Beijing bans drone possession, storage from Nov 15
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Polls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting
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Strait of Hormuz: Fresh attack on ship fans fears over oil supplies
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China, Russia, India seek economic cooperation at BRICS
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In Brief / Trump slams AI critics as ‘negative forces’
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Trump says own Justice Department likely owes him damages
Trump has launched a series of legal cases against media firms and other organizations he accuses of bias against him
22 October 2025
US VP in Israel to shore up shaky truce
US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel yesterday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, after President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be wiped out if it breached the truce.
21 October 2025
UK deploys small number of military officers to Israel following US request
US previously agreed to provide up to 200 troops without deploying them in Gaza
21 October 2025
US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
A divided US appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.
21 October 2025
Russian strikes cause black out in Ukraine city
Russian strikes caused widespread blackouts and cut off phone networks in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv, with repairs stalled by ongoing drone attacks yesterday.
21 October 2025
Sarkozy begins 5-yr prison sentence
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence yesterday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.
21 October 2025
US VP in Israel to shore up shaky Gaza truce
US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel yesterday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, after President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be wiped out if it breached the truce.
21 October 2025
France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
Begins 5-year sentence at La Santé prison after conviction for criminal conspiracy
21 October 2025
Australian banker wins right to work from home every day
She lives outside Sydney, and travelling to a Westpac corporate office takes almost two hours
21 October 2025
Takaichi named Japan's first female PM
She has promised a cabinet with "Nordic" levels of women
21 October 2025
Trump begins demolition to prepare for White House ballroom
The ballroom project is expected to cost upwards of $250 million
21 October 2025
Trump says Hamas will be 'eradicated' if group breaches Gaza deal
Trump has also warned the group to stop public executions of rivals and alleged collaborators as it seeks to reestablish its grip on the devastated territory
21 October 2025
Trump, Australia's Albanese sign critical minerals agreement to counter China
Rare earths deal aims to counter China's supply control
21 October 2025
EU seeks ways to step up checks on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’
The European Union is looking to increase the ability of its member states to carry out inspections on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ageing oil tankers, officials said yesterday.
20 October 2025
Amazon’s outage disrupts internet services
Many popular internet services, from streaming platforms to messaging services and some banks, went offline for hours yesterday due to an outage in Amazon’s crucial cloud network.
20 October 2025
Gaza mediators step up diplomacy
Israeli fire killed three people near a ceasefire line in Gaza yesterday, medics said, as US envoys in Israel tried to push forward the fragile truce that faced its gravest test so far over the weekend.
20 October 2025
‘Keep dreaming’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday rebuffed claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June.
20 October 2025
Bolivia elects center-right president
Bolivians on Sunday elected a pro-business center-right senator as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that left the South American nation deep in economic crisis.
20 October 2025
Freeze war at current battle lines
United States President Donald Trump has called for Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war along current battle lines – a proposal that would see Moscow keep large areas of Ukrainian territory.
20 October 2025
Italian coastguard rescues dozens of migrants, 2 dead
Italy’s coastguard said Sunday it had rescued 91 people from a migrant boat adrift off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, but two males were found dead.
20 October 2025