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    Three administration sources told the AP that Saudi Arabia likely won’t normalize relations with Israel anytime soon.

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    Order holiday gifts early, as flight cuts and grounding of MD-11 planes deliver ‘one-two punch’ to cargo, supply-chain expert says

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    By Chris Bradley, Mekala Krishnan and Humayun Tai
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    China to suspend some rare earth curbs, probes on U.S. chip firms

    By Hadriana Lowenkron and Bloomberg
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    Exxon and Chevron hike oil production despite global glut and see more ‘frontier exploration’ as U.S. shale boom slows

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    AI empowers criminals to launch ‘customized attacks at scale’—but could also help firms fortify their defenses, say tech industry leaders
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    Saudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hot spot and is building 300,000 new hotel rooms to get there
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    Saudi Arabia wants to become a tourist hot spot and is building 300,000 new hotel rooms to get there

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    Trump’s decision to sail aircraft carrier to South America will leave the Mideast and Europe with none during a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

    By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
    October 29, 2025
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    WeRide CEO says autonomous driving can’t guarantee 100% safety—but could be 10x safer than human drivers within the decade

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    Saudi investment chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism
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    Saudi investment chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism

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    The world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says
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    The world is headed for re-globalization not de-globalization, as ‘coalitions of the willing’ emerge, Mastercard chair and former USTR official says

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    Syria’s only female minister on what she says to her new president about hiring women: ‘Quotas are so important’

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    Delta CEO predicts Americans will soon be ready to travel to Riyadh as he launches first-ever direct flights from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia

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    Barclays’ reentry into Saudi Arabia highlights the kingdom’s strategy to become the new global hub for regional headquarters

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    How emerging economies are banking on their massive young populations to become innovation hotbeds rivaling Silicon Valley
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    How emerging economies are banking on their massive young populations to become innovation hotbeds rivaling Silicon Valley

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    AI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says
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    AI and tech are potentially the biggest equalizers Africa has ever seen, former Nvidia exec says

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    U.S., China tee up sweeping trade deal for Trump, Xi to finalize

    By Daniel Flatley, Josh Xiao and Bloomberg
    October 26, 2025
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    Europe at risk of becoming a ‘geopolitical playground’ warns Croatia’s former president, and says Trump’s 2018 NATO threat was justified

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    October 26, 2025
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    EU moves to choke off Russia’s energy cash flow with sanctions on ‘shadow fleet’ and LNG sanctions

    By Lorne Cook and The Associated Press
    October 23, 2025
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    October 23, 2025
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    Deadly floods in Mexico that killed 76 people trigger a 5-mile oil spill that could ripple through the gulf economy

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    President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speak to the press before a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Sharm El Sheikh International Congress Center October 13, 2025 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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    Egypt’s crisis becomes Europe’s business problem as inflation soars and Suez revenues collapse

    By Sam McNeil and The Associated Press
    October 22, 2025
    U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China's president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
    Asia

    ‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term

    By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
    October 21, 2025
    Israel attacks Hamas posts, suspends aid as ceasefire frays
    Middle East

    Israel attacks Hamas posts, suspends aid as ceasefire frays

    By Dan Williams, Fadwa Hodali and Bloomberg
    October 19, 2025
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    China’s EV makers shine in ‘Golden September’ as exports double, flooding the global market

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    October 14, 2025
    As the Mideast unites around the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is at one of its weakest moments since the 1979 revolution
    Middle East

    As the Mideast unites around the Gaza ceasefire, Iran is at one of its weakest moments since the 1979 revolution

    By Jon Gambrell and The Associated Press
    October 12, 2025
    U.S. troops are going to Israel to support the Gaza ceasefire, but JD Vance vows no ‘boots on the ground’
    Middle East

    U.S. troops are going to Israel to support the Gaza ceasefire, but JD Vance vows no ‘boots on the ground’

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    October 12, 2025
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    ‘You feel kind of forgotten’: Meet a California pipe fitter who got to $118k earnings after a decade but doesn’t know what’s next after the refinery shuts down

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
    October 12, 2025
    Trump ally Laura Loomer calls a Qatari facility at a U.S. Air Force base an ‘abomination’ — Here’s what it will actually do
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    Trump ally Laura Loomer calls a Qatari facility at a U.S. Air Force base an ‘abomination’ — Here’s what it will actually do

    By Rebecca Boone and The Associated Press
    October 11, 2025
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    Trump snub prompts furious White House response: ‘The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace’

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