Caribbean Region/Australia – The Caribbean region is reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Oscar, the tenth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.  the powerful storm made landfall in Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday night and  sourn Bahamas on Sunday, bringing torrential rains, destructive winds, and widespread flooding. As Oscar continues its […]
Moldova’s EU referendum goes to wire; Sandu decries vote meddling  Reuters Moldova EU Referendum Approved With Slim Margin  Bloomberg Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections  The New York Times Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance  The Guardian Moldovans back EU accession talks by razor-thin majority  Financial Times
Dahieh: The Beirut suburb bearing the brunt of Israel bombing  BBC.com Israeli airstrikes pound Lebanon and Gaza  CNN Israel Hits Hezbollah Finances as US Eyes Diplomacy in Lebanon  Bloomberg Israel targets Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut  The Associated Press Video: Air attacks in Lebanon as Israel bombs ‘Hezbollah’s financial arm’  Al Jazeera English
New President Subianto swears in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members  The Associated Press Indonesia’s Prabowo unveils ‘fat cabinet’ – will it lead to red tape?  This Week In Asia Indonesia’s Prabowo swears in cabinet of over 100 ministers, deputies  Reuters Indonesia: Prabowo takes office with largest cabinet since 1960s  BBC.com Indrawati Stays as Finance Minister in
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall as Cuba struggles with fourth power outage in 48 hours  ABC News National Hurricane Center: All Eyes On Oscar  The Weather Channel Storm tracker: Why Hurricane Oscar could lead to ‘humanitarian crisis’  Yahoo! Voices Hurricane tracker on Oscar path: Spaghetti models, possible impacts to Cuba, Florida  Palm Beach Post
Blasts rock Beirut as Israeli sorties target financial group helping fund Hezbollah  The Times of Israel Live updates: The latest on the war in the Middle East  CNN Israel-Lebanon: Israel targets bank branches in air strikes across Lebanon  BBC.com LIVE: Israel destroying north Gaza, strikes Lebanon’s Beirut with missiles  Al Jazeera English IDF: Strikes targeted financial group holding hundreds
Moldova’s vote on pro-EU constitution change hangs in balance  BBC.com Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance  The Guardian Moldova’s EU Referendum Hangs by a Thread in Unexpected Setback  Bloomberg Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections  The New York Times Moldovan president appears set to win 1st
Ex-general Prabowo, once accused of rights abuses, takes up presidency of world’s third-largest democracy  CNN Indonesia swears in ex-general Prabowo Subianto as president  The Associated Press Prabowo vows to fight corruption as he is sworn in as Indonesia’s president  Al Jazeera English PM Wong congratulates Indonesia President Prabowo on his inauguration and strong mandate  CNA What to Expect in
Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane arrives  CNN ‘I’m very worried’: Palm Beach County residents express concern for Cuban families following blackout  WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness  The Associated Press What happens when a country goes too long without electricity? Death
Perplexity is reportedly looking to fundraise at an $8B valuation  TechCrunch Perplexity AI seeks valuation of about $9 billion in new funding round  CNBC Perplexity AI in funding talks to more than double valuation to $8 billion, WSJ reports  Reuters Report: AI Search Company Perplexity Aims to Raise $500 Million  PYMNTS.com
