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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 17: Rioters set cars on fire at the Canal Saint Martin during severe unrest on October 17, 2026 in Paris, France. The involvement of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) with the ongoing French school blockades expands the scope of these demonstrations by linking localised student grievances to broader economic policies. Student unions originally initiated the movement to protest underfunding, deteriorating infrastructure, and acute teacher shortages across French high schools and universities. By joining the protests, the Gilets Jaunes introduce their established platform against austerity cuts, rising living costs, and surging fuel prices into the youth-led action. (Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images)
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Mahlobo: The Global Debt Monster - France is rioting, rest of the world owes even more

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The Common Sense
5 min read
As France riots over spending cuts, global debt soars above 220% of GDP. Paris is just the warning sign.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) shake hands before holding a joint press conference following their meeting in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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FT’s Gideon Rachman: From Kyiv to Pretoria; Trump’s charm offensive is well and truly ended

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The Financial Times
4 min read
This new crisis looks different and the bloc’s leaders are preparing to talk directly to Putin
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 20: A general view of unemployed township youths fixing potholes in Finetown to earn a living in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to media reports, the rate of youth unemployment in South Africa for 2022 is 66.5%. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
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The BEE illusion: why South Africans want empowerment based on need, not race | Anthea Jeffery

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Daily Friend
6 min read
Polls show growing support for replacing BEE with poverty-based empowerment and targeted vouchers.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 03: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 03, 2026 in New York City. The Dow jumped more than 600 points and closed high on hopes of the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged this month. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Eswar Prasad on BizNews: Three threats that could derail the 2026 global recovery

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Global growth holds firm, but rising debt, inflation and geopolitical tensions threaten the outlook.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporters question in the Oval Office at the White House on September 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump announced plans that a new $15 billion steel plant will be built in eastern Iowa by Mesabi Metallics and is projected to be one of the largest in the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Ian Bremmer on BizNews: The world has passed peak Trump

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Editor BizNews
4 min read
Trump’s power is fading, but his AI gamble could unleash a new global crisis
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) looks to U.S. President Donald Trump as they descend the grand staircase before a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting Xi for a three-day state visit to Washington, DC, where the leaders were expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and the furthering of "strategic stability" between the two countries. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Stephen Roach on BizNews: Red carpets, no results - Trump's vanity summit with Xi

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
Trump-Xi summit delivers few breakthroughs as ceremony and optics overshadow major global challenges.
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