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OpenAI's Sam Altman Turns To Asia, Middle East For Funds Amid Multitrillion-Dollar Push To Build Next-Gen Data Centers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has launched an ambitious international campaign to secure chips, manufacturing partners, and financing across Asia and the Middle East to fuel the company's multitrillion-dollar expansion of AI infrastructure.

Benzinga

Trump responds to Hamas’ peace plan acceptance: ‘This is a big day’

Donald Trump has released a statement thanking world leaders in the Middle East after Hamas accepted parts of the US president’s peace proposal.

The Independent UK

Trump has announced peace in the Middle East - the problem is Hamas and Israel are backing different deals

ANALYSIS: Hamas has said it will accept key parts of Trump’s peace plan, but how much closer are we to an end to its conflict, with Israel, asks Bel Trew

The Independent UK

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A grief that never ends for Middle Eastern Australians

For both Israeli and Palestinian Australians, Tuesday's second anniversary of the outbreak of war in the Middle East marks ongoing pain.

AAP

Keir Starmer vows to work with allies to implement Donald Trump Gaza plan

Keir Starmer has vowed to work with powers in the Middle East to implement Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

Middle East crisis: Israeli minister says ‘last opportunity’ for Gaza City residents to flee – as it happened

Israeli offensive intensifies amid reports Hamas will seek amendments to Trump’s Gaza plan

The Guardian - UK

What Trump’s Gaza peace plan means for NZ’s stance on Palestinian statehood

The situation in the Middle East is moving exceptionally fast. New Zealand and the international community had barely digested the debate about Palestinian statehood before United States President Donald Trump presented a 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

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Starmer backs Trump plan for Gaza during Labour conference speech

Sir Keir Starmer has backed Donald Trump’s “intiative to bring peace to the Middle East” during a Labour party conference speech.

The Independent UK

‘Fatal flaws’: analysts cast doubt on Tony Blair’s plan for future of Gaza

Former PM seems a perfect fit for Trump’s new era but his track record in the Middle East is not reassuring

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Gaza peace plan: A bit of the old, a bit of the new – and the same stumbling blocks

The latest U.S.-sponsored peace plan for the Middle East was unveiled at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, and immediately accepted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Conversation

Michele Bullock says ‘nothing I can do personally’ about house prices – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

US renews funding for demining operations in Cambodia despite widespread foreign aid cuts

Cambodian deminers are among the world’s most experienced and several thousand have been sent in the past decade under UN auspices to work in Africa and the Middle East.

Euronews

Corpay And Mastercard Just Made Global Payments Faster

Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) said on Monday they are expanding their partnership to allow companies, small businesses and financial institutions to send near real-time payments to 22 additional markets across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in "final stages"

"It will be the first chance for real peace in the Middle East," Trump told Axios.

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The Independent UK

Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East — confronted the crisis in the region at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders

Benzinga

Pony AI Gets Dubai Permit To Test Driverless Cars In The City

Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ: PONY) said on Friday it has received a permit from Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to begin autonomous driving trials in the emirate, as the firm moves closer to a commercial launch in the Middle East.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s European ‘hell’ is made in America

Letters: Responding to the president’s UN speech, Michael Newman looks at US foreign policy in the Middle East and Africa, while Terry Hansen says Trump is shirking climate responsibilities

Radio France Internationale

Macron on Gaza and Ukraine: diplomacy, hostages and European security at stake

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke exclusively to RFI and its sister television channel France 24 on Wednesday about the twin challenges confronting Europe and the Middle East. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Macron welcomed what he described as the Trump administration’s “new perspective”…

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The Conversation

The Mediterranean: Both a graveyard and a bottomless money pit due to EU border policies

Over the last decade, European governments have invested heavily to militarize their sea borders and outsource control responsibilities to partners in Africa and the Middle East.

The Independent UK

Cooper warns Israel not to retaliate after UK recognises Palestine

Yvette Cooper said the move was ‘the best way to respect the security for Israel as well as the security for Palestinians’

Al Jazeera

Is Turkiye Israel’s next target in the Middle East?

Following Israel’s Doha strikes, Ankara is increasingly on high alert over Israel’s regional ambitions.

The Independent UK

Trump and Starmer shouldn’t bask long in the glow of a state visit – the world just got a lot more dangerous

ANALYSIS: Pakistan has just wrapped Saudi Arabia in its nuclear safety blanket as protection against a world where the West has lost control, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK

Who is Morgan Ortagus? Trump’s envoy to the Middle East who opposed UN Gaza ceasefire resolution

From beauty pageant queen to a key role in U.S. foreign policy, Morgan Ortagus is at the center of Trump administration decisions on the Middle East

Al Jazeera

What are the GCC’s air defence capabilities?

Six-nation group in the Middle East reaffirms joint military system in light of Israeli attack on Qatar.

The Conversation

Global tensions demand a faster energy transition — why does Indonesia still rely on fossil fuel imports?

The year 2025 begins with persistent global geopolitical tensions. The war between Ukraine and Russia drags on, conflict in the Middle East is heating up, and the United States-China trade war continues. All of this could send shockwaves through the global energy market — including in Indonesia.

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