Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. Sanae Takaichi has just completed her first year as Japan’s prime minister. It has been a good one: She has retained stratospheric popularity (for a Japanese prime minister), avoided major
QUSRA, West Bank, Nov 3 - A group of senior Israeli ex-military officials helped Palestinian farmers on Tuesday to harvest olives, in a gesture of solidarity amid an upsurge in militant settler violence targeting Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
A ruling that Myanmar committed genocide would heap more international pressure on its military junta.
At the sprawling Sadovod market in southeast Moscow, among the 160 acres of clothing, jewelry and appliance booths, at least eight teams are spotted, working apart from the everyday hustle and bustle of the market. Throughout a business day, these teams, known in confidential
Listyo and two senior officers face up to 24 years in jail under Indonesian cyber and criminal laws.
Listyo Sigit Prabowo was removed from his position as National Police chief by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Oct 1 and was subsequently appointed Chief of Presidential Staff in a Cabinet reshuffle.
It can generate “up to 100,000km” of simulated driving daily, equivalent to about three years of real-world testing.
BRASILIA, Nov 3 - Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from fossil fuels to help governments deliver on past climate agreements.
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, whose progressive People's Party came second in February's election, shared in a social media post on Tuesday screenshots from his device of a "threat notification" from Apple.
The Trump administration launched a new bombing attack on Iranian territory Monday night, striking Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on the eve of the US midterms amid mounting fears of a massive post-election assault. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the strikes,
The 24-team tournament, which Singapore qualified for on merit, was moved from January to December 2027 amid security concerns following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The two aircraft crashed just metres from the ground after trying to land at the same spot.
More than 200,000 sky lanterns and smoke lanterns are expected to be released within the airport’s aviation safety zone.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met separately with officials from Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
Former Chinese vice-premier Liu Yandong was one of the six women that have been a full member of the 25-member Politburo.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was the victim of a massive heist in late October. Approximately US$6.36 billion of funds were stolen within the space of 20 minutes in an attack that has been described as the largest of its kind in history. The source of
On October 28, 2026, Unitree, China’s top robotics company, released its first quarterly report since going public in Shanghai. Third-quarter profit fell 17.4%, even as the stock traded at more than 465 times earnings. Those numbers explain why its founder, Wang Xingxing,
Traders said the price of a 12kg cylinder surged 56 per cent to 7,000 Pakistani rupees (US$25.30) within days of border closures triggered by the war in Iran, or about 583 rupees per kg on the open market.
The authorities race to determine the cause after the pagoda’s spire crumbles in Doi Lo District.
SEOUL, Nov 3 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed at a summit on Tuesday to expand cooperation in nuclear energy and defence, including on one of Turkey's biggest power projects, Lee said.
The opposition's allegations include fraud in the upper house election process, corruption in local government examinations and mismanagement of the economy and recent floods.
The Kazu I sightseeing boat sank in 2022, leaving 20 people dead and six others missing.
Air pollution becomes a severe problem for the region around this time of the year when cold, dense air traps emissions, pushing pollution levels to the highest in the world and exposing residents to serious respiratory risks.
LPG prices have surged since Oct 17, when two Iranian border crossings closed.
This year’s exceptionally strong El Nino has driven up temperatures around the world.
Clashes were reported across industrial belts around Dhaka, including Ashulia, Gazipur and the capital's Mirpur area, as workers staged fresh demonstrations and attempted to block major highways.
The narrative surrounding the Ukraine war often marks its beginning on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. But the rivalries and political decisions that brought the two countries into conflict stretch back centuries. The start of the Cold War,
A raid raised questions over enforcement and consumer confidence in Malaysia’s halal supply chain.
But the desire to start a family stays strong, with over 80% of singles expressing intention to marry.
The facilities used older technology, while smugglers increasingly adopt new methods that help them evade detection.
Nov 3 - New Zealand's ruling National party and centre-left opposition Labour are neck-and-neck in the final days before Saturday's general election, according to the latest opinion polling.
A 2,000-meter runway in Ban Keun, situated about 50 kilometers north of the Lao capital of Vientiane, is an unlikely location for US-China great-power rivalry. Yet it may become one of the most revealing markers of China’s strategic ambitions in Southeast Asia. On September 29,
BHUBANESWAR, India, Nov 3 - Cyclone Murasu made landfall along India's eastern coast on Tuesday, the country's weather department said, the second storm to hit the region in a week as authorities evacuated thousands of people to safety.
The Hong Kong Observatory logged a monthly mean temperature of 27.6°C - a 0.2°C increase from last year's already record-breaking figure for the same period.
Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia did not name any country specifically, but Singapore had previously granted conditional approvals for firms to import low-carbon electricity from Indonesia.
BANGKOK, Nov 3 - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's government has agreed to a December 7 to 11 schedule for its first censure debate in parliament, an official said on Tuesday.
The accident comes during the peak trekking season in Nepal, when helicopters ferry hikers and climbers in the region.
The Indonesian citizens were initially offered jobs in logistics, border security and defence construction, but when arriving in Russia, were told to sign contracts to serve as mercenaries, undergo training and potentially be deployed to conflict zones.
Wong is already serving a nearly five-year jail term for subversion and was due for release in early 2027.
Despite echoes of past confrontations, North Korea’s shifting strategic priorities and hostile stance towards Seoul have raised questions about how the latest tensions could unfold.
An Indian national was killed and a New Zealander was injured.
Messaging platform Reddit said vast amounts of material were visible to people with no account.
CANBERRA, Nov 3 - Australia's world-first teen social media ban was \"ill thought out\" and amounted to a \"profound restriction on political debate\", a lawyer for messaging platform Reddit told the country's top court in the first legal challenge to the law.