Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Israeli military orders 'all residents' of Gaza City to evacuate immediately if Hamas does not release hostages: one million people (LINK) 9 September 2025

Gold prices hit record high above $3,650/oz on rate cut bets, haven appeal (LINK) 9 September 2025

Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media (LINK) 9 September 2025

Sam Altman-founded identity verification project token WLD soars 47% (LINK) 9 September 2025

— The uptick comes after Eightco Holdings Inc. (OCTO) raised $250 million through a private placement to adopt WLD as its primary reserve asset. Wall Street tech analyst Dan Ives has been appointed as chairman of the board. Year-to-date, the coin has fallen 11%.

Monday, 8 September 2025

US visa refusal for Palestinian delegation prompts calls to move UN meeting to Geneva (LINK) 8 September 2025

French government collapses after prime minister loses confidence vote (LINK) 8 September 2025

Supreme Court allows Trump ICE raids to resume in California (LINK) 8 September 2025

Nepal: social media ban lifted after 19 killed in protests (LINK) 8 September 2025

Several European nations call for halt to violence after Jerusalem terror attack kills six (LINK) 8 September 2025

Asian shares rise after Japan's prime minister resigns (LINK) 8 September 2025

— At a press conference on Sunday, Ishiba said he was stepping down because of several election losses.

Japan could get its first woman prime minister as Sanae Takaichi leads the polls. But it's far from a done deal — (LINK)

U.S. eyes ban electronics testing labs linked to China (LINK) 8 September 2025

White House says it didn't ask USTA to help censor reactions to Trump US Open appearance on Sunday (LINK) 8 September 2025

Ballistic missile used in Russian attack on Kyiv Govt building on Sunday, Ukraine says (LINK) 8 September 2025

Trump family's wealth surges by $1.3 billion, largely driven by the trading debut of American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining company co-founded by Eric Trump, and gains from World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi protocol associated with the family (LINK) 8 September 2025

Judge rejects Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit: details 'nowhere close to complete':list of works involved in the case, the list of authors, the process of notifying members of the class and the claim form class members can use to get their part of the settlement (LINK) 8 September 2025

Guardian: U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals (LINK) 8 September 2025

Rupert Murdoch buys out 3 of his children to seal fate of his media empire (LINK) 8 September 2025

— The 94-year-old media titan has ensured that his vast corporate empire — boasting Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post among other titles — will retain its quintessential conservative identity after his death. Through a series of complex transactions, Murdoch and his son Lachlan — his intended heir — have struck a deal to buy out the shares of Lachlan's three eldest siblings

— In recent years, James had become an increasingly outspoken critic of the direction of Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets. Elisabeth and Prudence had also felt betrayed by the decision of Rupert and Lachlan to sue them and James without warning in a probate court in Reno, Nevada, to try to sever them from any influence over the company's future.

19th Russian top executive, many linked to Russia's oil and gas giants, dies under suspicious circumstances since start of all-out war, media reports (LINK) 8 September 2025

— Alexey Sinitsyn, CEO of potash producer K-Potash Service, was found decapitated under a bridge. A tow rope was also attached to the body, Russian state-run media outlet RIA Novosti reported, citing its source in law enforcement. Previously, Dmitry Osipov, chairman of the board at Uralkali, one of Russia's largest potash producers, and Mikhail Kenin, founder and majority shareholder of leading real estate developer Samolet, both died last month. The causes of death have not been disclosed.

New Trump executive order concedes that the U.S. can't grow avocados, bananas, mangoes, pineapples, coffee or cocoa in large amounts and gives them zero tariffs (LINK) 8 September 2025

— The directive sets aside 45 categories for zero tariffs, which go into effect Monday for countries that have already struck a framework trade deal with the U.S. It altered the structure of Trump's global tariffs for "aligned partners" and concedes the U.S. cannot be a self-sufficient country in two specific categories: unavailable natural resources and closely related derivative products; certain agricultural products not grown or produced in sufficient quantity in the United States to meet domestic demand.

Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (LINK) 8 September 2025

Estate of Jeffrey Epstein gives Congress 'birthday book' allegedly signed by Trump with "tawdry image" that Trump had previously dismissed as "fake" (LINK) 8 September 2025

Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda has a surprising stakeholder: Bill Gates through a key service provider for immigration flights — Signature Aviation "the world’s largest network of private aviation terminals" (LINK) 8 September 2025

Mapped: Europe's poverty rates by country(excluding Switzerland and U.K.): Turkey 30.4%, Romania 27.9%, Spain 25.8%, Germany 21.1%, Czechia 11.3% (LINK) 8 September 2025

Science easily explains why working from home makes us happier (LINK) 8 September 2025

— An Australian study found people working from home not only slept for almost half an hour longer, they did more work in the extra time they gained from not having to commut. Around 43% of that time was used to do extra work, but it also allowed workers to handle household or caregiving responsibilities. About a third of the extra time was also used for leisure and physical activity. Workers' diets also changed for the better. While snacking and alcohol consumption initially increased, overall, participants moved toward eating healthier meals with an increase in fruit, vegetable, and dairy consumption and more home-cooked meals. When it came to productivity, the study backed up what the majority of other statistics have shown: Workers were just as, if not more, productive when teleworking.

— The type of office we work in has a big effect on our well-being. A study from Karlstad University published in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health looked at associations between office type and how easy employees felt it was to interact with coworkers, their subjective well-being, and job satisfaction. The team found that the more workers there were in an office, the less satisfied those workers were with their jobs, resulting in lower overall well-being.