*CHINA 3Q GDP RISES 4.8% Y/Y; EST. +4.7%
*CHINA SEPT. RETAIL SALES RISE 3.0% Y/Y; EST. +3.0%
*CHINA SEPT. INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RISES 6.5% Y/Y; EST. +5.0%
*CHINA JAN.-SEPT. FIXED INVESTMENT FALLS 0.5% Y/Y; EST. +0.1%
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TRUMP SAYS “WE CAN LOWER” WHAT CHINA HAS TO PAY IN TARIFFS, BUT CHINA HAS TO “DO THINGS FOR US TOO”
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TRUMP SAYS INDIA WILL CONTINUE TO PAY 'MASSIVE' TARIFFS IF THEY DONT RESTRICT RUSSIAN OIL PURCHASES
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*TRUMP: WILL ANNOUNCE COLOMBIA TARIFF RATE TOMORROW
*TRUMP SPEAKS TO REPORTERS ABOARD AF1
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Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree - ft
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‘SUSPICIOUS’ HUNTING STAND FOUND NEAR TRUMP’S PLANE
The U.S. Secret Service found a “suspicious hunting stand” overlooking the spot where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, officials told Fox News Digital. No one was found nearby. The FBI is investigating.
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TRUMP: “NOT LOOKING TO DESTROY CHINA”
U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News he is “not looking to destroy China,” noting he collected “hundreds of billions” in tariffs during his first term.
Trump said new tariffs now equal 155–157% and called Xi Jinping “a smart leader” open to a deal. He plans to meet the Chinese president in two weeks.
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*TRUMP ON NATIONAL GUARD: WE'LL GO TO SAN FRANCISCO NEXT
*TRUMP: DON'T FORGET I CAN USE INSURRECTION ACT
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TRUMP CALLS COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO "AN ILLEGAL DRUG LEADER"
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FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTRY CONFIRMS JEWELLERY STOLEN IN ROBBERY AT LOUVRE MUSEUM
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LOUVRE CLOSED AFTER ROBBERY
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati announced Sunday that the Louvre Museum in Paris was closed following a morning robbery. No one was injured.
“I am on site with museum staff and police. Investigations are underway,” Dati wrote on X.
The museum said it would stay closed for the day due to “exceptional reasons.”
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SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR:～U.S.-SOUTH KOREA MADE CONCRETE PROGRESS IN MOST ISSUES DURING TRADE TALKS
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MUSK’S FATHER SLAMS EU
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, called the European Union a “vile organization” that “shouldn’t exist,” saying it “has no real power” and was “a mistake from the start,” according to RIA
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TRUMP SHIFTS VENEZUELA MISSION TO REGIME CHANGE
U.S. President Donald Trump has redirected a Caribbean military buildup to pressure Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to step down.
The deployment, first described as anti-drug, is now seen as a push for regime change. It began with strikes on Venezuelan vessels accused of drug trafficking.
Source: Financial Times
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NETANYAHU INSTRUCTS THAT THE RAFAH CROSSING WILL NOT BE OPENED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - ISRAELI PM OFFICE
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TRUMP: CONFIDENT OF REACHING SOYBEAN DEAL WITH CHINA
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TRUMP SAYS DO NOT WANT CHINA TO PLAY RARE EARTH GAME WITH US
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TRUMP SAYS MODI HAD TOLD HIM 'HE'S NOT GOING TO BE DOING THE RUSSIAN OIL THING'
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TRUMP SAYS US IS CONSIDERING BUYING BEEF FROM ARGENTINA
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia - ft
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TRUMP: “PUTIN GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING IN UKRAINE”
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Vladimir Putin “is going to take something” in Ukraine.
He argued the U.S. can’t give “all its weapons” to Kyiv, citing national security. Trump reportedly refused to send Tomahawk missile systems during his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday.
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TRUMP: “I’M NOT A KING”
U.S. President Donald Trump responded to nationwide “No Kings” protests, saying, “I’m not a king.”
He denied any link between the demonstrations and the ongoing government shutdown. Earlier, Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social showing him flying a plane labeled “King Trump.”
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TRUMP CUTS AID, SLAMS PETRO
U.S. President Donald Trump said he’ll end subsidies to Colombia, calling President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader.”
On Truth Social, Trump accused Petro of fueling drug production harming the U.S. The spat follows Petro’s claim that the U.S. violated Colombian sovereignty by killing a fisherman, amid rising regional tensions.
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TRUMP: COLOMBIA WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE U.S. SUBSIDIES
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FRENCH CULTURE MINISTER SAYS A ROBBERY HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE MORNING WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENED AND THAT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED
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ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES ON SOUTHERN GAZA
Israel carried out three airstrikes on Rafah after Hamas allegedly violated the ceasefire, Channel 12 reported Sunday. The strikes followed an attack on an IDF engineering unit.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz held talks to assess the situation.
The U.S. earlier accused Hamas of planning attacks on civilians, which Hamas denied. The IDF has not commented.
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ECB OFFICIAL WARNS OF STABLECOIN RISKS
Piero Cipollone of the European Central Bank said Europe must build its own digital asset market to protect financial stability. He backed a digital euro for daily payments and warned that stablecoins could weaken banks and monetary policy if deposits move to foreign tokens. While stablecoins can aid cross-border payments, he noted Europe already offers fast, secure transfers in central bank money.
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NETANYAHU SAYS HE PLANS TO RUN AGAIN IN THE NEXT ELECTIONS
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TRUMP: DESTROYED A VERY LARGE DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE THAT WAS NAVIGATING TOWARDS UNITED STATES ON A WELL KNOWN NARCOTRAFFICKING TRANSIT ROUTE
TRUMP: U.S. INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMED THIS VESSEL WAS LOADED UP WITH MOSTLY FENTANYL
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*KERING NEARS SALE OF BEAUTY UNIT TO L'ORÉAL AT ~$4B VALUE: WSJ
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