A rock formation collapse in Turkey’s touristic Cappadocia region kills at least 3 – CNN

  1. A rock formation collapse in Turkey’s touristic Cappadocia region kills at least 3  CNN
  2. 3 dead in Turkey’s popular tourist region after volcanic rock collapse: ‘We are deeply saddened’  AL.com
  3. Rock collapse kills two in Turkey's Cappadocia, local media reports  BBC
  4. Fairy chimney rockfall kills two at Turkey's Cappadocia tourist attraction after heavy rain  Reuters
  5. Two dead in rock spire collapse at tourist site in Turkiye's Cappadocia  Dawn
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Germany news: Chancellor Friedrich Merz accuses North Korea of threatening Europe’s freedom – DW.com

  1. Germany news: Chancellor Friedrich Merz accuses North Korea of threatening Europe's freedom  DW.com
  2. Germany, South Korea deepen security partnership amid Russia-North Korea concerns  Reuters
  3. Merz says he hopes for a unified Korea on visit to Seoul  Yahoo
  4. German chancellor says North Korea threatens freedom in Europe  Anadolu Ajansı
  5. Who's who at APK 2026: Global CEOs gather in Seoul  The Korea Herald
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Europe’s central bank chief, Christine Lagarde, steps down for ‘freedom of speech’

Possible candidate to run World Economic Forum departs ECB nine months early, saying she wants to speak her mind about world affairs

Christine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, has said she is stepping down nine months early to speak her mind about world affairs and confront the “misrepresentation of the truth”.

Ending months of speculation about her future at the European Central Bank, Lagarde said she would quit her role as president in March rather than October next year because the rules of neutrality that governed her job prevented her from influencing debate about financial and economics affairs.

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US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production – NPR

  1. US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production  NPR
  2. US, Japan reach agreements for AMRAAM assembly, SM-3 production boost: Japanese MoD  Breaking Defense
  3. U.S. and Japan defense chiefs agree to boost cooperation to prevent cyberattacks  The Japan Times
  4. Japan To Assemble AMRAAM Missiles As U.S. Moves To Dramatically Boost AIM-120 Production  TWZ
  5. US and Japan Finalize Agreement for AMRAAM Facility  Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can’t feed their children – Reuters

  1. Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children  Reuters
  2. Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban  UN News
  3. UN reports a sharp rise in Afghanistan poppy cultivation despite a Taliban ban  AP News
  4. After Taliban Banned Opium, Kids Became Malnourished  Newser
  5. Afghanistan’s poppy problem  Yahoo
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Beijing gave Kim Jong Un the cold shoulder and here’s why – Asia Times

  1. Beijing gave Kim Jong Un the cold shoulder and here’s why  Asia Times
  2. Kim Jong Un’s curious visit to China  The Economist
  3. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits China to inaugurate a new cross-border bridge  AP News
  4. Kim Jong Un Makes Surprise Trip to China, Crosses New Bridge  WSJ
  5. Could China’s President Xi broker a US President Trump-North Korean leader Kim summit? Seoul sees opening, US experts skeptical  Asia News Network
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Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by an alleged Chinese spy

Jensen Huang reported to have had close relationship with tech company executive suspected of passing intel to China

US intelligence agencies believe the Nvidia chief executive, Jensen Huang, has been targeted by an alleged Chinese spy who had done business with him, according to a new report by the New York Times.

Alice Huang or Huang Le, of no relation to the Nvidia CEO, is an executive at a Singapore-based datacenter company called Megaspeed. She had previously been suspected of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, prompting American officials to surveil and monitor her. Those officials have determined that she was acting as a Chinese intelligence asset, passing commercial information to Beijing, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources.

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Iran’s hidden web of military agencies is slipping hardware past the US blockade – Reuters

  1. Iran’s hidden web of military agencies is slipping hardware past the US blockade  Reuters
  2. Iran imports at least $2 billion in military supplies despite US blockade - Reuters  Iran International
  3. Investigation Exposes Iran's Military 'Lifeline' Amid Sanctions  وردنا
  4. Beyond US blockade: How Iran's secret 5,000+ agencies network keeps missiles flowing  The Times of India
  5. Iran News in Brief – October 29, 2026  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
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Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site – The Guardian

  1. Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site  The Guardian
  2. Finland launches criminal probe into land clearance for Google data centre  Reuters
  3. ‘We had wolves coming into the village’: Google's destruction of a 1,300-acre forest unleashed the wolfpack in Finland  Fortune
  4. Police open preliminary probe into Google's data centre site activities in Muhos  Yle
  5. Finland tells Google to halt site work on €13B data center expansion  TechTarget
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