Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT/6 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect. TOP STORIES GLOBAL ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/ Aid trucks roll into Gaza as Hamas hands over more hostage bodies Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing as Hamas handed over more bodies of dead hostages, following a dispute that had threatened the fragile ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. USA-VENEZUELA/TRUMP-CIA Trump confirms CIA authorization in Venezuela U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's regime. U.S. USA-TRUMP/MILITARY-PORTLAND US judge extends block on Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended temporary restraining orders that block President Donald Trump's administration from deploying any National Guard troops to police Portland as part of his campaign to dispatch military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led cities. USA-COURT/REDISTRICTING-LOUISIANA US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday to undercut another key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting. BUSINESS ALIGNED DATA CENTERS-M&A/BLACKROCK BlackRock, Nvidia-backed group strikes $40 billion AI data center deal An investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia is buying one of the world's biggest data center operators with nearly 80 facilities in a deal worth $40 billion to secure coveted computing capacity for artificial intelligence. UNITED ARLNS-RESULTS/ United Airlines forecasts highest-ever quarterly revenue on travel demand boost United Airlines forecast stronger earnings in the current quarter on Wednesday as it expects rising travel demand and improved pricing power to produce the highest quarterly revenue in the company's history. ENTERTAINMENT LAW SCHOOLS-APPLICANT/SURGE US law school applicants increase 33%, boosting competition The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year. BOFAML-EPSTEIN/LAWSUIT Bank of America, BNY sued over alleged financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon on Wednesday, alleging the banks knowingly provided financial services that enabled his sex trafficking operation for years. SPORTS SOCCER-USA/ Soccer-Rodman in a 'healthy place' as she makes US national team return Trinity Rodman will return to the U.S. women's national team for the first time since April, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday, after a bumpy recovery from a back injury. BRITAIN-SUMO/ Sumo-Wrestlers primed to rock London in five-day tournament Japan's top sumo wrestlers will roll into London's Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday evening for the start of a five-day tournament to showcase their ancient sport heaving under the weight of tradition, ritual and huge, semi-naked men. UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IMF-WORLDBANK/ (PIX) (TV) IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings 2025 World financial leaders gather for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. 16 Oct IVORYCOAST-ELECTION/ (EXPLAINER) EXPLAINER-Key points for investors in Ivory Coast's presidential election Ivory Coast, which is the world's top cocoa producer, will vote on October 25 in a presidential election in which incumbent Alassane Ouattara is widely expected to secure a fourth term. Here are the main issues investors are watching. 16 Oct DENMARK-USA/GREENLAND 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly Danish foreign minister, Greenlandic foreign minister, Iceland prime minister, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, unconfirmed U.S. government speakers to speak at Arctic conference in Reykjavik. 16 Oct USA-TRUMP/TARIFFS-SWISS-KNIVES (PIX) (TV) Swiss Army Knife maker tries new tools to blunt Trump tariff blow Swiss Army Knife maker Victorinox is trying to hold down its U.S. prices, while exploring new markets, as it experiments with new tools to navigate President Donald Trump's trade tariffs. 16 Oct 05:00 ET / 05:00 GMT CAMEROON-ELECTION/MOTORBIKES (PIX) (TV) WIDER IMAGE: Motorcycle taxi drivers of Cameroon's Douala long for jobs and escape A young man who tried and failed to migrate to Europe. A former nurse who left the field because of low pay. A single mother who has no other way to support herself. All have turned, as a last resort, to motorcycle taxi driving in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, underscoring economic stagnation after more than 40 years of rule by President Paul Biya. 16 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT GREECE-LABOR/VOTE (TV) Greek lawmakers vote on extended working hours in the private sector Greek lawmakers vote on extended working hours in the private sector and other labour reforms. Many Greeks walked off the job twice this month to protest a draft law allowing private sector employers to seek up to 13 hours of daily work from their staff compared with the current eight hours. 16 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-EVACUATIONS Gazans hope for medical transfers as key medical corridor set to reopen Hopes for accelerating transfers for the more than 15,000 people Gazans waiting medical evacuation are building with a key crossing to Egypt set to reopen. Those on the list are suffering from injuries sustained during the two-year Israel-Hamas conflict as well as chronic conditions like cancer and heart disease which Gaza's collapsed medical system cannot handle. Hundreds have already died waiting, medical charities say. 16 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Agriculture Ministry publishes monthly crop estimate report Government gives estimates for sowing and harvesting of the country's most important crops. 16 Oct BUSINESS / ECONOMICS UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-ENERGY (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) GRAPHIC – Inside Ukraine’s attempt to bring Russia’s oil sector to its knees Inside Ukraine's strategy to attack Russian oil installations in an attempt to squeeze Moscow's revenue stream and starm its war machine of funds. 16 Oct CHINA-FRANCE/ Diplomatic Adviser to the French President Emmanuel Bonne visits China Diplomatic Adviser to the French President Emmanuel Bonne will be in China from October 15 to 16. He and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold a new round of China-France Strategic Dialogue. 16 Oct RENAULT-GEELY/HORSE Horse power: Renault-Geely engine unit targets growth as EV shift stalls Back in 2022 Renault and Geely’s decision to carve out their combustion engine operations into an obscure joint venture called Horse looked doomed in a world shifting to electric vehicles. But with the electric transition stalling in the U.S. market under Trump, wobbling in the European Union yet going strong in China, Horse Powertrain is now billing itself as a one-stop shop selling everything from hybrid engines to gasoline generators for long-range EVs to automakers who lack the cash to develop everything in-house. 16 Oct ARGENTINA-FISCALBALANCE/ September primary fiscal data due for release Argentine government is due to release September primary fiscal data 16 Oct GRAINS-ARGENTINA/EXCHANGE Buenos Aires Grains Exchange publishes weekly crop forecast report 16 Oct TSMC-RESULTS/ Chipmaker TSMC reports third quarter results Chipmaker TSMC reports third quarter results. 16 Oct 05:30 ET / 05:30 GMT PERNOD-RESULTS/ Pernod Ricard set to report tough Q1 Pernod Ricard will report its first-quarter results on Thursday. The French spirits group is expected to have a rough start to its financial year with sales declines in Europe and the U…
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