France Riot Mayhem, Trump-Zelenskyy Feud, Europe’s Plastic Dumpsite
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(1) French President Emmanuel Macron said the country felt anger and shame following widespread violence over the weekend and called for order to be restored.
(2) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.
(3) Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposed a meeting with President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
(4) The euro fell against most of its Group-of-10 peers as tensions in Ukraine escalated, and widespread protests in France deepened worries about the country’s fiscal health.
(5) The UK set out plans for work placements in the professional services and construction sectors as ministers work to get a grip on the country’s youth unemployment crisis.
(6) A couple of hundred miles along the Mediterranean coast from Antalya, where Turkey is hosting next month’s COP31 climate summit, sits Adanalioglu Beach. Along its sands, fingernail-sized pieces of shredded plastic in bright, artificial colors regularly wash ashore.
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Your morning briefing. All the news you need to start your day. On today's podcast: (1) The artificial intelligence trade stayed on the back foot as investors rotated out of one of the year’s hottest themes and sought safety in bonds. Adding to the pressure, crude oil extended its gains. (2) French authorities are bracing for a new round of protests Saturday, rolling out the military to back up police in a bid to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s riots and reassure markets unnerved by the violence. (3) There's a growing divide over how much further the European Central Bank will raise rates, as oil remains above $110 a barrel. (4) Banks, airlines and governments across Europe, Asia and the Americas are pulling down websites to avoid being hacked. Artificial intelligence models helped to find vulnerabilities in a commonly used programming language called PHP. (5) UK consumer sentiment plunged in October as soaring fuel prices brought home the scale of the cost-of-living hit from the Middle East conflict. (6) Britons looking for a flavor of the upcoming first budget of Andy Burnham’s UK government need look no further than the descriptors emanating from Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey and his officials at the Treasury: Do no harm. Steady as she goes. Focused. (7) President Donald Trump spoke to SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on his company’s Starlink satellite system, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. (8) With a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and become one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups.
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