By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni movement, issue safe-passage authorisations to ships in the Red Sea by email. Emails reproduced by the Wall Street Journal show that maritime operators directly request these authorisations, according to the US newspaper.
The Nasdaq fell more than 5% on Thursday, wiping out its post-US midterm election gains, and Nasdaq 100 companies lost about $2 trillion in market value. Investors fear the Democratic victory will slow the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to Mercado, citing the Wall Street Journal and JPMorgan.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Mercado ·
US Vice-President JD Vance has been holding indirect talks with Iran for two weeks to secure a new ceasefire and revive nuclear negotiations. He has also proposed direct talks to Mohsen Rezaei, while US officials are reportedly preparing their allies for possible strikes after the midterm elections, according to Axios.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
The United States has sanctioned Vanguard Tactical Supply Limited, a company based in Nigeria, for facilitating the purchase of man-portable air-defence missiles for Iran. Washington says the company and two intermediaries used false end-users to acquire Chinese-origin systems, according to the US Department of State.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Post ·
A bus left the road in Lent, south of Bourg-en-Bresse in Ain, France, and the accident killed at least one person. Footage filmed by a passenger shows the vehicle immobilised in a ditch with several broken windows, according to L'essentiel.
🇫🇷 France · Source: L’essentiel ·
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