Wall Street banks kick off earnings season as a global chip-stock selloff deepens JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Wells Fargo report third-quarter results today just as a steep selloff in memory-chip makers from South Korea to the United States rattles global markets. Full story → · 3 sources
Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over a shaky energy ceasefire announced by Trump President Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop striking each other's energy infrastructure, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian strike hit a power plant in Kharkiv hours later. Full story → · 2 sources
A year after Gaza's ceasefire, reconstruction and a security force remain unresolved It has been a year since Hamas released the last living Israeli hostages and President Trump signed the Gaza peace agreement in Sharm el-Sheikh, but the international peacekeeping and reconstruction plans in the deal's later phases are still taking shape. Full story → · 3 sources
Cyberattack on refrigeration systems disrupts hundreds of French supermarkets Hackers reportedly manipulated industrial refrigeration controllers at hundreds of Carrefour, Intermarché, Netto and Coopérative U stores in France, triggering fires at some locations and prompting a prosecutors' investigation. Full story → · 1 sources
EU and China reach interim deal to ease trade tensions over exports and rare earths Top trade envoys from the European Union and China agreed on a broad initial deal after two days of talks in Beijing, aimed at calming tensions over Europe's trade deficit and rare-earth export controls. Full story → · 3 sources
Jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial over the 2022 Buffalo supermarket shooting Jury selection starts today in the federal hate crimes trial tied to the 2022 racist attack at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in which ten Black shoppers and employees were killed. Full story → · 1 sources
Drones hit ships in the Black Sea, sinking one vessel, Bulgaria says Bulgarian authorities say drone strikes hit multiple ships in the Black Sea, sinking one and triggering rescue operations, the latest incident in a maritime area that has seen repeated disruptions since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Full story → · 1 sources
North Korea carries out new missile test, prompting Japanese government response North Korea conducted a new missile test this week, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi issued instructions to her government in response to a suspected ballistic missile launch. Full story → · 2 sources
Pope Leo XIV enters Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital today for a procedure to remove a nodule found in his lung, the Vatican has said. Full story → · 2 sources