JUST IN: SoftBank's market value has halved from its June peak as AI fears grow, now smaller than Hitachi and Recruit after briefly overtaking Toyota as Japan's biggest company.
BREAKING: Oil prices jump as the US and Israel reportedly weigh fresh strikes on Iran, with Brent crude topping $111 a barrel amid fears of a Middle East flare-up.
JUST IN: Tesla explores a possible merger with Elon Musk's SpaceX, as $TSLA reports a third-quarter profit decline but stronger-than-expected cash generation.
BREAKING: Russia and Ukraine trade major overnight strikes on each other's capitals, just after Putin and Zelenskyy signalled willingness to resume US-mediated talks. Missiles wound at least 15 in Kyiv; Moscow says 630 drones launched toward the region.
BREAKING: Kim Jong Un's sister warns North Korean troops will 'mercilessly eliminate' South Korean forces if warning fire harms its territory, says border loudspeakers will be ready within days.
BREAKING: El Salvador launches a military operation in Haiti to free four kidnapped aviation technicians, with President Bukele warning of a 'far more powerful' operation if they are not released.
JUST IN: An Austrian woman and a Swiss woman kidnapped in Niger have been freed after about 18 months in captivity, flown to Benghazi in an operation reportedly overseen by Libya's Khalifa Haftar, local reports say.