Trafigura adds new lenders as it seals oversubscribed financing worth $3.4bn
Chinese lenders heavily featured in trader’s new transactions
Day: October 8, 2025
In the darkest hour, ‘family embraces empathy, peace, self‑determination for Israelis, Palestinians’
In the wake of October 7th, filmmaker Brandon Kramer just learned the unthinkable: two of his own relatives had been taken hostage by Hamas. Immediately he calls Liat’s parents, Yehuda and Chaya, only to discover that the Israeli government was not at…
France: Outgoing Prime Minister Lecornu makes address after holding coalition talks
In an address on Wednesday morning, France’s outgoing prime minister Sébastien Lecornu said he hoped to have a budget by the end of 2025, adding that dissolution of the country’s parliament was looking “more remote”. Lecornu, who resigned on Monday fo…
Outgoing French PM says ‘there is desire’ to agree budget and talks down prospect of snap election – as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereEmmanuel Macron’s second term is set to end in May 2027 and he has repeatedly said he will not resign, the Associated Press (AP) reports.If the French president were to quit, the Constitution…
Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in 12th execution this year
Singapore has executed a Malaysian drug trafficker, marking the second execution in two weeks in the city-state.
Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm
A massive storm left around 900 hikers, guides and other staff stranded in difficult conditions on the Chinese side of Mount Everest on Saturday.
French PM sees ‘convergence’ in last-ditch budget talks – Financial Times
French PM sees ‘convergence’ in last-ditch budget talks Financial TimesFrance’s crisis takes an unexpected turn as Macron’s allies defy him CNBCFrance’s political crisis impacts on Franco-German relations DWWith Sébasti…
Iranian daily calls for continued expulsions of illegal Afghans amid economic strain
Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami on Wednesday argued that Afghan nationals now make up roughly 12% of Iran’s population and called for continued expulsions of undocumented migrants, citing economic strain.
€190K to €370K: Property prices in Spain’s Valencia double in six years
New property data has shown that average property prices in the Mediterranean city have doubled since 2019, with soaring prices breaking the €5,700/m2 threshold in some parts of the city.
Horror on flight as vegetarian passenger dies after being told to ‘eat around the meat’
The man reportedly choked to death.