MOSCOW, Nov 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian top security official Mohsen Rezaei at the Kremlin, Iran's state media reported on Thursday, after Iranian negotiators met with mediators to discuss proposals to end hostilities with the US.
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 - The Republican Party's staggering losses at the ballot box this week have left President Donald Trump diminished in Washington and facing tougher legislative oversight and scrutiny of his agenda.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 5 - The reelection of leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil's president will likely dash US President Donald Trump's hopes of securing fast access to the world's second-largest rare earth reserves.
GENEVA, Nov 5 - Donors pledged over $400 million to help educate children in crises and war zones, the UN fund for education in emergencies said on Thursday, reaching over 90% of its target despite dramatic cuts in aid spending elsewhere.
DHAKA, Nov 5 - Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh on Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December.
He will be replaced by Go Oiwa, who is currently in charge of Japan’s Under-21 team.
The sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday (Nov 3), when voters delivered a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his agenda, will intensify discussions within both parties about how to win over an electorate unhappy with the country's direction.
The book, a second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, contains chapters on Thailand's monarchy in the 21st century and the government's use of the lese-majeste law.
The announcement follows the government watchdog's preliminary review of complaints from drivers between late August and mid-September.
Users can score South Korean police units on a five-point scale across five categories.
It says routing shipments through third countries costs it billions of rupiah in potential revenue.
The communication surveillance scandal involving President Prabowo Subianto is the latest in a line of such incidents that have targeted his predecessors.
The chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was "offensive to his culture".
The White House has slowed down such sales, seen as a negotiating chip in its dealings with China
TAIPEI, Nov 5 - Two people previously treated as missing have been confirmed dead after a fire on Wednesday at a Taiwan factory run by a unit of Japan's Panasonic, Taiwan’s Hsinchu county government said on Thursday.
The two had previously been treated as missing.
Discussions are underway for a potential meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on November 18-19. The prospect has prompted comparisons with the “Big Three” summit in Yalta in February 1945, at
ANKARA, Nov 5 - President Tayyip Erdogan said he believed ties between Turkey and Azerbaijan could overcome all obstacles and he would visit Baku on November 8, after tensions in recent weeks between the historic allies over regional and domestic policies.
Jailed since 2020, Joshua Wong will be 40 when he is released under his latest sentence.
HANOI, Nov 5 - Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday that cooperation between countries should comply with international law and contribute to peace and stability, after China and Laos recently established a joint training facility.
PARIS, Nov 5 - The G7 foreign ministers meeting that was due to be held in Marseille on Nov. 9-10 has been moved to Paris for \"logistical and operational reasons\", a correspondence sent to participants seen by Reuters and three diplomats said on Thursday.
BrahMos, developed jointly by India and Russia, is among the world’s fastest cruise missiles.
The number of births nationwide increased 0.4% to 320,458 in the first half of 2026.
The healthcare provider is also moving some employees into redesigned roles as it consolidates its business support services.
A divided Washington could add to uncertainty for South Korea.
ASEAN’s principle of non-interference should not mean inaction or indifference, he added.
Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.
India's cybersecurity agency said the attackers used publicly available AI tools to automate break-ins "at machine speed", calling the threat "active and ongoing".
Officials believe cooling waters may have prompted the shark to move.
The cream-coloured fossil stood out against the dark coal deposits.
It was his first public appearance since news broke on Nov 3 of an explosive wiretapping scandal.
The alliance came under intense scrutiny during the parliamentary audit.
SEOUL, Nov 5 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has come under fire from the opposition over his management of the US alliance following revelations of strains in ties during a month-long parliamentary audit that ended last week.
BEIJING, Nov 5 - China is open to buying more US farm goods, but only if the two sides implement their reciprocal tariff-cut agreement, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, signalling tariff concessions remain central to Beijing's aims.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet for the third time in November.
BEIJING, Nov 5 - The midterm drubbing of Donald Trump's Republicans may strengthen China's hand in trade talks with Washington, but Beijing is unlikely to revel in the misfortunes of a US president whose successor could prove less accommodating.
An estimated 90 to 100 buildings were damaged in West Java.
The original tree died in 2012, just a year after the massive earthquake.
He had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was "offensive" to Italian culture.
Special forces soldiers were taught runway walks and model poses in what the army says was training intended to improve posture.
Nov 5 - Dozens of pilot whales have been found stranded on a beach in New Zealand's North Island and rescuers are trying to refloat a handful of the survivors, the country's conservation department said on Thursday.
Tokyo braces for security shifts and market turmoil after Democratic midterm victory.
South Korea filed its own nomination after considering a joint inscription with the North.
Three parties within Prabowo's camp and one outside the coalition said they were currently considering three legislative courses of action, officials said.
WELLINGTON, Nov 5 - New Zealand's party leaders made final appeals to voters on Thursday, three days before a general election that polls show is too close to call as discontent around an ailing economy continues to swell.
The Democrats’ sweeping victory in the US midterm elections puts them in a stronger position to interfere with President Donald Trump’s agenda. This includes his deeply unpopular and costly war against Iran, which could be among their first priorities. As president, Trump will