Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
Ivorians prepare to vote amid protests over exclusion of opposition candidates
President Alassane Ouattara, 83, is seeking a fourth term.
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Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
Events firm behind Saudi’s flagship conference to IPO next year
Richard Attias says the company behind the Future Investment Initiative will ‘definitely’ sell shares in 2026.
Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
China’s US soybean imports fall to zero amid tariff disruption
China is the world’s largest importer of soybeans, creating a political headache for US President Donald Trump who seeks to support his farming base.
Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
South Africa rebuffs US trade pressure
South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said the Trump administration was trying to force national issues into trade talks.
Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
Bolivia's new president courts lithium investments
State control of the industry under successive socialist governments has sidelined the foreign investment and know-how required to mine the metal.
Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
Vance says Gaza ceasefire holding despite flare-ups
Analysts expressed hope the peace deal would hold, thanks to pressure from Washington.
Semafor • Oct 22, 2025
State reports boost in foreign service applications
The number of applications hit a 10-year high, according to Trump administration data, despite deep cuts at State.
Zeteo • Oct 22, 2025
7 Things to Know About Japan’s New Hard-Right, Thatcher-Loving Prime Minister
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ has already earned the praise of Donald Trump, with whom she shares similar policy positions, and was pictured endorsing a book about Hitler's election strategy.
Current Affairs • Oct 21, 2025
My Time as a Prisoner of Israel
“You know we’re the good guys, right?” Their faces were masked, but I could tell they were smiling. They mean “we’re the good guys and Hamas are the bad guys,” I thought. Later, though, with my hands cable-tied and my knees pressed to the tarmac, it occurred to me that they might have meant the police. They might have meant “you think the IDF are bad? Just wait until we hand you over to Israeli cops…” But that was later. For now, we were prey to Shayetet 13 (S’13), the elite Israeli naval commando unit.
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