World news, briefly.
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Major stock indexes fell as Brent crude reached its highest level in nearly six months after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia heightened concerns about energy-supply disruptions and renewed inflation worries.
marketscreener.com (English) ↗＋ SaveBank Indonesia kept its benchmark rate unchanged while raising its overnight deposit facility rate and cutting banks’ reserve requirements, saying the measures were intended to improve monetary-policy transmission to the broader economy.
streetinsider.com (English) ↗＋ SaveFrench authorities plan to deploy 70,000 law-enforcement officers ahead of Saturday protests after violence involving fires, looting and clashes with police last week; the Louvre and other major Paris museums will close.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveLana Nusseibeh, a UAE diplomat campaigning to become the next U.N. secretary-general, faces questions over allegations that her country supported Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, which has been accused of atrocities.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveRussia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky to enable humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said peace negotiators would meet next month.
kelo.com (English) ↗＋ SaveCompanies and governments rushed to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities after cloud firms reported a surge in hacking attempts, with some organizations taking websites offline as a precaution.
investing.com (English) ↗＋ SaveMicrosoft researchers reported that an AI tool designed to diagnose patients sequentially was more than twice as accurate as general physicians on complex medical cases; the findings were published in Science.
investing.com (English) ↗＋ SavePresident Donald Trump said he directed the Justice Department to sue Alaska to block certification of a Democratic Senate victory if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, arguing certification should be delayed because Sullivan remained on the ballot after withdrawing.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveThe Supreme Court allowed New Hampshire to enforce a law barring student identification cards as acceptable voter identification in the midterm elections, reversing a lower-court decision that had blocked related state guidance.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveTwo former FBI officials were charged with lying to Congress about their roles in the bureau’s investigation of Hunter Biden’s laptop in a politically charged case filed ahead of the November midterm elections.
apnews.com (English) ↗＋ SaveMercedes driver Kimi Antonelli can become Formula One’s youngest champion at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, while other drivers have raised concerns about the circuit’s bumpy surface and possible long-term health risks.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveAustralia’s reigning world champion Molly Picklum won the Portugal Pro for her first victory of the year and moved to the top of the World Surf League rankings with two events remaining.
theguardian.com (English) ↗＋ SaveNewcastle winger Christian Wade scored again to equal the Premiership try-scoring record, reaching 101 tries to draw level with Chris Ashton.
bbc.co.uk (English) ↗＋ SaveA magnitude-7 earthquake struck northern Tibet, killing at least 16 people and injuring 54. Officials said 339 homes and 20 livestock sheds collapsed in Nagqu as search and rescue operations continued.
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