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Diplomacy, when stripped of ceremony and handshakes, is really about leverage. And this week in Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump appears to have rediscovered the old craft of using pressure to invite cooperation. The US President, now again playing the role of negotiator-in-chief, began his week-long diplomacy tour with ASEAN nations amid high expectations — and low trust. Trump’s advisers are eager to claim victory. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant declared that the mere threat of 100% tariffs “brought China back to the negotiating table.” It’s classic Trumpian strategy: escalate, intimidate, then negotiate. The logic is familiar — you shake the tree…

LONDON — European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as global markets await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was preliminarily 0.3% lower after the closing bell in London, with most major bourses in negative territory. Sectors were mixed; among those in the green was the utilities sector, often seen as a somewhat stable investment amid market volatility, which was up 1%. Mining stocks, which is linked to critical minerals and rare earths, also closed the session 1% higher.Spain’s IBEX 35 index, which has been on a bull run that’s seen it gain almost 40% since…

Chris Sutton insists former Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou is the “obvious choice” to replace Brendan Rodgers at Parkhead.Rodgers quit the Scottish Premiership champions on Monday, just one day after the club fell eight points behind league leaders Hearts following their top-of-the-table clash. Martin O’Neill, 73, has been placed in interim charge and returns to the Parkhead dugout alongside former player Shaun Maloney. Image: Rodgers’ record in his second Celtic spell Sutton also believes his old boss O’Neill can help unite the club, while a permanent return for Postecoglou would then be “a really smart appointment”. Image: Postecoglou won back-to-back league…

Stock photo of a nuclear power plant.Larry Lee Photography | Corbis | Getty ImagesGoogle and American electrical utility giant NextEra Energy announced a partnership Monday to revive Iowa’s only nuclear power plant to meet growing low-carbon energy demand from artificial intelligenceThe Duane Arnold Energy Center, which closed in 2020, could begin operating in early 2029, pending regulatory approval.”Once operational, Google will purchase power from the 615-MW plant as a 24/7 carbon-free energy source to help power Google’s growing cloud and AI infrastructure in Iowa, while also strengthening local grid reliability,” the companies said in a press release.  The Central Iowa Power…

Two HSBC bank logos are displayed on an office building in Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2025. Henry Romero | ReutersEurope’s largest lender HSBC on Tuesday beat third-quarter profit expectations as the bank’s net interest income rose while performance of its wealth segment was also robust.The bank’s profit before tax for the three months ended in September was $7.3 billion, down nearly 14% from a year ago due to higher operating expenses, namely from notable items, including legal provisions of $1.4 billion.Here are HSBC’s second-quarter 2025 results compared with consensus estimates compiled by the bank.Profit before tax: $7.3 billion vs.…

President and CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. Hamad I Mohammed | ReutersThink of Saudi Arabia and the first thing that comes to mind might be its massive, oil-derived wealth.While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia’s economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.According to Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Investment Khalid Al Falih, more than half — 50.6% — of the Saudi economy is now “completely decoupled” from oil.”This percentage is growing,” Al…

A worker debugs a robot at a Sany Heavy Industry plant in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province, on Feb. 20, 2020.Chen Zeguo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesChina’s Sany Heavy Industry rose over 3% on its Hong Kong trading debut Tuesday after raising HK$12.36 billion ($1.59 billion) in one of the city’s largest listings this year.Shares were priced at HK$21.30 apiece. The listing adds to a pickup in Hong Kong equity fundraising, following recent sizable offerings such as Zijin Gold International’s $3.2 billion initial public offering on Sept. 30.Sany’s Shanghai-listed stock has gained over 35% so far this year.…

U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher.On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs, as did Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s Kospi during Asian trading hours. European stocks rose too, but the Stoxx 600 was just an inch away from its all-time high.And that’s before an agreement has been signed officially.”A…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities said they had killed three Palestinian militants early on Tuesday during an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.Israeli police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a town in the northern West Bank known as a militant stronghold. A statement claimed the militants were planning an attack, but gave no further details.The statement said the Israeli military carried out an airstrike shortly afterward to destroy the cave. The army confirmed an airstrike in the area but gave no further details.Israel has stepped up…

Dayne St. Clair made a key save in the shootout and Minnesota United beat the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on penalty kicks on Monday night after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation of the best-of-three first-round opener.Seattle hosts Game 2 on Nov. 3.St. Clair stayed central to deny Álex Roldán’s penalty kick. Then Seattle midfielder Cristian Roldan hit the crossbar in the fourth round.Seattle Sounders triumphed on Monday.Jeremy Olson/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty ImagesKelvin Yeboah, Nectarios Triantis and Joaquín Pereyra each made a penalty kick for Minnesota. Julian Gressel had a chance to win it for Minnesota,…