Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World: The Bank of Canada cautioned that over-regulation could stifle innovation and competition in a sluggish economy (The Globe and Mail). The U.S. administration sparked legal and ethical debate with plans to divert $8 billion from R&D funds to pay troops during the shutdown (The Washington Post). Guatemala received its first U.S. deportation flight under a new agreement (Prensa Libre). In The Bahamas, tensions rose as a church group announced a counter-protest to a Pride Week march (The Nassau Guardian). Brazil scrapped a rule requiring banks to channel 65% of savings into housing loans (Folha de S.Paulo). Colombia completed its largest-ever domestic debt swap worth 43.4 trillion pesos (El Tiempo). Chile’s mining regulator said the probe into Codelco’s deadly El Teniente collapse will take months (La Tercera). OpenAI and Sur Energy unveiled a $25 billion AI data center plan in Patagonia (Buenos Aires Times). China expanded export licensing rules for artificial diamonds and battery materials (South China Morning Post). Australia declared a “golden age” of critical minerals and sought deeper U.S. partnerships (The Sydney Morning Herald). The RBNZ cut rates by 50 basis points to 2.5% amid weak growth (The New Zealand Herald). Japan’s Komeito quit its coalition with the LDP over corruption scandals (The Japan Times). South Korea warned EU steel tariff plans could harm exports (The Korea Herald). China was accused of ramming a Philippine vessel near Thitu Island (Philippine Daily Inquirer). COMESA launched a digital payments platform for cross-border trade in local currencies (Daily Nation). Turkey and Iraq reached a draft water-sharing deal amid drought (Hurriyet Daily News). Aramco raised its stake in Petro Rabigh to 60% as part of a restructuring plan (Arab News). Iran dismissed Trump’s normalization remarks as “wishful thinking” (Tehran Times). Israel appealed to CAS over Indonesia’s visa denial for its athletes (The Times of Israel). France’s Sébastien Lecornu urged lawmakers to end budget infighting (Le Monde). Italy will reimburse banks €1.5 billion after an EU tax ruling (Il Sole 24 Ore). Spain cut tourism forecasts after a weak summer season (El País). Portugal unveiled its 2026 budget with 2.3% growth and a 0.1% surplus (Público). Hungary’s MOL pledged more fuel deliveries to Serbia (Hungary Today). UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves considered a £30 billion “budget buffer” (Financial Times). Scotland’s only legal drug consumption room faced scrutiny over high costs (The Scotsman). The Isle of Man was ordered to revisit a £2 million payout data refusal (Isle of Man Today). Germany launched a €6 billion plan to decarbonise heavy industry with CCS (Handelsblatt). Sweden ordered four Embraer C-390 cargo planes (Defense News). Magma buildup under Svartsengi raised concerns of new eruptions (Iceland Monitor). Putin urged Central Asian states to deepen trade ties with Russia (The Moscow Times). The Kremlin warned of a “very dramatic moment” if the U.S. sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine (TASS). U.S. intelligence reportedly aided Ukraine’s deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure (The Washington Post). And India announced plans to reopen its embassy in Kabul, signaling deeper engagement with the Taliban (The Hindu).
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