Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Beijing imposes new penalties on US-linked ships
The charges mirror US penalties on Chinese ships, an effort by the Trump administration to counter Beijing’s growing dominance of global shipping.
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Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Unpopular Peruvian president removed from office
President Dina Boluarte's approval rating was around 3%.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Takaichi's Japan PM bid in doubt after ruling coalition splits
The break in the ruling coalition means the LDP lacks the parliamentary votes to appoint Takaichi and must court opposition parties.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Trump's unorthodox foreign policy seen as crucial to Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s cabinet ratified the agreement last night, with Benjamin Netanyahu defying his hard-right coalition allies to support the deal.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Cameroon’s President Biya, 92, seeks reelection
Biya looks set to prolong his four-decade rule in elections this weekend, likely ensuring the world’s oldest leader can run the country until he is almost 100.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Debatable: Ousting Maduro
The Trump administration may be readying an intervention against Maduro. That has some in Washington worried.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
Israeli cabinet approves 'outline' of Trump's Gaza peace plan
The Trump administration is increasingly optimistic about the possibility of long-term peace.
Semafor • Oct 10, 2025
The dangers of African leaders clinging to power
Cameroon’s president, seeking re-election after 43 years in power, is not an outlier among the continent’s leaders.
Semafor • Oct 9, 2025
US rare earth stocks surge on China export controls
The surge stemmed from speculation that the new restrictions would spur the US government to invest more deeply in the country’s domestic rare earth industry.
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The new era of Israeli expansionism and the war economy that fuels it
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NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
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How Human Rights Watch Shattered Yugoslavia
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Kidnapping a President: Leonardo Flores on Trump’s War Against Venezuela
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The Grammys Actually Acknowledged What’s Going on in the World
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Europe in Panic: Trump’s Power Play Shakes the World Order
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Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All
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