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• US may take strategic stakes in rare earths companies to tackle China ‘power grab’
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-16 04:32

  Treasury secretary Scott Bessent raises possibility of taking more direct stakes in companies to protect national security in wake of Beijing’s curbs on rare earths exportsThe Trump administration has criticised China’s increased restrictions on rare earth exports as a threat to global supply chains, and said it would seek to tighten control over strategic sectors by taking more stakes in key companies to counter Beijing.Treasury secretary Scott Bessent told an event on Wednesday that China’s dramatic new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets demonstrated the need for the US to be self-sufficient in critical materials or rely more on trusted allies. Continue reading...

• Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 04:06

  Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect  Reuters

• PRTI.NS - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-16 04:01

  PRTI.NS  Reuters

• French Socialist party to fight for wealth tax as it seeks to capitalise on crisis
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-16 04:00

  Party has promised to stand back as weakened prime minister prepares for crucial no-confidence voteThe French Socialist party says it will fight to introduce a flagship wealth tax to raise revenue by targeting France’s richest people, as the divided parliament prepares to begin debating next year’s budget.Boris Vallaud, the head of the Socialist party grouping in parliament, said on Wednesday that taxing very high-wealth individuals in France was “one of our principal battles and we’re going to put all our energy into it”. Continue reading...

• Agnes Wanjiru’s niece urges Labour to extradite ex-soldier while still in power
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-16 04:00

  Esther Njoki says family has seen ‘big change’ under Labour, after long fight for justice over aunt’s 2012 death in KenyaThe niece of Agnes Wanjiru, who was killed in Kenya, said she hopes the former British soldier charged with her aunt’s murder will be extradited while the Labour government is still in power.On her first trip outside Kenya, Esther Njoki travelled to London, where she was invited to parliament to meet the defence secretary, John Healey, whom she urged not to delay the potentially years-long extradition process. Continue reading...

• South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-16 03:59

  An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in which the government has identified surging employment scams and detention cases targeting its nationals.The travel prohibition covers the border towns of Poipet and Bavet, along with the Bokor Mountain region in Kampot province, 140km south-west of Phnom Penh, where a 22-year-old Korean student was allegedly tortured to death in August. Continue reading...

• RKOS.PK - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-16 03:43

  RKOS.PK  Reuters

• YouTube says it has restored service after global streaming disruptions
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-16 03:31

  YouTube users reported problems streaming content and accessing the app for about 60 minutes.

• Bessent says US expects Japan to stop buying Russian energy - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 02:36

  Bessent says US expects Japan to stop buying Russian energy  Reuters

• Trump says he authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela as Maduro decries the move as ‘coups d’etat’
  guardian_world ｜ 2025-10-16 02:19

  Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territoryDonald Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in his administration’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government.Trump further suggested he was considering strikes on Venezuelan territory, a dramatic step that would go beyond a series of recent lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, which Democrats and United Nations experts have forcefully condemned as unlawful. Continue reading...

• ekf.be - | Stock Price & Latest News - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-16 02:18

  ekf.be - | Stock Price & Latest News  Reuters

• China sacks officials over viral Arc'teryx fireworks show in Tibet
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-16 02:14

  Videos of fireworks resembling a "rising dragon" erupting over Himalayan foothills had drawn backlash.

• Trump says Modi assured him India will stop buying Russian oil - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 01:40

  Trump says Modi assured him India will stop buying Russian oil  Reuters

• Japan urges G7 to stay vigilant to excessive FX volatility - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 01:20

  Japan urges G7 to stay vigilant to excessive FX volatility  Reuters

• YouTube resolves issue that briefly impacted video streaming globally - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 01:01

  YouTube resolves issue that briefly impacted video streaming globally  Reuters

• BNKK.O - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-16 00:52

  BNKK.O  Reuters

• value: (UCA1.F) | Stock Insights & Latest News - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-16 00:47

  value: (UCA1.F) | Stock Insights & Latest News  Reuters

• Indian cinema tickets are getting pricier - but not everyone's complaining
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-16 00:36

  Experts say while the big-screen magic still matters, it must come at a price that doesn't hurt the pocket.

• Samsung Electronics shares hit record high - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 00:35

  Samsung Electronics shares hit record high  Reuters

• LIVE: At least three Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza amid ceasefire
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-16 00:12

  Israel continues to restrict aid entering Gaza, says Hamas hasn't met its end of deal to release all bodies of captives.

• Another Apple exec leaves for Meta as AI talent war heats up, Bloomberg News reports - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 00:09

  Another Apple exec leaves for Meta as AI talent war heats up, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters

• US may seek more stakes in strategic companies to counter China, Bessent says - Reuters
  reuters_world ｜ 2025-10-16 00:07

  US may seek more stakes in strategic companies to counter China, Bessent says  Reuters

• SVRSF.PK - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-15 23:59

  SVRSF.PK  Reuters

• 'I can't afford to save both twins': Sudan's war left one mother with an impossible choice
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-15 23:10

  The destruction and hunger that Sudan's war has brought leaves parents with some impossible choices.

• China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once - Reuters
  reuters_business ｜ 2025-10-15 23:06

  China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once  Reuters

• Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's trains in 'battle for the railways'
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-15 23:04

  In the last two months, Russia has hugely upped its attacks on Ukraine's trains and rail network.

• Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice
  bbc_world ｜ 2025-10-15 23:04

  Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.

• AU suspends Madagascar as military leader to be sworn in as president
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-15 22:54

  Colonel Randrianirina set to assume presidency in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina removed.

• Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela, says mulling land attack
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-15 22:50

  US president refused to directly answer whether he was trying to topple the Maduro government as tensions escalate.

• What’s next for released Palestinian prisoners?
  aljazeera_all ｜ 2025-10-15 22:39

  Thousands of Palestinian prisoners describe systematic torture in Israeli jails.