Israel’s Deadlock Follows a Familiar Knesset Pattern
Provisional results leave Netanyahu’s bloc on 53 seats and Eisenkot’s on 48, while a record Arab-party showing sharpens an old question: who can turn fragmented votes into a government?
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US Banks Draw a Line Around AI Agents
JPMorgan, Schwab and other lenders are permitting limited data access while blocking agents that use customer passwords or move money, exposing a US regulatory and liability vacuum.
DataRepublican Links Ex-USAID Officials and Veterans’ Network to Midterm Planning
Leaked recordings place democratic-renewal advocates alongside public planning for possible federal election interference, but they do not identify the Post’s unnamed advisers or substantiate claims of CIA involvement or a covert command structure.
Chinese Carmakers Crowd Into Paris Motor Show
A record Chinese presence turned the Paris motor show into a direct comparison of price, software and electric-car equipment — while tariffs and local production reshape the contest.
Ukraine Ends Energy Pause With Ryazan Refinery Strike
A fire at Rosneft’s Ryazan plant and renewed airport shutdowns show how quickly a U.S.-announced three-day pause gave way to another contest over energy infrastructure.
Carmakers Warn EU Plan Could Fracture Supply Chains
Draft EU preferences for electric vehicles could turn Britain’s deeply integrated factories and suppliers into a liability just as separate 10% post-Brexit EV tariffs loom in 2027.
EU-China Hybrid Deal Sets Import Curbs
A proposed 350,000-vehicle annual limit would slow China’s fast-rising hybrid exports while preserving a negotiated path for trade — and sharpening incentives to build cars inside Europe.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s Runoff Programme Looks to Washington
The PL candidate offers spending cuts, tougher policing and closer ties with Washington, while his party’s congressional strength puts clemency for Jair Bolsonaro at the centre of the campaign.
Prince’s Congo Venture Moves From Mines to Front Line
UN investigators and Reuters reporting trace how a Prince-linked minerals-revenue venture gained drones, foreign former soldiers and a frontline role as US-backed diplomacy struggled to contain eastern Congo’s war.
Musk's Hardest Problem Is a Robot Hand
Speaking by live video to X Takeover at Giga Texas, Musk looked back at Tesla's two brushes with death, promised a first-ever Starship catch around Thanksgiving, and laid out why SpaceX is building AI, chips and robots.
AI’s New Scarcity Is the Watt
Turbine backlogs, interconnection delays and competing demands on Norway’s hydropower system are turning electricity from an industrial input into the hard limit on AI expansion.
Pentagon Signals Readiness for Renewed Iran Operations
No launch date has been set and Trump has not decided whether to act, but completed preparations would shorten the path to a campaign with immediate implications for Gulf energy flows and commercial shipping.
Spain’s snap vote sharpens the right’s advance
Spain’s housing crisis has forced Pedro Sánchez into an early vote. Elsewhere, Bolsonaro’s heir, Marine Le Pen and Sweden’s parliamentary deadlock show how narrow the centre-left’s room for manoeuvre has become.
French school unrest becomes a fight over who to blame
Hundreds of arrests and arson reports have turned protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages into a national security crisis — but the evidence does not establish an immigrant-led riot.
Lyman Counterattack Tests Russia’s Donbas Timetable
Ukraine’s counter-operation north of Lyman may be disrupting a Russian route towards the Donetsk fortress belt, but the fifth wartime winter will hinge on whether drones, robots and air defences can outpace Moscow’s strike campaign.
Democrats Gain in National Polls as Senate Map Remains Tight
Democrats’ stronger generic-ballot position has improved the House picture, but a closely divided Senate map, new Republican-aligned outside spending and high petrol prices keep the wider contest unsettled.
EU Floats Associate Membership for Canada
Von der Leyen’s invitation would extend a growing trade-and-security partnership, but its terms remain undefined and EU capitals have yet to endorse it.
Personal AI Agents Set Off Platform Race
Personal AI agents promise to move beyond chat, but their rise will depend on trust, computing costs and Europe’s privacy rules.
Putin Welcomes Possible BRICS Role as Ukraine War Enters New Diplomatic Discussion
After years of war, Moscow’s welcome for possible help from Modi and Xi coincides with discussion of refraining from attacks on energy infrastructure, though the terms of any wider diplomatic process remain unclear.
UN Definition Deal Sharpens Killer Robot Divide
A shared definition at the UN weapons convention offers a diplomatic foothold, but leaves the battle over binding limits on autonomous weapons unresolved.
Insulin Supply Tests Europe’s Industrial Strategy
A proposed intervention for Sanofi’s Frankfurt operation would test whether Europe is ready to treat essential-medicine production as strategic infrastructure.
UK and Allied Coalition Enact Sweeping Sanctions Banning Import of Israeli West Bank Settlement Goods
A UK-led coalition’s move against West Bank settlement goods would mark a sharp change in Western policy — but its credibility will depend on whether governments can trace origins, align sanctions rules and withstand legal and diplomatic retaliation.
ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox Face Strict New EU Scrutiny Under DSA Designation
The European Commission’s new DSA designations give OpenAI, Reddit and Roblox until late December to show how very different digital services can meet Europe’s toughest platform-risk rules.
Eurozone factory growth hits four-year high, signalling industrial rebound despite energy and trade headwinds
A four-year high in Eurozone factory activity offers a welcome industrial turning point, but uneven national performance, persistent inflation and energy volatility leave policymakers with little room for complacency.