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South African police investigate killing of foreign national by crowd reut.rs/4z2MHTF reut.rs/4z2MHTF

South African police investigate killing of foreign national by crowd

South African police said on Thursday they were investigating the killing of ​a foreign national by a crowd ‌of about 50 people in the city of Durban.

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Philippine central bank delivers larger-than-expected 50 bps hike to combat inflation reut.rs/4BshF9F reut.rs/4BshF9F

Philippine central bank delivers larger-than-expected 50 bps hike to combat inflation

The Philippine central bank raised its key policy rate by a larger-than-expected ‌50 basis points (bps) to 5.5% on Thursday, calling it a "decisive" move to combat price pressures while saying it was...

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Gulf markets fall as fresh Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia raise regional risk reut.rs/4sjNrkL reut.rs/4sjNrkL

Gulf markets fall as fresh Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia raise regional risk

Major Gulf stock markets fell in early trade on Thursday as fresh attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on ​Saudi Arabia fueled fears of a broader regional escalation.

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China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy reut.rs/488vLPN reut.rs/488vLPN

China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy

Chinese ​President Xi Jinping urged effective ‌qualitative improvement and reasonable quantitative growth in the economy in a speech on Thursday, ​Xinhua reported.

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South African rand pressured by rising oil prices as investors weigh budget review reut.rs/4i2jxy4 reut.rs/4i2jxy4

South African rand pressured by rising oil prices as investors weigh budget review

The South African rand weakened in early trade on Thursday, pressured ​by rising oil prices as investors ‌continued to assess the government's mid-year budget review, which included two months of...

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Using rupee as stabiliser can hurt real economy, ex-Indian central bank official says reut.rs/4i9zfrr reut.rs/4i9zfrr

Using rupee as stabiliser can hurt real economy, ex-Indian central bank official says

Leaving the rupee to play the role of an automatic stabiliser amid global disruptions can have real economy consequences, a former top official of the central bank ​said, adding that exchange rates...

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New Zealand court strikes down puberty blocker ban reut.rs/3WF7Epn reut.rs/3WF7Epn

New Zealand court strikes down puberty blocker ban

New Zealand's High Court has struck down regulations banning new prescriptions of puberty blockers for adolescents with ​gender dysphoria, ruling that the measures were made ‌unlawfully and amounted...

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Europe car sales rise 10% in September as EV surge offsets combustion slump reut.rs/3UGvhxl reut.rs/3UGvhxl

Europe car sales rise 10% in September as EV surge offsets combustion slump

Strong demand for electrified cars helped Europe's new-car market grow in September, ​offsetting another sharp decline in petrol ‌and diesel vehicle sales, data from the European Automobile Manufac...

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China's natural disaster losses hit $30 billion in first nine months of 2026 reut.rs/4hUTn0c reut.rs/4hUTn0c

China's natural disaster losses hit $30 billion in first nine months of 2026

China recorded 199.36 billion yuan ($29.9 billion) in direct losses from natural disasters in the first ​nine months of 2026, mainly driven by severe typhoons, flooding ‌and landslides, its Ministry...

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Lumpy Jio IPO inflows push rupee into 'overbought' zone just as oil renews rise reut.rs/47A1Q2R reut.rs/47A1Q2R

Lumpy Jio IPO inflows push rupee into 'overbought' zone just as oil renews rise

The Indian rupee nudged higher on Thursday, into a technically 'overbought' zone, as chunky foreign inflows for ​Jio Platforms' IPO added to tailwinds from recent regulatory measures ‌that propped up...

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Audi gets new China leadership to face bruising competition reut.rs/4k3REag reut.rs/4k3REag

Audi gets new China leadership to face bruising competition

Volkswagen's premium subsidiary Audi announced a shake-up in its China leadership ​on Thursday amid tough competition and falling ‌sales in the world's largest auto market.

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Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent reut.rs/4Bmej80 reut.rs/4Bmej80

Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent

Brought to tears as he recalled Israeli settlers hitting his cherished olive trees with sticks and taking off with the olives, Palestinian Ahmed Salem said he feared being attacked if he tried to...

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Ozempic wave boosts US cobblers and tailors as Americans tighten their belts reut.rs/4eJNlNK reut.rs/4eJNlNK

Ozempic wave boosts US cobblers and tailors as Americans tighten their belts

Lorraine Scott has spent at least $300 to tailor her pants and jeans since losing 60 pounds on ‌weight-loss drugs over the past year.

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China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy reut.rs/4ju1cLv reut.rs/4ju1cLv

China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged ​effective qualitative improvement ‌and reasonable quantitative growth in the economy in ​a speech on ​Thursday, Xinhua reported.

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Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi reut.rs/4Blxyyk reut.rs/4Blxyyk

Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi

Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday ahead of the arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi and cancelled more than 100 flights, ​with the storm expected to brush past the island's northeastern coast...

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New Zealand court strikes down puberty blocker ban reut.rs/4i7Lpzx reut.rs/4i7Lpzx

New Zealand court strikes down puberty blocker ban

New Zealand's High Court has struck down regulations banning new prescriptions of puberty blockers for adolescents with ​gender dysphoria, ruling that the measures were made ‌unlawfully and amounted...

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Europe car sales rise 10% in September as EV surge offsets combustion slump reut.rs/4dVv146 reut.rs/4dVv146

Europe car sales rise 10% in September as EV surge offsets combustion slump

Strong demand for electrified cars helped Europe's new-car market grow in September, ​offsetting another sharp decline in petrol ‌and diesel vehicle sales, data from the European Automobile Manufac...

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Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents show reut.rs/4zesGJS reut.rs/4zesGJS

Britain's MI5 spied on NHS founder Bevan, secret documents show

British spies monitored Nye Bevan, the much lauded architect of the National Health Service, for three decades because of his ​links to the Communist Party and criticism of Britain's government ‌in...

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Bank of Korea holds rates as expected after back-to-back hikes reut.rs/3UaOO8L reut.rs/3UaOO8L

Bank of Korea holds rates as expected after back-to-back hikes

The Bank of ​Korea left its ‌benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.00% ​on Thursday, ​pausing after back-to-back quarter-point ⁠hikes in ​July and August.

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Austrian and Swiss women freed after 18 months in Niger reach Benghazi, sources say reut.rs/47y507o reut.rs/47y507o

Austrian and Swiss women freed after 18 months in Niger reach Benghazi, sources say

An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman arrived in the eastern Libyan ​city of Benghazi after being freed from more ‌than 18 months of detention in Niger, two officials speaking on the condition of...

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