“The Canadian government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff free after the automakers ended some production in Canada, a government official said Thursday. The official said the companies will no longer be eligible to get the full break on Canadian counter tariff duties on autos and auto parts. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Stellantis said earlier this month it was moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from Canada to the U.S. And General Motors this week announced it will end production of BrightDrop electric vans in Ontario.” (10/23/25)
“Oil giant TotalEnergies misled its customers and the general public when it claimed to be a leading actor in the transition to green energy, a French court ruled today. Following its rebranding from Total to TotalEnergies in 2021, the French oil producer launched an advertising campaign stating that the company had the ‘ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.’ It claimed ‘to be a major player in the energy transition’ and to put ‘sustainable development at the heart of our strategy, our projects, and our operations to contribute to the well-being of populations, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations.’ But the court found that TotalEnergies had engaged in ‘misleading commercial practices’ by disseminating claims on its website which made the company’s operations appear greener than they were — a practice known as greenwashing.” (10/23/25)
“US President Donald Trump’s administration is quadrupling the country’s low-tariff imports of Argentine beef in his attempt to lower supermarket beef prices, a White House official said on Thursday, evoking fury from the nation’s cattle ranchers. Raising the tariff rate quota on Argentine beef to 80,000 metric tons will let the country ship more of its beef to the US at a lower rate of duty. US beef prices have set records due to tight cattle supplies and strong consumer demand. … raising imports has angered US ranchers, who largely supported Trump in his campaigns for president. They said the government should back US producers and that increased imports threaten their livelihoods. Farmers were also angered by Trump’s US$20 billion currency swap with Argentina while they lost out to the South American nation on soybean sales to China.” (10/23/25)
“Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting investigation, according to reports. Rozier, 31, was arrested Thursday morning at a hotel in Orlando, Florida, one day after the Heat lost its season opener against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. He did not play in the game due to a coach’s decision. Rozier was arrested on ‘two indictments involving illegal gambling schemes,’ the Department of Justice said in a news release, per the Sun Sentinel. He has been under federal investigation for more than a year as part of an inquiry related to unusual betting patterns in a 2023 game while he played for the Charlotte Hornets.” (10/23/25)
“A Sudanese paramilitary force targeted the country’s capital and its main airport on Thursday with drones, just a day after the first passenger flight in two years landed in the city, according to military officials and local media. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces came as the group seeks to maintain pressure against Sudan’s military while the deadlocked conflict grinds on. The Sudanese military intercepted the drones, which caused no damage, said a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity since he was not authorized to speak to journalists. The RSF and the military did not immediately acknowledge the attack.” (10/23/25)
“The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike if they didn’t have a new contract by the morning, after going into mediation Wednesday. Early Thursday, the union said it had struck a tentative deal that includes wage increases and contribution increases to the health fund.” (10/23/25)
“Nearly five centuries after King Henry VIII of England broke with the Catholic Church so he could divorce and marry again (and again and again), another divorced and remarried English king prayed with the pope on Thursday in an ecumenical service inside the Sistine Chapel. The service, conducted in the same chamber where Pope Leo XIV was recently selected as head of the Roman Catholic Church, was the first time in modern history that a pontiff and a British monarch, the nominal head of the Church of England, have publicly prayed together. The service was a sign of markedly improved relations between the Anglican and Catholic denominations as well as the eagerness of King Charles III to be viewed as an ecumenical leader.” (10/23/25)
“U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized on Thursday a symbolic vote in Israel’s parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying it amounted to ‘an insult’ and went against the Trump administration policies. Hard-liners in the Israeli parliament had narrowly passed a preliminary vote in support of annexing parts of the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while Vance was still in the country. The bill, which required only a simple majority of lawmakers present in the house on Wednesday, passed with a 25-24 vote. But it was unlikely to pass multiple rounds of voting to become law or win a majority in the 120-seat parliament. Netanyahu, who is opposed to it, also has tools to delay or defeat it. Before departing Israel, Vance also unveiled new details about U.S. plans for Gaza, saying he expected reconstruction to begin soon in some ‘Hamas-free’ areas of the territory.” (10/23/25)
“Chess’s international governing body said Wednesday it’s considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death Monday. He was 29. The cause of death has not been made public. Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, who held the world title for several years in the early 2000s, began accusing the California-born pro of cheating in online chess last October. He continued to share his suspicions on social media over the past year without providing substantial evidence. Naroditsky, who at 18 became a grandmaster, the highest title in chess aside from world chess champion, had denied the cheating allegations and accused Kramnik of trying to ruin his life.” (10/23/25)
“Europe and Ukraine expressed relief and Russia disdain Thursday after President Donald Trump canceled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest and then slapped what he called ‘tremendous’ sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies. … Adding to the pressure on Moscow, the 27-nation European Union agreed to adopt more sanctions — the bloc’s 19th package targeting Moscow — after weeks of internal negotiations. The measures introduce a phased ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, the blacklisting of more ships from Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ and a ban on transactions with Rosneft and Gazprom Neft, another oil giant.” (10/23/25)
