Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Saudi Arabia projects higher deficit on path to Vision 2030
The kingdom’s budget is closely watched by investors for signs of the government’s outlook on crude prices to prospects for construction spending.
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Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Nigerian fintech firm Paga targets African migrants in the US
The company launched in America in September through a partnership with Oklahoma-based Regent Bank.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Gulf sovereign funds boost European investing
Wealth funds are expanding investments in Europe even as they make pledges to pour trillions into the US.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
India's Modi hails once-outlawed Hindu nationalist group
The prime minister released a commemorative stamp and coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the paramilitary group’s founding.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
China woos top foreign talent as US closes the door
China’s new ‘K visa’ is at odds with the US’ recent decision to hike the price of visas for talented workers by as much as 50-fold.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Madagascar's youth-led protests intensify
Protesters are demanding an end to repeated water and power cuts that have further weakened an already fragile economy.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
AI data centers drive surge in US electricity costs
A Bloomberg review found that some areas close to data centers faced power costs as much as 267% higher than five years.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Russia and NATO in a state of ‘hybrid war,’ Danish PM says
Mette Frederiksen said that the military alliance must step up its response to Russian aggression after repeated incursions into its airspace.
Semafor • Oct 1, 2025
Americans increasingly see Supreme Court as too conservative, poll finds
Independents and Democrats have mostly driven the increase.
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In Atlanta, AI Surveillance Expands As Cop City Reshapes Black Communities
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Indigenous Leaders Warn AI Boom Repeates Patterns of Extraction
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Inside the Pentagon: Why Concerns Are Growing Over Trump’s Military Leadership Moves
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Iranian Group Submits Evidence of US-Israeli War Crimes to International Criminal Court
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Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash
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Trump and Friends Use Dinner Shooting to Boost Ballroom
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Iranian Group Files US-Israeli War Crimes Evidence to International Criminal Court
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