Brazil election: U.S.-China rivalry and government debt loom large
Brazil’s President and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva waves a national flag during a campaign rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 26, 2026. Miguel Schincariol | Afp | Getty Images Brazil will hold a knife-edge vote on Sunday as…
US presses Europe to release diesel reserves ‘immediately’ as Trump threatens export ban
The United States on Thursday told its European allies to help lower global diesel prices by releasing strategic reserves «immediately,» with EU member states due to discuss the crisis on Friday. Reports said the Trump administration wants France and…
Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft and Steam must improve child safety, Australian report finds
Australia’s online safety regulator has found «significant gaps» in how popular gaming platforms protect children online. In a new report it found inconsistent approaches in how Steam, Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft implement child safety measures…
Pandora is getting in on lab-grown diamonds, opening a Vietnam plant
A woman shows a charm bracelet during a factory opening for Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, in Ho Chi Minh City on October 1, 2026. Danish company Pandora said the $150 million plant outside Ho Chi Minh City would create 7,000 local…
G20 trade ministers deadlocked over industrial overcapacity, says US trade chief
G20 trade ministers are at an impasse on countering excess industrial capacity, top US trade official Jamieson Greer said Thursday, an accusation often levied at China which rejects the criticism. His comments came as trade ministers from the Group of 20…
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has threatened to take unspecified «further action» if Ukraine does not issue a public apology for revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to the South. Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr…
U.S. trade representative Greer says deal with India not ‘imminent’ after Modi-Trump call
Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of commerce and industry, left, and Jamieson Greer, US trade representative, following a tour of Rockwell Automation at the G-20 trade ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Bloomberg |…
Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station
Yemen‘s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world. The alleged attack came as fighting…
NY governor appoints special counsel in Cornell frat rape investigation
The attorney general will, if warranted, prosecute any offences found by her investigation and present evidence to a grand jury, the governor said. James, the state’s chief legal officer, said on X that she stood ready «to lead a process guided by…
GM Q3 sales drop 5.5% while Toyota buoyed by electrified vehicle sales
General Motors on Thursday reported a year-over-year sales decline of 5.5%, with 670,974 new vehicles sold during the third quarter. GM’s sales of all-electric vehicles are down across the board, as enthusiasm for EVs wanes. EV demand spiked last…