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Not just France, Europe's political centre is crumbling amid discontent

Economic stagnation, inflation and rising inequality are eroding trust in Europe's centrist parties, fuelling support for populist movements on both the far right and far left

UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia with defensive air patrols

Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon jets for defensive patrols over Saudi Arabia to counter Houthi missile and drone attacks, while ruling out strikes on rebel targets in Yemen

Trump announces $8 billion fuel aid for US farmers amid diesel price surge

The Trump administration has announced $8 billion in fuel relief for US farmers facing soaring diesel costs during the harvest, with payments based on acreage and production expenses

Houthi missile strike kills 73 recruits at Yemen military training camp

A Houthi missile strike on a military training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province killed 73 recruits aged 18 to 20 and injured over 200, marking the deadliest attack in months

Visa teams up with billing firms to enable AI-driven invoice payments

Visa is partnering with BILL Holdings and Billtrust to pilot AI agents that can initiate and complete business invoice payments using tokenised credentials without human authentication

China's CXMT swings to profit as AI demand fuels memory chip price surge

Chinese chipmaker CXMT expects a sharp turnaround in profit for the first nine months of 2026 as AI-driven demand pushes up memory chip prices and boosts global sales

ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion in Nvidia chip orders

ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered over 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, but the chipmaker may struggle to meet demand amid US export restrictions on China

Pete Hegseth meets Benjamin Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel

Hegseth said ‌in a social media post ​that he had visited ​US service members in the Central Command area of responsibility, which covers ​the West Asia, northeast Africa and parts of Asia

Curfews bring calm to Paris as France cracks down on weekend rioters

Paris returns to calm after deadly weekend riots as France imposes curfews and steps up legal action against looters

Qualcomm plans worldwide job cuts in performance-focused layoffs

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the company would begin notifying affected employees in November as it seeks to strengthen its performance culture amid slowing smartphone demand

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

The agencies should remove DeepSeek and its affiliated products, as well as third party products and services developed using DeepSeek, from their IT systems

Netflix needs blockbusters to reverse its $135 billion market value wipeout

Netflix won the fewest Emmy Awards in a decade this year, and the company isn't growing fast enough, according to Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos

US bans Chinese AI firm DeepSeek from government agency IT systems

The department is also banning acquisition of DeepSeek products and third-party services developed using DeepSeek by US civilian ‌government agencies

Hormuz could be 'redundant' in 5 years, replaced by new routes: HSBC CEO

The conflict has highlighted the world's heavy reliance on the strategic waterway, through which ‌a fifth of global oil and liquefied ​natural gas trade previously passed

Tesla shareholders to vote on Musk's re-election, $158 bn pay on Dec 3

Tesla will hold its annual shareholder meeting on December 3, with votes on Elon Musk's re-election to the board, his reported 2025 compensation and the company's auditor

Pakistan cuts GDP growth estimate to 3.65 per cent in fiscal year 2026

The country's GDP registered modest growth alongside an increase in per capita income in dollar terms, reflecting a sluggish pace of recovery in country's overall output compared with previous year

From France and Italy to Belgium: What is driving protests across Europe?

Rising energy bills, food prices and housing costs have become major concerns for European households

The French fantasy of equality and prosperity is coming to an end

Protests over living costs, inequality and failing public services have exposed wider anxieties about climate change, artificial intelligence and economic insecurity

Trump approval hits record low of 31% ahead of US midterm elections: Poll

Some 31% of ​Americans approve of Trump's performance in office, down ​a percentage point from two weeks earlier and the lowest level in either of his presidential ​terms

Trump open to idea of joint meeting with Xi Jinping, Putin next month

Trump has tried to thaw frosty relations with Beijing and Moscow as those non-Western powers grow closer