EconomyGlobal financial leaders are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.
EconomyGlobal financial leaders are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.
WorldThe October 15 press review says reported Starlink disruptions in Ukraine made European front pages, while US newspapers examined the case in greater detail.
EconomyEuropean Union policymakers’ growing opposition has done little to slow Chinese carmakers’ pursuit of the lucrative European market. At this year’s Paris Auto Show, established brands and newcomers are pressing on with expansion plans despite the prospect of tougher trade barriers.
HealthKenya’s health authorities confirmed another Ebola case, a close family member of the country’s first fatal case. The patient was already quarantined when symptoms appeared and was immediately isolated. The health ministry says 108 people are quarantined, with no evidence of wider community transmission.
PoliticsAt the Warsaw Security Forum, DW Chief Political Correspondent Nina Haase interviews former Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur about the espionage case involving former BND chief August Hanning, German intelligence reforms and security challenges posed by Russia. Investigators are reportedly examining whether classified information was passed to Azerbaijani intelligence contacts in the Hanning case.
SocietyQuebec will set clocks back at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, while some other provinces move toward making daylight time permanent. In a public consultation two years ago, 90 per cent of Quebecers wanted to end the practice, a change experts also support.
World0:45A school roof collapsed in northwest Pakistan, killing a teacher and at least 28 children. Building collapses are common in the country, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
WorldChina and North Korea officially marked the opening of one of their most significant land crossings, seeking to revive trade and commerce after years of strained ties and pandemic-related suspension of exchanges.
ScienceA study says climate change and a strong El Niño combined to drive Hurricane Polo’s rapid intensification from a tropical storm to Category 5 in 24 hours, with climate change identified as the larger factor.
HealthAn Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is putting fresh pressure on communities and health workers in a region already affected by conflict and displacement. The report follows efforts to identify and treat patients, conduct laboratory tests and carry out safe burials, while examining how insecurity, mistrust and a fragile health system complicate the response.
PoliticsPete Buttigieg, who previously served as transportation secretary, says Iran is an enemy while Israel is not. On “The Story,” he weighs Abdul El-Sayed’s debate showing and the Democrat’s contest for Michigan’s Senate seat against Republican Mike Rogers.
CultureNiuniu made his stage debut at six and signed with a record company at nine. Now 29, he has studied composition and improvisation at Juilliard, created “Hope” during the pandemic, and challenged himself in Singapore with eight concertos in one concert and his first violin solo performance of “The Butterfly Lovers” in Asia.
WorldCyrus Schayegh, a professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, tells Al Jazeera that Saudi Arabia and the Ansar Allah Houthis have different aims in Yemen’s war. He warns that their conflicting goals could hinder an agreement as aid cuts worsen the humanitarian crisis.
PoliticsAs reports call for reform of the EU diplomatic body she leads, potentially reducing its powers, Kaja Kallas says she will fight and describes it as a good institution that does a lot of good work.
PoliticsProtests against Albania’s government are expanding in Tirana, with students joining the so-called Flamingo movement, which has spent months calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign. Demonstrations turned violent Wednesday, with fires and clashes with police.
WorldRetired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro discusses escalating Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia on “America Reports.”
Tech0:53Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the United States and China need to work together to ensure AI develops safely. He spoke in central London after Nvidia announced a $250 million donation over five years for agentic AI safety and security research in the UK.
EconomyAnna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Adam Linton discuss the key themes for analysts and investors on today’s “Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.”
SocietyAlbanian students gathered in Tirana for a third day of anti-government protests over education costs, after violent clashes the previous day. On October 14, tens of thousands took to the streets, set fire to a government building and two banks, and threw stones at police, protesting rising education costs and corruption.
PoliticsAustrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger calls EU enlargement the bloc’s most powerful geostrategic instrument. She describes the reforms required for Western Balkan countries to join as complicated and bureaucratic.
HealthAs research advances on dementia tests and drugs, Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with journalist Robert Kolker about his new book, “The Vanishing Family,” which follows one family’s struggle with a particular form of the disease. Their conversation covers frontotemporal dementia, genetic testing, inheritance, parenthood and prevention.
PoliticsEight public officers were referred to police after a Public Service Division review of property transactions by 191 officers near MRT stations that had not yet been announced. The referral does not establish wrongdoing, but the case raises questions about confidential government information, public trust, and whether current safeguards sufficiently distinguish legitimate personal decisions from misuse of privileged information.
EconomyInvestment Minister Tareq Abu Ghazaleh said Jordan was becoming a “safe gateway” for neighbouring countries and had demonstrated its economic resilience to investors.
EconomyThe European Investment Bank aims to expand cross-border investment in Central Asia, requiring projects to meet environmental standards and benefit both regional economies and European industry.