Donald Trump's 100% tariff threat follows Beijing's claim on the rare earths supply chain. The escalation puts export controls and national security concerns at the centre of trade talks. Even if they reach a deal, mutual dependencies mean hostilities could flare again anytime.

China's export growth picked up pace in September, expanding 8.3% from a year earlier in dollar value terms, while imports grew 7.4%, customs data showed on Monday.

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The Indian rupee is likely to open flat to marginally higher on Monday, with U.S. President Donald Trump's swings between tariff threats and softer China tones spurring volatility in risk sentiment and the dollar.

Progress now hinges on global commitments that could be taken up by a summit later on Monday of more than 20 world leaders led by Trump in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort.

Taiwan's "T-Dome" air defence system will establish a more efficient and integrated "sensor-to-shooter" mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defence minister said on Monday.

India's equity benchmarks are likely to open little changed on Monday, following last week's gains, with investor focus firmly on the listing of Tata Capital - India's largest IPO of 2025 so far.

A supertanker carrying oil to the Chinese port of Rizhao in Shandong province changed its destination from there over the weekend after the U.S. imposed sanctions on an import terminal at the port on Friday, LSEG data shows.

China sold 2.27 million cars in September, up 6.6% from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Monday.

Several cargoes of BHP iron ore were put up for sale in China on Thursday and at least one was sold to a local trader, potentially defusing concerns in Australia that Beijing had imposed a ban on iron ore sales from the world's biggest miner.

San Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings has been playing with five broken ribs as well as ankle and shoulder injuries, he told reporters after the 49ers' 30-19 loss to the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

China Vanke , a state-backed property developer under liquidity stress, said on Monday its current chairman Xin Jie resigned on Sunday and would be replaced by Huang Liping as the incoming chairman.

The Indian rupee is likely to respond this week to the fallout from renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, with support from the central bank, while government bonds will take cues from domestic inflation print and demand-supply dynamics.

Florida Panthers forward Jonah Gadjovich on Sunday signed a two-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season.

The U.S. dollar recovered from a selloff in early trade on Monday as investors hoped Washington may temper its latest escalation of the trade war with Beijing, while political developments in France and Japan undermined the euro and the yen.

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Kane Williamson was missing from the New Zealand squad named on Monday for the Twenty20 series against England later this month because of a "minor medical issue", coach Rob Walter said.

River Plate's struggles deepened on Sunday as they fell 1–0 to Sarmiento at a rain‑soaked Estadio Monumental, extending their league woes to four consecutive defeats in the Argentine Torneo Clausura.

Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson left Sunday's road loss to the Green Bay Packers with a back injury and did not return.

Spanish energy company Moeve has become the first external supplier of sustainable aviation fuel to join Shell's blockchain-based platform for scaling SAF use, the oil major told Reuters after a deal was signed.

China stocks are set to come under pressure on Monday as the renewed trade war between Washington and Beijing hits risk appetite and spurs profit-taking in a share market hovering near its highest level in a decade.

LG Energy Solution , an electric car battery supplier for Tesla and General Motors , said on Monday its third-quarter operating profit likely rose 34% to 601 billion won ($420 million) from a year earlier.

Chief financial officers at major British companies are the most worried about competitiveness and productivity in at least 11 years, according to a survey that echoed other measures of corporate concern ahead of finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget.

San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner was carted off the field midway through the first quarter of Sunday's road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a potentially serious right lower-leg injury.

Asian stocks were set for a rocky start on Monday after fresh broadsides in the U.S. China trade war spooked markets with already stretched valuations, though there were signs risk sentiment had steadied with Wall St futures bouncing.