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Economy

Oct 3, 2026

How should France balance its budget while ensuring local services remain strong?

France presented its 2027 budget bill on Thursday, seeking to enact unpopular belt-tightening measures that can lower its deficit and appease increasingly twitchy bond investors ahead of next year's presidential election. The legislation faces a tough ride in a deeply divided parliament, as political clans position themselves for one of the country's most consequential elections in modern times

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Geopolitics

Oct 3, 2026

What should countries do to address the risks of North Korea's missile tests?

A ballistic missile fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan flies more than 700km, South Korea's military says

North Korea

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Geopolitics

Oct 3, 2026

How might the involvement of oil deals in U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine affect future relations between these countries?

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest

Global

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Geopolitics

Oct 3, 2026

What impact could changes in war rules have on the safety of civilians and international relations?

Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’

Global

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Healthcare

Oct 3, 2026

How can communities and governments work together to improve responses to health outbreaks like Ebola?

Burning of a Ebola-hit transit camp sends 19,000 fleeing, illustrating the difficulties of controlling epidemic

Qatar

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Geopolitics

Oct 3, 2026

What should be done to promote peace and stability in Ethiopia following the recent fighting in Tigray?

The rebels have been seen leaving the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to local sources

Ethiopia

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Politics

Oct 3, 2026

What are the possible effects of allowing Arab parties to participate in Israeli elections on society and governance?

The ruling overturns a move by the Central Elections Committee to ban four parties. The conservative Muslim Ra'am party could serve as the kingmaker following the next elections

Israel

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Politics

Oct 3, 2026

Trump's Super Intelligence Summit, AI Safety Accord, GDP Beats, Midterm Predictions

(0:00) Bestie intros! (2:01) Trump's Super Intelligence Summit: Behind the scenes and how the accord was created and signed (17:57) Cybersecurity arms race, data center national security, America.gov, coordinated doomer messaging (45:22) Recent economic data: GDP, jobs, diesel, inflation, rates, manufacturing, poverty, and more (1:00:24) Midterm predictions, 2028 look ahead (1:09:28) Media coverage of attempted terrorist hijacking Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason ...

United States

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Economy

Oct 3, 2026

The Illicit World of Sea Cucumbers

How a rare delicacy in Asia drives crime oceans away

Global

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