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No lights, no friends: Cuban youth grapple with loneliness

With frequent power cuts transforming Havana into a ghost town, young Cubans are struggling to get their kicks, many resorting to games of dominoes with strangers to pass the time.

Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards

Microsoft president Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must "act with urgency" to create "real and effective safety standards" to contain the risks linked to artificial intelligence.

EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording

The European Union's central data regulator on Tuesday said smart glasses should give "clear warnings" when they are recording, after a public outcry in recent months over secretly filmed footage of girls and women.

France roiled by marches in support of protesting students

Thousands of demonstrators marched through Paris and other French cities Tuesday in support of protesting high school students, and against what many participants denounced as police violence against the student movement.

Goldman Sachs profits jump as CEO says no plans to exit

Goldman Sachs reported higher third-quarter profit on Tuesday, sending shares higher as CEO David Solomon said there was no plans for a leadership transition.

Apple unveils HomeView smart display in renewed home push

Apple on Tuesday unveiled HomeView, a voice-driven smart display built around its revamped Siri AI assistant, as the iPhone maker makes a fresh bid for a place in living rooms and kitchens.

'Holding our ground': Israel demolishes dozens of Bedouin homes

Under an overcast sky in southern Israel, Bedouin villagers wandered through the rubble of what used to be their homes, the latest to be demolished after being deemed illegal structures by Israeli authorities.

11 missing after ships struck off Bulgaria in latest Black Sea attack

Eleven people were missing after two merchant ships were struck off the Bulgarian coast on Tuesday in the latest sign of increasing spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.

EU economy chief doubtful Russian diesel exports will affect prices

EU economy chief Valdis Dombrovskis told AFP on Tuesday that Russian diesel sales recently authorised by the United States were unlikely to move the price of the commodity, which has spiked since the start of the Iran war.

B2PRIME Expands Tier-1 Access and Liquidity Architecture for Sophisticated Institutional Flow

B2PRIME Group, a global financial services provider for institutional and professional clients, has announced a material expansion of its institutional liquidity architecture.

Capital International Highlights Multilingual Access to Its Platform as European Economic Conditions Diverge

The financial trading platform presents its online trading services in five languages while investors assess higher inflation, an ECB rate increase and uneven growth across Europe

STARTRADER Adds 48 US Stock CFDs with 24-Hour Weekday Trading

Available From October 13, 2026, The New Symbols Span Ten Sectors And Are Tradable During Extended Weekday Hours.

ePlanet Brokers Publishes H1 2026 Transparency Report and Highlights Best Broker 2026 Award

ePlanet Brokers has published its H1 2026 Transparency Report, providing operational data on withdrawals, deposits, KYC, trading execution and customer support. The publication comes alongside another development for the company in 2026: ePlanet Brokers received the Best Broker 2026 award at Forex Expo Dubai 2026. Together, these developments provide additional information for traders researching the broker and asking questions such as: Is ePlanet Brokers legit? Is ePlanet Brokers safe to use?

Formula One to return to Africa in 'early 2030s' in Rwanda

Rwanda will host Africa's first Formula One Grand Prix since 1993 in "the early 2030s" after the circuit announced a decade-long deal with the country on Tuesday.

France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrations

France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.

Oil rises as Saudi Arabia vows resonse to attacks

Oil prices rose Monday as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched additional strikes on Saudi Arabia, adding to worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.

Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker's home

US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker.

A7 to unveil a service that will re-invent the international payments market

On 13 October, the Russian international settlement system A7, created by Bank PSB, is set to present A7 International, a service enabling payments for a foreign counterparty's invoice in USDT, with the funds arriving via a standard SWIFT bank transfer in the required currency.

French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack

Major French supermarket chains on Monday said they had been hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost in hundreds of stores, forcing spoilt food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security.

Federal agents search home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar: government

US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker.

UNHCR sounds alarm on funding crisis

The UN refugees chief warned Monday about being "asked to do the impossible", with his agency over-stretched by a huge funding shortfall and heavy displacement.

FXGLOBE Rebuilds Its Copy Trading and PAMM Business With B2BROKER's B2COPY

B2BROKER's B2COPY, its white-label copy trading, PAMM and MAM platform, has been deployed by FXGLOBE, the multi-asset broker, to replace its legacy investment front end. In doing so, the company replaced an ageing front end with a rebuilt client area covering account management, subscriptions and reporting for FXGLOBE's investors, money managers and IB partners.

French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown

Major French supermarket chains Intermarche and Cooperative U were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers told AFP Monday.

Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government faced new turbulence on Monday when a key minister from its junior coalition partner unexpectedly quit and criticised "attacks" from the chancellor's party.

Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations.

MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its TOKEN2049 Singapore presence with a series of interactive experiences and industry discussions spanning TradFi access, AI-powered trading and the future evolution of global trading platforms.

DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data

Trace, the onchain registry for rights-cleared AI training data with more than 250 million verifiable receipts, brings its training data to Sui and Walrus to power the next generation of AI models.

Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'

A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has hit out at "false accusations".

Trump's 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine

US President Donald Trump sowed confusion on Sunday, announcing an "energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia that sparked astonishment in Kyiv, silence from Moscow and support from Ukraine's Western allies.

Lula stages mass rally ahead of Brazil's presidential run-off

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led a massive rally Sunday to call for more days off for workers ahead of an election runoff against his right-wing opponent Flavio Bolsonaro.

Russia hits Ukraine power plants despite Trump energy ceasefire claim

Russian strikes hit multiple Ukrainian power plants on Sunday after US President Donald Trump's claim that both sides had agreed to stop hitting each other's energy infrastructure, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat

Bill Gates on Sunday warned that unregulated artificial intelligence poses a growing threat and predicted an escalation in AI-powered cyberattacks in the coming year.

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