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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), Dagens Næringsliv Eisenkot får i oppdrag å danne regjering i Israel (no) · see all

  1. US midterm panic wipes billions off Asia's chip giants

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

    Also: The Business Times AI rout after US midterms hits Asia hard, reviving out-of-favour Chinese and Indian stocks, Bloomberg AI Slump Revives Asia’s Forgotten Trades From China to India

  2. Dutchman and Spaniard in two-horse race for ECB presidency

    The Japan Times /

    Also: Bloomberg Dutchman and Spaniard in Two-Horse Race for ECB Presidency

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

    The Guardian /

    Also: The New York Times Prosecutors Charge Paraguay’s Former President With Corruption

    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) Santiago Peña, expresidente de Paraguay, queda en prisión preventiva por crisis de Ueno Bank (es), Dagens industri Paraguays expresident häktad efter bankkris (sv), 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), NRC Paraguay beëdigt nieuwe president temidden van financiële crisis, oud-president onder huisarrest (nl) · see all

  4. Iran war: IOC to buy crude, LPG carriers as Strait of Hormuz disruptions drive freight costs

    Mint /

  5. ‘Terrible backdrop’ looms over UN climate summit in Turkey

    Financial Times /

    In other languages: Handelsblatt Weltklimakonferenz COP31: Klimagipfel in der Türkei – Worum es geht und woran es hakt (de)

  6. Hot fridges, a fake nuclear alert and a $6bn heist: are we in the foothills of a hacking epidemic?

    Dan Milmo and Aisha Down / The Guardian /

  7. Is Europe getting serious about ending tech dependence?

    Financial Times /

  8. US military says it disabled cargo vessel in Gulf of Oman

    Al-Monitor /

  9. AI is coming for managers’ headcount

    Financial Times /

  10. The sea’s grip on the global economy: The chokepoints that can bring world trade to its knees

    Nuria Salobral / El País /

  11. Russia seizes Japan Tobacco units, shares plunge 19%

    Mark Buckton / bne IntelliNews /

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

    The Globe and Mail /

    In other languages: The Korea Economic Daily (Hankyung) 바이낸스 해킹·美 '블루 쓰나미' 겹악재…비트코인도 '와르르' (ko)

  13. Taiwan activates stabilisation fund as Taiex plunges 4.5%

    bne IntelliNews /

  14. What the Democratic sweep means for Trump’s tariffs and AI

    Nikkei Asia /

  15. How China’s clean-tech machine is reshaping the global climate fight

    The Japan Times /

  16. China Set to Lead World in Energy Investment in 2026, CCTV Says

    Bloomberg /

  17. Zelensky says more SBU personnel decisions coming after senior officials dismissed over criminal gang involvement

    Volodymyr Ivanyshyn / The Kyiv Independent /

  18. Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis

    Sarah Butler / The Guardian /

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

    The Business Times /

  20. Crypto’s Trump-Fueled Washington Boom Reaches Its Endgame

    Teresa Xie and Scott Patterson / Bloomberg /

    Also: Financial Times Crypto industry braces for reckoning over Trump ties, The Japan Times Crypto’s Trump-fueled Washington boom reaches its endgame

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

    Daniel Ren / South China Morning Post /

  22. DHL to boost network in eastern UAE amid regional uncertainty

    Alvin R Cabral / The National /

  23. Hong Kong investors look to Swiss Alps as they diversify property holdings

    Peggy Ye / South China Morning Post /

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

    Ana Swanson / The New York Times /

    Also: The Business Times Empty offices, ties to blacklisted firms: Inside the Chinese companies the US cleared for Nvidia chips

Earlier today

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

    Yuliia Taradiuk / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Jonas Heins / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Olena Goncharova / The Kyiv Independent /

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

    Financial Times /

  5. Uyghurs facing deportation by Thailand say they will be ‘like slaves’ in China

    Amy Hawkins / The Guardian /