flagship climate summit COP, survey finds

    bne IntelliNews /

  22. The Last-Minute Changes to the Senate Permitting Deal, Explained

    Robinson Meyer / Heatmap /

  23. Victoria Barracks in Sydney and Melbourne to remain in public hands after partial backtrack on defence property selloff

    Sarah Basford Canales / The Guardian /

  24. The midterms give Fed more room to raise rates, mut maybe less reason to do so

    Mint /

    Also: Bloomberg US Jobs Surge Raises Odds of December Fed Hike

Earlier today

  1. ECB’s Lagarde Says Inflation Likely to Stay High in Near Future

    Alessandra Migliaccio and Mark Schroers / Bloomberg /

  2. What the federal budget has in store for Canadian businesses, according to our experts

    The Globe and Mail /

  3. Exclusive-Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

    Al-Monitor /

  4. Did the Bay Area just save its transit system from the brink of certain death?

    Isabeau Doucet / The Guardian /

  5. Germany cannot provide Ukraine with more Patriot systems for now, defense minister says

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /