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China's factory activity shrinks in October, third contraction in four months

China's factory activity dropped in October, its third contraction in

October 31, 2026

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France heads into third weekend of protests as youth-led rallies sweep Europe

France is bracing for a third weekend of protests over living costs and education, deploying 70,000 police and gendarmes

October 31, 2026

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China’s factory activity slips as new export orders weaken

China's factory activity contracted in October, reversing the previous month's reboujnd

October 31, 2026

Economy

G20 foreign ministers to end Atlanta meeting without consensus on key issues

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies will be wrapping up two days of talks in Atlanta without reaching consensus on several critical global security issues

October 31, 2026

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Gen Z protests reach Germany as over 160,000 expected at Halloween rallies

More than 160,000 people across Germany are expected to join demonstrations on Saturday, organisers say, as a youth-led movement inspired by protests

October 30, 2026

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Crypto exchanges call for quick moves to bolster defenses after Binance heist

Crypto exchanges are taking quick action to bolster their defenses and urging greater industry-wide information-sharing after a record $6.3 billion hack of Binance

October 30, 2026

Trump administration plans to deport some Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan

President Donald Trump's administration plans to deport some Afghan immigrants to Afghanistan, a US official and a coalition of veterans and advocacy

October 31, 2026

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OpenAI slashes funding target by $10 billion amid tech rout, FT reports

OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion amid a selloff in tech stocks driven by AI worries, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people

October 30, 2026

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Fitch revises France's outlook to 'negative' on worsening debt dynamics

Credit ratings agency Fitch on Friday revised France's outlook to "negative" from "stable", warning that deteriorating fiscal conditions and political fragmentation are undermining

October 30, 2026

Economy|Political|World

Russia's Lavrov says inviting Poland to attend G20 meeting breaks diplomatic rules

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Friday that inviting Poland to attend G20 meetings was counter-productive and broke with diplomatic practice of

October 30, 2026

Lavrov says Zelenskiy comments are unhelpful, Russia's position is unchanged

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was cited as saying on Friday that Russia's position on the Ukraine conflict was unchanged and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's

October 30, 2026

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Alaska Air to cut about 200 jobs as fuel shock squeezes earnings

Alaska Air Group said on Friday it would eliminate about 200 non-contract positions as soaring fuel prices and geopolitical challenges squeeze its

October 30, 2026

G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence

October 30, 2026

Economy

US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion

October 30, 2026

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SpaceX's Shotwell says 2 million shares to be gifted to children's Trump Accounts

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said in an X post on Friday that more than 2 million of the company's shares will be distributed to eligible children through "Trump Accounts" in

October 30, 2026

Court rejects Trump admin bid to block California vote count, cites disenfranchisement risk

A US appeals court said on Friday that blocking California from counting midterm election mail ballots received from more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump

October 30, 2026

Economy|Europe

Mass protests sweep Italy during nationwide strike

Tens of thousands of people, mostly students and workers, took to the streets across Italy on Friday to demand higher wages and stronger public services, protest against the rising

October 30, 2026

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S&P Global revises Meta's outlook to 'negative' on AI spending, cash flow worries

S&P Global Ratings on Friday revised its outlook on Meta Platforms to "negative" from "stable", citing significant uncertainty around the social media giant's capital spending and

October 30, 2026