Trump cut tariffs on China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit,where he also dined with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,and sealed a $350 billion trade deal with South Korea.In related developments, the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 to terminate Trump's global tariffs, although the resolution is unlikely to advance further, the U.S. and Japan signed a rare earths pact to strengthen cooperation in critical minerals,and Hungary's Viktor Orbán scheduled talks with Trump to discuss recent sanctions on Russian energy firms.This comes as Rob Jetten's D66 party claimed victory in the Dutch election with a narrow lead over Geert Wilders' Freedom Party, Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara won the national election, securing a fourth term as president,and Samia Hassan was reelected as Tanzania's president amid protests over the disputed election.Similarly, opposition leaders rejected Cameroon's election results, citing widespread irregularities,and Georgia's ruling party sought to ban three opposition parties.In other news, King Charles III moved to strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles amid ongoing scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein,dozens were killed during a police raid in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro as authorities sought to combat gang violence,and in Asia, a suspect pleaded guilty to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.Meanwhile, in migration and security developments, a German activist sought asylum in the U.S. after allegedly receiving death threats from antifa,and the cost for asylum accommodation in the U.K. was forecast to triple to £15.3 billion ($20.4 billion).

As the government shutdown entered its fifth week, a federal judge indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs during the impasse,and the White House was ordered to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits — which had been set to expire Saturday.The directive followed a lawsuit by dozens of Democratic attorneys general and governors challenging the suspension of the aid, which serves around 42 million Americans.In immigration news, Trump cut the refugee cap to 7,500, the lowest since Congress passed the Refugee Act in 1980,and the Trump administration reshuffled its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership.This comes as an appeals court blocked an order requiring daily reports on Border Patrol operations in Chicago amid ICE's Operation Midway Blitz,the Supreme Court requested more time to consider the legality of the deployment of the National Guard to Illinois amid debates over state versus federal authority,and the deployment of National Guard troops in D.C. was extended to February.In other news, Trump said he'd "love" a third term,though he acknowledged this would be unconstitutional, a GOP-led House committee challenged the validity of his autopen orders,and Indiana joined a nationwide redistricting effort as Gov. Mike Braun planned a special session to consider redrawing congressional districts.

Trump designated Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over the alleged mass slaughter of Christians,and a Finnish parliamentarian and bishop appeared in court on hate speech charges for expressing an interpretation of Christian views on marriage and sexuality.

In the U.S., two men were imprisoned over a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist after a lengthy federal investigation. In a separate case, the FBI arrested five people in Michigan over an alleged ISIS-inspired Halloween plot following coordinated efforts by federal agents,and thieves stole over 1,000 artifacts from an Oakland museum storage facility, prompting a multi-state search for the missing items.Elsewhere, nine were left in critical condition following multiple stabbings on a London-bound train,the U.K. deported a convicted migrant sex offender to Ethiopia after he was mistakenly released from custody,and France passed a consent-based rape law, replacing its previous force-based definition.

Nvidia hit a $5 trillion valuation, becoming the first company in history to reach this milestone,and OpenAI restructured as a $500 billion public benefit corporation in a plan approved after nearly a year of review,amid reports that it's planning a $1 trillion initial public offering.In other news, Elon Musk launched Grokipedia — an AI-powered rival to Wikipedia.

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25%, bringing them to below 4% for the first time since 2022.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the evidence for a potential link between acetaminophen and autism as "suggestive,"and Texas sued Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue, accusing the companies of deceptively marketing Tylenol despite awareness of the potential risks.Meanwhile, researchers found that walking 15 minutes a day can cut the risk of heart disease by two-thirds, highlighting the potential impact of light daily exercise on long-term cardiovascular health.

A new study revealed that global temperatures have reached the 1.5°C threshold for the first time, with heat-related deaths rising by 23% compared to previous years,and the U.N. Secretary-General warned that exceeding the 1.5°C climate target is now unavoidable.In other news, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm, leaving dozens dead in its wake.

Extropic unveiled new AI chips, which it claimed offer a 10,000-fold leap in energy efficiency,and Uber announced the San Francisco Bay Area as its first target for its autonomous taxi service, marking a step toward wider commercial deployment.This comes as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized Artisan AI's "Stop Hiring Humans" campaign amid ongoing debates over AI and employment.In other news, a study found that humans outperform AI models in planning and prediction tasks when tested on complex, real-world decision-making scenarios,and researchers found that too much social media can give AI chatbots "brain rot," potentially reducing model performance over time.

Scientists linked mysterious light flashes to nuclear weapons testing, finding they were 68% more likely to occur the day after a test,and China sent its youngest astronaut to space in a mission that achieved a record-breaking docking time of 3.5 hours.

A Kenyan plane crash killed 11 people, including several European tourists,and a stampede at an Indian temple killed at least 10 as devotees gathered to celebrate the auspicious Hindu day Ekadashi.

Survival International warned that 196 uncontacted Indigenous tribes face extinction in 10 years, citing mining and encroachment on protected lands as threats to their survival.