Saudi Arabia Has No Easy Choices as It Weighs How to Combat Houthi Threat – WSJ

  1. Saudi Arabia Has No Easy Choices as It Weighs How to Combat Houthi Threat  WSJ
  2. Saudis Consider Peace Deal Payout With Houthis  The New York Sun
  3. Yemen targets Houthi finances with new customs and import rules  The Jerusalem Post
  4. $51 billion for peace? Houthis' hefty terms for ceasefire with Saudi Arabia  India Today
  5. Saudi Arabia ‘categorically’ denies WSJ claims about Houthi demands  Al Arabiya English
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South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open – France 24

  1. South Korea to deploy military mission to keep Strait of Hormuz open  France 24
  2. South Korea says it will expand naval operations closer to strait of Hormuz  The Guardian
  3. South Korea to expand anti-piracy unit operations closer to Strait of Hormuz  Reuters
  4. South Korea to Send Navy Assets to Mideast After US Midterms  Bloomberg.com
  5. South Korea plans to expand anti-piracy operations closer to Hormuz Strait  Al Jazeera
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UK commits to ‘time-bound’ talks on slavery apology – BBC

  1. UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology  BBC
  2. Dear Andy Burnham: the full story of enslavement has to move beyond comforting stories  The Guardian
  3. King Charles Says U.K.’s Role in Slave Trade ‘Fills My Heart With Horror’  The New York Times
  4. Britain Set to Apologize for Role in Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade  WSJ
  5. Justin Welby has destroyed the Church of England’s slavery ‘reparations’ plan  The Telegraph
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Elon Musk’s nearly half a billion dollars in midterms spending was a flop

The tech billionaire set spending record as he poured $446m into campaigns for failed Republican candidates

Elon Musk set a record for election spending this year after pouring nearly half a billion dollars into backing Republicans in the US midterm elections. It turned out to be a poor investment.

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO contributed at least $446m to Republican-aligned Super Pacs and groups over the course of the elections, specifically targeting several key Senate races in an effort to help the Trump administration retain Republican control of Congress. He outdid his own 2024 spending of nearly $290m. Yet as Democrats swept to power across the country on Tuesday night, it became clear that Musk would get nearly nothing in return for his hundreds of millions in spending.

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EU says Montenegro on track to become bloc’s next member state by 2028 – DW.com

  1. EU says Montenegro on track to become bloc's next member state by 2028  DW.com
  2. A historic day for the European Union’s enlargement policy  European External Action Service (EEAS)
  3. [Interview] ‘It’s now or never’ for enlargement, Montenegro’s former EU ambassador warns  EUobserver
  4. Montenegro: Why member states will soon have to show their true colors on enlargement  Table.Briefings
  5. Montenegro to close EU chapters 1 and 12 on November 6  srpske.rs
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Canada, China Extend Tariff Deal, Aim to Boost Canadian Exports – Bloomberg.com

  1. Canada, China Extend Tariff Deal, Aim to Boost Canadian Exports  Bloomberg.com
  2. China extends tariff relief for Canadian canola, lobster and crab  CBC
  3. China extends tariff relief for some Canadian farm, seafood products by two years  The Globe and Mail
  4. China, Canada hold first ministerial-level economic and trade talks  CGTN
  5. Canada, China give peas a chance by extending trade pact  Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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